Senior AC Protection and Control Lead Engineer (f/m/d)

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High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) is a key enabler for a carbon-neutral energy system. It is highly efficient for transmitting large amounts of electricity over long distances, integration of renewables and interconnecting grids, opening for new sustainable transmission solutions. By joining the HVDC team in Germany (DEHVDC), you will be contributing to the energy transition in Germany and around the world.

The opportunity

The AC Protection and Control Lead Engineer is responsible for defining, costing, and delivering AC protection and control solutions for both tender and execution projects. While the detailed design and manufacturing are outsourced to sub-suppliers, the lead engineer oversees the entire technical process to ensure compliance with project requirements. This includes translating customer specifications into actionable designs, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring all aspects of design and testing meet project standards.

How you’ll make an impact

• Translate customer specifications into protection and control system designs and formulate clear, detailed requirements for sub-suppliers
• Evaluate supplier quotations against technical specifications and lead the design team in discussions with customers, suppliers, and stakeholders
• Review protection panel designs, ensuring proper interface and communication links, and ensure compatibility of functional requirements, relay configurations, and settings before Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• Supervise and review suppliers’ FAT programs and provide remote or on-site support for installation and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)

Your  Background

• Strong understanding of relay protection schemes, including protection, control, measurement, and supervision functionalities
• Familiarity with various brands of protective relays and their applications, and knowledge of protection panel design and industry best practices
• Experience in power systems studies, including grid codes and protection coordination, and ability to validate protection settings and configuration correctness
• Competence in interpreting technical specifications and managing sub-suppliers throughout project lifecycles
• Experience with testing and configuration of protection systems, including FAT and SAT processes
• Competence in project controls, such as planning and risk management for the technical scope

More about us

• Collective wage agreement from IG Metall (Baden-Württemberg) including special payments
• Flexible working hours (working time accounts)
• Motivated, warm team with young and very experienced colleagues
• 30 days vacation
• Use of many fitness studios throughout Germany for your workout
• Relocation service