About this role
About the Role The role involves engineering, parameterization, commissioning and technical support of substation automation and secondary systems used in substations and high voltage switchgear installations. You will work in safety critical environments to ensure reliability, availability, and long term resilience of modern energy infrastructure through development, integration, testing and customer support. What You'll Do
- Develop applications for secondary technology components and systems while ensuring compliance with IT and OT security requirements in critical infrastructure
- Integrate and connect external control centers, systems and devices in integration labs, including functional testing and factory acceptance tests with customers
- Perform commissioning of secondary technology at customer sites across Germany and handle internal and external service cases
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes, standards and procedures to enhance testing quality and efficiency
- Create, maintain and update technical documentation related to applications, commissioning and testing activities
- Support customers and actively contribute to the development of concepts and requirements in the field of substation automation
- Work closely with project management and systems engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery and high customer satisfaction What We're Looking For
- Successfully completed technical training (state certified technician) or a degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or a comparable technical discipline
- Confident handling of parameterization tools for protection and control devices such as Relion and Siprotec and willingness to learn Hitachi/ABB PCM600 and MicroSCADA
- Experience with OMICRON test equipment and Fink protocol simulation and diagnostic tools is an advantage
- Good understanding of interfaces and requirements of related disciplines including primary systems, protection systems and transmission technologies
- Self motivated, structured and solution oriented with a high sense of responsibility
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, combined with flexibility and commitment
- Willingness to travel occasionally within Germany and the DACH region, and a valid driver’s license Class B
- Business fluency in German; good English skills are an advantage Compensation & Benefits
- 13th monthly salary, accident insurance and company pension plan
- 30 days vacation and special leave days, sabbatical option
- Hybrid work and mobile work abroad, flexible working arrangements
- Structured onboarding with a buddy in the first months
- Extensive training and development opportunities including German language courses and annual employee dialogue
- Deutschland ticket subsidy, Job bike and parking
- High standard company restaurant and meals subsidy
- Health management programs including E-GYM Wellpass and in company sports
- Kindergarten subsidy, childcare in school vacation periods and paid child sickness days
- Company parties and events such as Christmas party and NextGen Speakers Night
- Innovation through a company suggestion system and opportunities for free research and development