Siemens Energy

A Snapshot of Your Day
As a Senior Primary Design Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our Grid Technology division, contributing to the design and development of high voltage substations. You will collaborate with a dynamic team of engineers and external partners, ensuring that our projects meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. Your expertise will help shape the future of energy systems, making a tangible impact on the energy transition.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Provide technical input for substation designs to support the creation of 3D models.
• Review and produce primary engineering design calculations, drawings, and documents, ensuring compliance with specifications and safety standards.
• Manage external design resources, overseeing the review and approval of deliverables.
• Offer technical support and guidance to both internal and external design engineers.
• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, and HAZCON meetings to address technical issues.
• Maintain design change control processes and respond to non-conformances.
• Coordinate with various departments and attend site meetings to resolve construction-related issues.
• Assist in the professional development of junior engineering staff.

What You Bring

• HNC or Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Professional Engineering (e.g., Chartered) status, or currently working towards completion.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution industry, with at least 3 years in the UK Transmission System.
• Strong knowledge of HV substation design standards and health and safety regulations.
• Ability to manage small design teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience in sustainability and environmental design considerations is a plus.

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. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity
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.

Rewards/Benefits

• 26 days holiday, increasing to 29 days with time served.
• Access to a flexible benefits portal for private medical cover, cycle-to-work schemes, and more.
• A class-leading adjustable pension scheme.
• Opportunities for career development and continuous learning.
• The chance to work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of Siemens Energy and manufacturing.