Testing Engineer - SI
Role Overview
Perform testing and commissioning of substation equipment, panel testing at factory and site, annual maintenance contracts, remote-end modifications and associated work.
Develop and implement testing and commissioning processes, supervise the team, plan work, meet targets and maintain documentation in line with ISO guidelines.
Key Skills for This Role
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Company
Emirates Electrical Engineering provides turnkey solar rooftop solutions and designs and constructs electrical power projects, including high-voltage substations, cable networks and transmission lines.
Job purpose
Perform testing and commissioning of substation equipment, panel testing at factory and site, annual maintenance contracts, remote-end modifications and associated work.
Develop and implement testing and commissioning processes, supervise the team, plan work, meet targets and maintain documentation in line with ISO guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Plan, control and measure factory and site testing and commissioning projects.
- Assess risks, their potential impact on activities and costs, and mitigation options.
- Review drawings and recommend modifications from a testing and commissioning perspective.
- Support tender evaluation and technical proposal preparation with sales and execution teams.
- Plan execution, schedules and resources to deliver to client specifications, timelines and budgets.
- Coordinate inspections, sign-off and completion with clients, contractors and consultants.
- Ensure safety, quality and environmental compliance; monitor outcomes and improvement opportunities.
- Support testing-team compliance with customer and manufacturing guidelines; track spending, manpower and rework costs.
- Set team targets, evaluate performance, develop skills and coordinate programs, technical reviews and customer support.
- Manage resource utilization, cost reduction, tools, tackles, test kits, workplace tidiness and quality/HSE documentation.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, or a related field.
- 3 to 5+ years of proven experience testing protection panels, LCCs and RTU panels.
Knowledge and skills
- Expert-level knowledge of electrical design principles and power systems; in-depth knowledge of protection relays and control schemes.
- Strong proficiency handling testing equipment.
- Familiarity with IEDs, SCADA and Modbus, IEC 61850 or DNP3 is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of IEC 61439, IEC 60204, UL 508A and NEC/NFPA 70 standards.
- Requires analytical and problem-solving ability, attention to detail, communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to manage multiple projects.
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