Maintain a clear overview of the HVDC NTI-NPI-Project life cycles thereby de-risking the product development by clearly defining the testing needs to validate the requirements.
Responsible for technical validation of processes and test specifications.
Drive the Continuous Improvement process in in collaboration with other HVDC Control & Protection Engineering teams.
Ensure sufficient de-risking is included in Product plans, such that quality problems due to the introduction of new technologies are avoided when the new technologies are deployed on Projects.
The Enforcement of engineering discipline and set processes across all work tasks and adherence to company policies, quality procedures and work instructions (e.g. through training, technical reviews).
Reviewing the validation and verification department’s skills, identifying any shortfalls or skills gaps to ensure the necessary training, guidance and mentoring of Engineers is in place.
Serve as approver for technical reviews and quality gates / project milestones.
Support the New Technology IP strategy to identify opportunities for new IP development.
Supports Customer communications to define quality and testing expectation from the project kick-off till final sign off.
Represent in various Industry working groups as a key content contributor.
Qualifications & Requirements
Degree in Electronics / Electrical engineering or related field.
Significant and demonstrated years of experience in power generation, systems design, development and operation of Control System.
Demonstrable Technical Leadership experience.
Experience of HVDC Control Systems.
Competent in HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategy.
Competent in PSCAD / MATLAB-SIMULINK and RTDS applications.
Competent in HVDC Dynamic Performance Studies.
Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment.
Knowledge of Control and Protection cubicle Circuit Diagram, field cabling protection relays, HV/MV/LV switchgear, IED’s and Distributed control system.
Knowledge of Test Driven Design techniques (e.g. CI / Continuous Integration, Unit Testing, Automated Regression testing).
Knowledge of Requirements Management.
Knowledge of Change Control and issue tracking (e.g. CCB, Jira).
Excellent communication skills with a fluency in English language.
Desired Characteristics
Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships.
Advanced oral and written communication skills.
Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
A significant ability to analyse and resolve problems.
Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.
Proactively serves on cross functional leadership teams; Makes decisions independently.
Experience on tools like MATCAD, EMTP-RV, Digsilent etc will added advantage.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Candidates should be aware that this role involves a client's critical infrastructure; shortlisted candidates would therefore be subject to heightened security checks as directed by our clients. All personal data will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and in accordance with our data protection policies, solely for recruitment and security purposes.
