Senior Primary Design Engineer (f/m/d) for Plant Design of HVDC & FACTS systems
About the Role
Location Germany Bayern Erlangen Remote vs. Office Hybrid (Remote/Office) Company Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG Organization EVP Global Functions Business Unit Project Entity Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Experienced Professional A Snapshot of Your DayYour day starts smoothly with your own focus time where you define your working agenda for the day.Soon, you attend the first team meeting in your project, where you discuss new change requirements from the customer on your FACTS plant design. As this change requirement has a cascading impact on several engineering fields, you take the lead and coordinate with several project engineers from other departments on the tasks and timeline. After aligning with the project team, you start crafting the 3D layout model in your CAD tool and implement design changes based on the agreed specifications. In the afternoon, you set up a follow-up meeting with the project team to discuss the implementation and any findings you had during your work. The day concludes with a project status update to your line manager and technical feedback sessions with team specialists. How You’ll Make an Impact
1. Design and develop HVDC & FACTS layouts in a CAD tool based on customer- and project-specific requirements
2. Take full responsibility on primary engineering in projects, considering the topics of 3D model development, general arrangement drawings, electromechanical calculations acc. IEC standards, busbar and clamp design, earthing & lightning protection design, loadplan and earthing drawings, installation drawings
3. Collaborate and align on deliverables with teams involved in the 3D planning process (e. g. engineering, equipment manufacturers, commissioning, logistics), ensuring adherence to project timelines and budgets
4. Support Procurement team to validate potential suppliers for a project and coordinate material supply with our suppliers and site installation team
5. Provide on-site technical support for our installation & commissioning team, if required
6. Be an expert and support the teams for grounding of our stations
What You Bring
7. Master’s degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or equivalent technical qualification with relevant professional experience
8. Advanced knowledge of CAD tools (, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Siemens NX, Primtech) and earthing tools (, TERRA, CDEGS), or willingness to learn
9. Extensive professional experience in international turnkey projects, ideally in grounding for HVDC, FACTS, or substations
10. Project management skills ensuring adherence to timelines, costs, and quality standards
11. Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills combined with motivation, willingness to learn, and passion for the role
12. Profcient in German (C1) and English (C1) as well as willingness to travel over 30%