As a Communications Network Engineer, you will design and implement communication networks for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) control systems, using your knowledge of Ethernet protocols and network topologies. You will modernize substation architectures by replacing conventional wiring with advanced communication networks to improve data accuracy, reliability, and cost efficiency. Collaboration with project management and engineering teams is essential to integrate innovative communication solutions into HVDC and HVAC systems.
You will also configure and manage network devices like switches, routers, and firewalls, ensuring compliance with IT security standards while conducting assessments and implementing security measures. Regular audits and penetration tests will help safeguard communication systems. Additionally, you will support the AC control and protection team in delivering HVAC wind farm grid connection solutions in the UK and internationally.
Reporting to the Head of SCADA, Communications & Cyber Engineering, you will provide engineering work packages aligned with project objectives, with training on IEC61850 offered to aid your transition into the energy sector.
How You’ll Make an Impact
* Design of network infrastructure for protection and control systems in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission projects as part of instrumentation and control (I&C) engineering.
* Implementation of IT security concepts based on international security standards and norms.
* Clarification and coordination of concepts with internal control technology experts and our external customers.
* Preparation of technical specifications and documentation regarding communication and IT security in the projects.
* Configuration of switches/routers/firewalls taking into account IT security requirements, commissioning of these and ensuring the error-free functioning of the network during unit and system tests.
* In addition, you plan project-specific IT security audits and penetration tests, carry them out and interpret or derive corrective measures.
* Planning and implementation of training courses for our internal employees and external customers.
* Support during commissioning and after-sales in problem analysis and resolution in the network.
What You Bring
* Completed training in communications engineering, network communication, or IT security.
* Several years of experience in network or IT security for large automation/control systems.
* Knowledge of hardware configuration for switching, routing, and firewalls (Cisco, Ruggedcom, Checkpoint, Fortinet).
* Theoretical knowledge of Layer 4 protocols (UDP, TCP), switching (VLAN, ARP, RSTP), and routing (OSPF, BGP, NAT).
* Preferred knowledge of IEC61850 (GOOSE, SV), time synchronization (PTP, NTP, IRIG-B), and bumpless redundancy protocols (PRP, HSR).
* Preferred knowledge of VPNs (IPsec, IKE, VXLAN, L2TP, MACSEC).
* Experience in IT security regulations and implementation of hardening measures.
* Fluent in English and willing to travel for business (<10% of the time).
* Experience from the Energy industry is not essential.
About the Team
Our Grid Technology division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.
Benefits
* Opportunities to work with a global team.
* Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects.
* Medical benefits.
* Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave.
* Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform.
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