Overview

Location: United Kingdom (flexible – remote work with occasional travel). Initial presence at Hebburn office 2/3 days per week for training.

Join our Smart Infrastructure Division as Principal Design Engineer – Protection at Siemens. Base salary: £70k – £85k. This role supports Siemens Digital Grid on the National Grid 5 Year Light Current Framework, delivering robust protection systems for new National Grid substations and extending existing infrastructure. Our approach emphasizes safer, lower-carbon project delivery footprints.

Responsibilities

• Deliver transmission protection and control systems for end-customers across various domains and fields.
• Technically lead a Protection engineering team, mentoring colleagues to support their growth.
• Assess and optimise the Protection Engineering process to deliver projects to specification and on programme.
• Provide innovative solutions as technical lead for protection on UK Transmission and Distribution network projects.
• Ensure Siemens solutions align with latest policies and standards.
• Provide a high level of customer service to clients and maintain high quality standards.
• Utilise fault finding, problem solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Provide technical feedback for Sales, Proposals and Operations.
• Foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience in multidisciplinary teams delivering Protection and Automation solutions.
• Application of protection and control systems on National Grid transmission network.
• Detailed knowledge of National Grid delivery, specifications and standards.
• National Grid Contractor Design Approval Engineer experience (Assurance or Contractor).
• Detailed design knowledge including circuit diagrams, interface diagrams, cubicle design, settings and testing FAT.
• Experience with industry-standard design, simulation and test tools; SIPROTEC/DIGSI knowledge desirable.
• Experience engaging NG as a direct customer and/or EPC for brownfield extensions or greenfield build.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate between the team, function groups and the customer.
• Minimum qualification: HNC/HND (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering with extensive experience in Electricity Transmission and Distribution.

Benefits

• Performance-Based Bonus: annual bonus linked to company performance.
• Flexible Working Hours: healthy work-life balance with flexible arrangements.
• Pension Plan: generous pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10%.
• Time Off: 26 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays) with option to buy or sell an additional 5 days.

Additional information

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