Senior Lead Control & Protection System Engineer

Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition. As a Senior Lead Control & Protection System Engineer, you will report to the Control System Application Manager. You will be part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of engineers working on the design of Control and Protection functions for HVDC schemes. The development of such Control system is technically challenging and involves a variety of engineering disciplines, contribution through teamwork and an innovative approach.

You will be expected to study and mentor others on the existing designs of specified project and functionalities in MATLAB / Simulink and transfer them to the PSCAD simulation environment across the full delivery process life cycle, including but not limited to plant model design and maintenance, verification model in MATLAB, creating test harness for conversion, writing model guides, and evaluating models in PSCAD.

• Support the business’ Tendering, Operations, Contractual and After Sales needs regarding:
• Defining control system requirements.
• 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.
• Conversion of MATLAB Simulink algorithms to PSCAD models.
• Support improvements to existing algorithm / strategies for power fault recovery or instability issues during DPS studies.
• Contribute to development of new strategies for control, protection, and sequencing (start-up / shut down sequence) to meet customer technical specifications if required.
• Proposing continual improvement activities for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of control application team through the introduction of tools, methods, and process improvements.
• Support a standard product methodology mindset, seek opportunities to re-use solutions, improve quality and reliability whilst reducing the delivery timeline and associated costs.
• Technical accountability as a technical leader in engineering design reviews, identifying potential project risks and technical weaknesses and proposing safe, reliable, and compliant solutions.
• Understand the key milestones in a project plan, their financial impact and ensuring the technical risks are understood and mitigated in accordance with the plan to meet on time project delivery.
• Ensure that project plans contain the necessary activities and studies required to meet the requirements of the customer and the proposed technical solution.
• Lead and mentor others on development of new strategies for control, protection, and sequencing (start-up/shut down sequence) to meet customer technical specifications if required.
• Proposing and leading continual improvement activities for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of control application team through the introduction of tools, methods, and process improvements.

• Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business.
• Advanced and demonstrated experience in HVDC industry including HVDC station equipment and design.
• Proven skills in managing and leading team with an excellent technical background.
• Experienced in Protection & Control system design application and have strong problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering…