HVDC Switchyard Commissioning Engineer (f/m/d) NEW

Job description

In our HVDC Systems Team, we are testing and verifying the hardware and software for our innovative high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Projects in our Test Center and ensure proper functionality and good quality of our HVDC Plants worldwide during commissioning. Our diverse and multinational teams are working closely together with project management, engineering as well as with end customers to provide customized solutions based on the latest innovations in HVDC technology.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• You will actively advance the Energy Transition by bringing our HVDC projects to a successful completion with our customers
• As part of a project team, you will carry out hardware and software tests including customer acceptance in one of our test centers and at our customers sites worldwide
• You are responsible for the configuration, testing and commissioning of switchyard control in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems
• You independently trace bugs and support our Software Engineering in debugging
• You support of Commissioning Management in Quality, Risk and Claim Management as well as improvement programs

What You Bring

• Completed degree in electrical engineering, energy technology or comparable education/ qualification, or Certified Technician
• Very good knowledge with working experience in commissioning of bay control units, ideally SIPROTEC 5 series with DIGSI 5, including the associated high-voltage components in the switchyard
• Solid understanding of high-voltage and substation technology as well as testing of interlocking logic schemes and automatic control sequences
• Fluent English language skills, proficiency in German is an advantage
• Willingness for worldwide business trips and mainly long-term assignments on construction sites in Germany and abroad, as well as optional assignments on offshore platforms
• Teamplayer, communicative, proactive, positive handling of conflicts, decision-making capability

About the Team

Our Global Functions are essential in driving the company’s strategic initiatives and ensuring operational excellence across various departments, business areas, and regions. These roles support our vision to become the most valued energy technology company in the world. As part of our team, you contribute to our vision by shaping the global energy transition, partnering with our internal and external stakeholders, and conducting business responsibly and in compliance with legal requirements and regulations.

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

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the “compatibility of family and work”, we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.