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About the Role
As an experienced System Engineer – Senior Protection Engineer, you will develop detailed engineering designs for substation protection, control, communications, instrumentation, and alarm schemes up to 500 kV. You will collaborate with project management, customers, suppliers, and other engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery from design through testing and commissioning.
Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed engineering designs for substation protection, control, communications, instrumentation, and alarm schemes, including applications at voltages up to and including 500 kV.
- Develop protection philosophies, technical specifications, schematics, drawings, and other engineering documentation to meet customer and project requirements.
- Prepare protection study reports and develop protection relay settings in accordance with approved protection studies and applicable network requirements.
- Configure and parameterize protection relays, including Siemens SIPROTEC 5 and Reyrolle products, as well as equivalent equipment from other manufacturers.
- Support the project management team in developing engineering deliverables, design plans, project schedules, and technical solutions.
- Develop detailed solutions for the integration of protection, control, and communication components to ensure the complete system functions as intended.
- Lead or support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), and commissioning activities, as required.
- Review, check, and approve detailed electrical designs and engineering documentation prepared by external parties.
Requirements
- A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in the detailed design of substation protection, control, communications, instrumentation, and alarm schemes at voltage levels up to and including 500 kV.
- Strong knowledge of protection principles, protection coordination, fault analysis, and protection relay settings.
- Experience configuring Siemens protection relays, including SIPROTEC 5 and Reyrolle, or equivalent protection relays from other manufacturers.
- Good knowledge of substation communication protocols and standards, particularly IEC 61850 and DNP3.
- The ability to develop technical specifications, protection philosophies, protection study reports, and other engineering documentation to meet customer and project requirements.
- Experience with design reviews, technical verification, testing, and commissioning of protection systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Skills
- Substation protection
- Control systems
- Communications systems
- Instrumentation
- Alarm schemes
- Protection relay configuration
- Siemens SIPROTEC 5
- Reyrolle protection relays
- IEC 61850
- DNP3
- Technical specifications development
- Protection philosophies
- Protection study reports
- Design reviews
- Technical verification
- Testing
- Commissioning
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Troubleshooting skills
Location
- Cremorne, Victoria
- North Ryde, Sydney
Work Type
- Office/Site only
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level Professional
Education Level
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- An attractive salary package aligned with your experience and expertise.
Benefits
- Ongoing learning, training and professional development opportunities.
- A collaborative team environment that values innovation, knowledge sharing and technical excellence.
- Flexible working practices that support work-life balance.
About the Company
- Siemens is the world’s only integrated technology company spanning the entire energy conversion chain, working across business and technology interfaces.
- We offer an integrated portfolio of products, solutions, and services across power generation, transmission, and distribution.
- Our broad range of offerings and proven expertise enable us to provide end-to-end energy solutions meeting growing market needs.
- We are committed to helping our people grow their expertise, develop their careers, and make a meaningful contribution.
Equal Opportunity
- Siemens is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and can thrive.
- Our diverse workforce cultivates innovation and excellence, helping our people realize their full potential.
- As part of our ownership culture, Siemens supports reasonable flexible working practices that empower employees to balance their professional and personal commitments.