Senior Control & Protection Application Engineer

Job Description Summary

Roles and Responsibilities

• As a Senior Control & Protection System Application Engineer, you will also play a key part in technically developing less experienced members of the team, this is a great opportunity to further your mentoring experience as there is scope for this role to build the team up further in the future.
• · Responsible for leading overall requirement, design, implementation, and development of the HVDC Control & Protection system, this includes the following actives:
• Requirement & Design
• Engineering Design Process & Review
• Reviewing and approving technical documents
• Customer interface and training
• HVDC System in electromagnetic transient tools like PSCAD, EMTP-RV etc.
• Plant modelling in various simulation tools (MATLAB, PSCAD etc) and its verification.
• Dynamic Performance Studies (DPS) and other design studies using both offline and online simulation tools.
• Control and protection parameters tuning to meet grid stability criteria specified in customer technical specifications.
• · Support the business’ Tendering, Operations, Contractual and After Sales needs.
• · Provide technical guidance that influences outcomes to other people, supporting moderate complexity projects and/or tasks
• · Play a key role in engineering design reviews and technical leadership, identifying potential project risks and technical weaknesses and proposing safe, reliable and compliant solutions
• · Execute and provide guidance for the analysis / evaluation of assigned projects that meet business standards, practices and procedures and the product / program requirements
• · Responsible for coaching and developing department talent.
• · Responsible in defining strategies and roadmap for development of New Engineers in the department.
• · Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.
• · Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.
• · Continuously improving the product in terms of delivery speed, stability and reliability
• · Degree in Electronics/Electrical engineering or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business
• · Minimum of 12 years’ experience in control and protection system design
• · Expertise in HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategy
• · Expertise in PSCAD and MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation tools
• · Expertise in HVDC Dynamic Performance Studies
• · Experienced in technical leadership
• · Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel in order to support projects globally
• · Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships
• Desired Characteristics
• · Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• · Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment
• · Proactively serves on cross functional leadership teams; Makes decisions independently; Pulls in experts when needed.
• Primary Locations
• · Noida, Chennai
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Required Qualifications

• · Degree in Electronics/Electrical engineering or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business
• · Minimum of 12 years’ experience in control and protection system design
• · Expertise in HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategy
• · Expertise in PSCAD and MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation tools
• · Expertise in HVDC Dynamic Performance Studies
• · Experienced in technical leadership
• · Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel in order to support projects globally
• · Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships
• Desired Characteristics
• · Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• · Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment
• · Proactively serves on cross functional leadership teams; Makes decisions independently; Pulls in experts when needed.
• Primary Locations
• · Noida, Chennai
• Additional Information
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications

• Desired Characteristics