Project Lead - Integration and Test HVDC Control and Protection System

Project Lead – Integration and Test HVDC Control and Protection System

About the Role

Location: Germany, Bayern

Company: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

Organization: Grid Technologies

Business Unit: Grid Solutions

Full-time

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

A Snapshot of Your Day:

As a Project Lead, you will be the driving force behind the complete software development process during the project execution phase. You will actively manage a team of software engineers to develop and integrate innovative HVDC Control and Protection systems. You will ensure customer requirements are met and effective testing strategies are developed to ensure customer satisfaction.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Manage C&P software development process from project start-up to the final customer acceptance tests ensuring compliance with all relevant system requirements.
• Set up and drive consistent requirements engineering throughout the project execution.
• Guide a team of software engineers through the software development and integration phase.
• Define acceptance tests, coordinate execution of offsite and on-site acceptance tests, create test reports and track open points.
• Track development and test progress and report to project management on a regular basis.
• Promote a model-based engineering approach and support an efficient use of X-in-the-loop environments to achieve project goals in terms of time and quality.
• Work closely with project managers and project leads to create unique value for our customers.
• Support tender teams in bid projects by planning and calculation of integration and testing tasks.

What You Bring:

• University degree in Engineering (e.g., Electrical or Automation Engineering) or relevant technical field. Master’s or PhD in HVDC controls, AC/DC Power systems, Power electronics, or Wind power converters is a plus.
• Several years of hands-on experience in C&P systems for large industrial converter applications (engineering/commissioning in HVDC or similar electrical converter systems). Alternatively, 5+ years in overall technical project management during PhD studies.
• Good knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink and GIT version control in Software-in-the-loop or Hardware-in-the-loop test environments or a solid working knowledge of power system modeling and analysis tools like PSCAD/EMTDC or RSCAD.
• Flexibility to work on-site for several weeks during customer acceptance tests.
• Experience in leading small engineering or commissioning teams is a plus.
• Proactivity in driving topics and resolving issues.
• Full proficiency in English. German is a plus.

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 HVDC 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. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 94,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

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.

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.

• 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 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.

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