Sr Power Systems Automation Engineer

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Our Wendell, NC headquarters for Siemens Electrification & Automation delivers energy distribution systems and solutions nationwide. We are excited to announce the opening of our new office in Boulder, CO, expanding our presence to better serve customers in the western region. We power today’s grids and invest in future grid innovations. We’re seeking experienced professionals in power transmission and distribution, specializing in substation automation and protection relay engineering, to join our Power Systems Engineering team.

We are looking for a Power System Automation Engineer. This is a remote role based in Phoenix, AZ.

• Design, configure, and test protective relay systems for power systems and substations, ensuring high reliability and integrity of protection and control schemes for medium and high voltage substations systems.
• Develop and implement protection and control schemes that align with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and customer-specific needs.
• Design and/or support elaboration of Control Logic Diagrams, Signal Lists, Functional Design Specifications documents during design phase of the project.
• Prepare and execute Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and set up testing environments for customer projects.
• Prepare and execute commissioning scripts for customer projects.
• Be one of our primary customer interfaces, including troubleshooting and commissioning support.
• Provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle, including design, implementation, and commissioning phases.

• A bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronics/computer science engineering.
• At least 5 years of engineering experience in power automation for electrical substations.
• Ability to read and fully understand DC and AC schematics, three- and one-line diagrams for Medium and/or High Voltage substations systems.
• Knowledge of at least one of the relay products Siemens, GE, SEL, ABB, and others relay/automation products and associated software.
• Communication Network Technologies, including Design and hardware configuration.
• Experience with at least one of the most common communication protocols such as IEC
  61850, DNP, Modbus, IEC
  103, IEC
  101, IEC
  104, Profinet, Profibus.
• Factory and Site testing experience in automation and control systems.
• Ability to travel 50-75% as expected depending on project assignments and requirements.

• Communication Network Technologies, including Design, Configuration, and troubleshooting of layer 2 and layer 3 capable devices for protection and automation applications with Ruggedcom and Scalance products.
• Knowledge in Siemens Power Automation products such as SICAM PAS, SICAM RTU, SICAM SCC.
• Experience with Power Automation engineering tools such as SICAM Device Manager.
• Programming skills and experience with at least one of the most common programming languages used in process and power automation such as C++, ST, LD, FBD.

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here:

The pay range for this position is $83,966 - $143,942 annually with a target incentive of 5% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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