About this opportunity
Company: Siemens Industry, Inc.
Location: 7000 Siemens Road, Wendell, NC 27591
Position Title: Substation Automation Engineer
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, 40 Hours/Week
Summary of Duties: Design, implement, and maintain automation systems for medium- and high-voltage electrical substations. Configure and test RTU/PLC for protection and control schemes. Develop applications using IEC 61850 and other relevant communication protocols. Create and support control logic diagrams, network architectures, signal lists, and functional design documents. Prepare and perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), including commissioning. Lead technical aspects of projects and guide team members. Serve as a primary customer contact for troubleshooting, commissioning, and technical support throughout the project lifecycle. Approximately 50-70% domestic travel required.
Qualifications: The position requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or as a Field Service Technician or Electronics Technician.
Position requires experience with the following: Experience in power automation for electrical substations; Project Technical Lead experience; Ability to read and fully understand DC and AC schematics, three- and one-line diagrams for Medium or High Voltage substations systems; Advanced knowledge of at least one of the automation products and associated software from vendors such as Siemens, GE, SEL or ABB Communication Network Technologies, including design and hardware configuration; Communication protocols such as IEC61850 (MMS/GOOSE/SMV), DNP, Modbus, IEC103, IEC101, IEC104, Profinet, Profibus; Substation Automation commissioning experience; Factory and Site testing experience in automation and control systems; Work experience with Micro Grid Systems and power utilities as customers.
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