Senior Power Supply Engineer

Overview

Job Description

Senior Power Supply Engineer

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage Traction Power Supply System (TPSS) construction activities and ensure successful delivery of railway electrification works.
• Ensure all activities are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, project procedures, and applicable standards.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers, technicians, and project teams involved in traction power and electrical systems.
• Lead electrical engineering activities, including requirements analysis, specification development, interface definition, component selection, simulation, and power system design.
• Develop engineering calculations, technical models, and design solutions for railway power supply systems.
• Prepare power system studies for AC and DC electrified railway systems.
• Perform computer simulations and analyses, including load flow, short-circuit, motor-starting, and protection coordination studies.
• Conduct site investigations and inspections at substations, traction power facilities, and railway corridors.
• Prepare technical proposals, engineering reports, and cost estimates as required.
• Lead the installation, testing, and commissioning of traction power and electrical equipment.
• Develop and deliver technical presentations and reports to project stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership for AC and DC railway electrification system design projects.
• Review complete project documentation, including design packages, as-built documentation, operation and maintenance manuals, installation procedures, and commissioning plans.
• Design and review power supply assemblies to ensure compliance with project specifications and performance requirements.
• Verify that designs meet applicable technical, safety, operational, and regulatory standards.
• Develop solutions to address production, reliability, performance, and operational challenges.
• Prepare engineering documentation and technical deliverables to support quality project execution.
• Facilitate technical design reviews with engineering teams, contractors, manufacturers, and project stakeholders.
• Participate in multidisciplinary design reviews and systems integration activities.
• Support testing, troubleshooting, commissioning, and performance verification of traction power systems and related equipment.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Traction Power Supply System Engineering, preferably on metro, railway, or high-speed rail projects.
• Proven experience delivering traction power and railway electrification systems on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of HV and LV power systems associated with railway and rail transit networks.
• Comprehensive understanding of national and international standards related to railway power systems and operations.
• Experience in the design and implementation of AC and DC traction power systems.
• Experience with 600V/750V DC traction power substations and 25kV railway electrification systems.
• Knowledge of frequency converters, stray current mitigation systems, and wayside cable infrastructure.
• Experience with circuit breakers, switchgear, transformers, rectifiers, and protection systems.
• Strong knowledge of SCADA, PLC, and railway protection systems.
• Understanding of overhead catenary systems and third-rail electrification systems.
• Experience conducting load flow, short-circuit, and protection coordination studies.
• Strong leadership, technical reporting, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring

• Knowledge of power electronics, control systems, and protection systems.
• Understanding of multi-modular converter technologies.
• Experience on major metro, transit, railway, or transportation infrastructure projects.
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