Electrical Design Engineer – HV Protection & Control Panels (Experienced)
About the role
Siemens Electrification and Automation is seeking an experienced HV Protection & Automation Panel Design Engineer to design, develop, and manufacture sophisticated power protection and automation panels for substation systems and applications, integrating Siemens and other automation products for our customers.
Responsibilities
- Design Electrical, Mechanical and System Drawings of Protection and Control Panels in accordance with customer specifications and guidelines, using design software and drawing tools.
- Develop logic diagrams and protection schemes based on technical drawings and further customer specifications.
- Prepare (FAT & SAT) Factory & Site Acceptance Test procedures for protection systems projects.
- Collaborate with a team of specialists to develop electrical systems that meet industry standards, and customer requirements.
- Serve as one of our primary customer interfaces, including trouble shooting and commissioning support.
- Provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle, including design, implementation, and commissioning phases, and occasional technical support to the sales team with the development of project scope of work, sales estimates, and proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering.
- Five (5) or more years of direct experience in electrical design in the power systems protection and control engineering field, including experience in high-voltage (HV) utilities protection and/or HV utilities automation.
- Experience leading technical engineering activities for electrical panel design projects.
- Ability to read and fully understand DC and AC schematics, three- and one-line diagrams for Medium and/or High Voltage substations systems.
- Proven knowledge of transmission and distribution protection relays; capable of designing and specifying them; capable of approving and supervising the designs of other engineers.
- Advanced knowledge of Siemens, GE, SEL, ABB, and others relay/automation products and associated software.
- Experience with communication network technologies, including design and hardware configuration, and communication protocols experience such as IEC61850 (MMS/GOOSE/SMV), DNP, Modbus, IEC103, IEC101, IEC104, PROFINET, PROFIBUS.
- Knowledge of ANSI standards related to protection and electrical panel design.
- Automation or Protection commissioning experience.
- Factory or Site acceptance testing experience in protection and automation systems.
- Advanced hands-on experience with Microsoft Visio tools.
- Willingness and availability for about 5% travel, depending on project assignments and requirements.
Qualifications
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- Advanced Qualifications (preferred):
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Benefits
The pay range for this position is $74,970 - $128,520 annually with a target incentive of 5% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.
Pay
The pay range for this position is $74,970 - $128,520 annually with a target incentive of 5% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.
Schedule
The pay range for this position is $74,970 - $128,520 annually with a target incentive of 5% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.