Senior Power System Engineer

Siemens Energy Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Senior Power Systems Engineer to design and deliver High Voltage AC solutions for offshore wind farms. The role involves advanced AC system studies, technical documentation preparation, and client collaboration. Ideal candidates will have extensive HVAC system design experience and proficiency in simulation tools like DIgSILENT PowerFactory and PSCAD.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Remote/Flexible work

Paid holidays and parental leave

Continual learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience in HVAC system design and substation layout.
• Proficient with RMS and EMT simulation tools.
• Solid understanding of insulation coordination and grid compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced AC system studies and dynamic stability simulations.
• Develop models for HVAC components and prepare technical documentation.
• Provide engineering support during testing and commissioning.

Skills

HVAC system design

RMS simulation tools

Insulation coordination principles

Technical documentation

Tools

DIgSILENT PowerFactory

PSCAD

Job description

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A Snapshot of Your Day

As a Senior Power Systems Engineer you will be part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for designing and delivering High Voltage AC (HVAC) grid connection solutions for offshore wind farms. Reporting to the Engineering Manager - AC System Engineering, you will lead the development of engineering work packages that meet both project and business objectives.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Perform advanced AC system studies including load flow, short circuit, harmonics, voltage fluctuation, insulation coordination, switching transient analysis, and dynamic stability simulations.
• Develop and validate models for HVAC components such as transformers, reactors, circuit breakers, and cables using simulation tools like PSCAD and DIgSILENT PowerFactory.
• Engage in technical discussions with client engineering teams to secure approvals and align on system design.
• Prepare comprehensive technical documentation including study reports, specifications, and design basis memoranda for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide engineering support during factory acceptance testing (FAT), site commissioning, and post-commissioning troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate protection and control schemes into overall system design.

What You Bring

• Strong experience in HVAC system design, including substation layout, equipment selection, and grid compliance.
• Proficiency in RMS simulation tools such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory and EMT simulation tools such as PSCAD.
• Solid understanding of insulation coordination principles, surge arrester selection, and lightning protection design.
• Familiarity with international standards such as IEC, IEEE, and ENTSO-E grid codes relevant to renewable energy integration.
• Ability to interpret and apply results from steady-state and transient studies to inform system design decisions.
• Skilled in using MS Office and engineering tools for data analysis, reporting, and project documentation.

About the Team

Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVAC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

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