Senior Control & Protection Application Engineer

Location: Stafford

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description Summary

As a Senior Control & Protection Application Engineer, you will serve as a technical authority bridging our Product and Engineering teams. As part of dynamic team of engineers, you will oversee the full lifecycle of HVDC Control & Protection systems. You will be instrumental in driving engineering excellence, mentoring global talent, and ensuring the standardization of design practices across product development.

Job Description

As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for overall requirements, design, implementation and testing of HVDC Control and Protection application software. You will also play a key part in technically developing less experienced members of the team.

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of an expert team, giving ample opportunity for learning design and development skills highly relevant for working with any control and protection system; in particular, power electronics systems and grid technology.
• Execute the analysis, simulation, test, and integration required to define, and support assigned components, modules or systems that meet business standards.
• Apply prior experience and on the job training to solve problems. Propose solutions utilizing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline, analytical thinking, and technical experience in solving problems.
• Coach and mentor team members with less experience, lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Develop skills within the team and manage performance.
• Lead and active participation in continuous improvement activities.
• Responsible for operational planning/execution within a technical discipline.

Qualifications / Essential Requirements:

• Engineering degree in Computer Science or power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business.
• Lead design and development of event and rate driven application software for control and protection systems.
• Competent on functional characteristics of power systems and interactions between AC and HVDC systems.
• Knowledge of PSCAD and competent using MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation tools.
• Promote Agile Software development practices within the team.
• Lead team members on Git, Jira and Confluence for version control, task/defect management and documentation.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills and can-do attitude.

Desired characteristics:

• Process improvement or RCA experience or certification.
• Knowledge of HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategy.
• Knowledge of applicable electrical standards such as IEC 61850, IEC 62351.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to interpretate and work with HVDC System and plant modelling using transient tools like PSCAD, RSCAD etc including undertaking Dynamic Performance Studies and Protection co-ordination.

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