High Voltage Substation Automation Systems Engineer

About the role

Join our Grid Automation Engineering Competence Center and take the lead in shaping high-voltage substation automation projects across the U.S. market. You’ll design advanced control systems, configure and test them hands-on, and implement robust Operational Technology Cybersecurity measures that keep our infrastructure secure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design of control systems for high-voltage substation automation projects, aligning with U.S. utility and Independent Power Producer (IPP) engineering practices.
• Develop concept diagrams and functional specifications for Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs), and communication interfaces, ensuring compliance with IEC 61850, Distributed Network Protocol 3 (DNP3), and NERC CIP.
• Configure, test, and commission Remote Terminal Unit (RTU), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and HMI systems using SEL Real-Time Automation Controller (RTAC) and GE platforms, performing Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
• Integrate subsystems and IEDs seamlessly within automation systems, managing SCADA communication gateways for Regional Control Center (RCC)/Substation Control Center (SCC) integration.
• Implement OT cybersecurity measures and network architectures, including Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), routing, firewalls, redundancy protocols - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP), and High-Availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR), documented per IEC 62443.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years’ experience engineering HMI/SCADA systems for high-voltage substation projects within the U.S. energy sector.
• Proven ability to manage large or complex engineering projects with limited oversight.
• Expertise in Substation Automation System (SAS) platforms, HV substation control/protection, IEC 61850, DNP3, OT networking, OT cybersecurity, and digital substations.
• Proficiency with SEL RTAC platforms, Zenon COPA-DATA, IED configuration tools, and network device configuration.
• Willing to travel 20% domestically.

Qualifications

• Legal authorization for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.
• Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.

Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities;
• Supportive work culture;
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits;
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays;
• 401K savings plan with company match;
• Family building benefits;
• Parental leave.

Pay

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Schedule

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Skills

• Electrical Engineering;
• Automation Engineering;
• High-Voltage Substation Automation;
• IEC 61850;
• Distributed Network Protocol 3 (DNP3);
• OT Networking;
• OT Cybersecurity;
• Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs);
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP);
• Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP);
• High-Availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR);
• Substation Automation System (SAS) platforms;
• HV substation control/protection;
• IED Configuration Tools;
• Network Device Configuration;
• SEL RTAC Platforms;
• Zenon COPA-DATA.

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefits;
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays;
• 401K savings plan with company match;
• Family building benefits;
• Parental leave.

Company

Siemens Energy is a global leader in sustainable energy solutions, developing the energy systems of the future. Our mission is to ensure the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. We are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality through innovation and collaboration.