Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Oversight

• Oversee the overall technical solution ensuring customer requirements are met based on reference solutions.
• Lead requirements gathering system design implementation and development of HVDC Control & Protection systems.
• Be the owner of all aspects of Control & Protection system deployment system Configuration and validation as well as all usual integration challenges of the control & protection system
• Participate Patent Evaluation Board (PEB) to protect technology that gives the business a competitive advantage as well as protecting the intellectual property rights of the company.
• Represent the business externally at conferences or in professional working bodies (IEC CIGRE etc) and maintain active relationship with relevant academic institutions to promote research projects and other academic cooperations.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies standards and best practices in VSC systems and power system protection

2. Control System & Protection Design

• Define control philosophies protection and interlocking logics and data exchange configurations.
• Lead and participate in engineering design processes including design reviews and approval cycles.
• Ensure that all design outputs comply with industry standards system requirements and quality procedures.

3. Advanced Modelling & Simulation

• Conduct Electromagnetic Transient (EMT) studies using PSCAD EMTP-RV and model control/protection functions in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Perform network conversion modelling tuning and verification using PSSE PSCAD and RSCAD.
• Develop full plant/system models and lead end-to-end validation across multiple simulation platforms.
• Lead Control System Studies & Testing including:Software-in-the-Loop(SIL)Dynamic performance studies Protection coordination Overall system integration.

4. Team Development & Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance mentorship and knowledge transfer to junior engineers.
• Support managers in building high-performing resilient teams.
• Recruit develop and mentor engineering talent to enhance organizational capability.
• Actively support Consulting Engineers with staff development & succession planning. Participate interviews for promotions or hirings within Engineering/Technology up to the level of Senior Engineer.

Required Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Electrical Engineering Power Systems or a related field or equivalent knowledge
• Signifikant experience in power electronics HVDC- LCC or VSC-based system design.
• Strong expertise in VSC control theory modulation strategies and power system protection.
• Experience with PSCAD MATLAB/Simulink Dig SILENT or similar simulation tools.
• Knowledge of IEC 61850 IEEE standards and grid codes for VSC and HVDC applications.
• Proven track record in leading complex engineering projects and teams.

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Effective communication and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and make strategic engineering decisions.

Preferred:

• Experience with offshore wind HVDC projects.
• Familiarity with real-time digital simulation (RTDS/HIL testing).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity considerations in power electronic systems.

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