LV Secondary System Engineer (F/M)

Job Description Summary

As LV Secondary System Engineer, you will be a part of "LV Secondary" team, reporting directly to the Engineering Manager. You will be a part of a highly motivated and dynamic team of engineers working on the requirements, design, integration, installation, and commissioning Control and Protection Systems for HVDC.
LV secondary activities covers, among others:
• AC Protection Single Line Diagram
• HV electrical control and interlocking principles
• Technical specifications (control cable, cubicles, ...)
• Cubicles design
• Detailed electrical schematics.

Job Description

As LV Secondary System Engineer, you will be responsible for design and development activities for the technical solution that meets customer requirements. This includes the following activities:

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• Requirement Capture and analysis.
• Define Schematic diagrams requirements and produce detailed design documentation, drawings, test specifications and test reports.
• Prepare design and technical documents required for the projects as:
  • Design documents: Single Line Diagrams, Wire/Cable Schedules, Routine Test specification, General Assembly drawings, Bill of Materials, etc.
  • Principal diagrams: Interlockings, Protection actions, Polarities, HVDC specific functions
  • Prepare Technical specification for cabling, fibre optic, cable list, Cable Schedule
  • Design calculations: load list, power consumption & heat dissipation data calculations.
• Interface with equipment supplier, monitor manufacturing of cabinets and supervise Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)
• Follow the departments standard design practices, engineering reviews and guidelines.
• Participate in the investigation of technical problems and the establishment of procedures and corrective actions to avoid recurrences.
• Prepare replies to customer comments on technical submittals in coordination with project management.
• Attend, as needed, meeting with customers/contractors/ consultants for technical discussions.
• Assist site activities relevant to the installation and commissioning of the control system.

• Apply engineering policies and procedures.
• Share engineering information.
• Support department Continuous Improvement activities.

• Degree in Electrical engineering or related field.
• Experience in HW design in HVDC field or in a similar field: Oil&Gaz, Electrical substations, Transmission & Distribution,...
• Experience with Design Requirements management for Electrical system and components: analysis and flowdown from System requirements to Components requirements.
• Knowledge of Electrical Engineering tools such as E-base, AutoCAD,...
• Experience in LV Panels design (preferably as used in HVDC or Substation/Power plant environments)
• Knowledge about IEDs (Intelligent Electronic Devices), Signal List and Configuration.
• Knowledge about Engineering Codes & Standards (international such as IEC, IEEE, National, Cigré...)
• Basic Understanding of LV cable sizing and distribution
• Knowledge of technical regulations and certifications
• Tools: MS office (Word, Visio, Excel).
• Languages: English.
• Availability to travel ~10% of time

• knowledge of HVDC systems.
• Language: French