Verification and Validation Engineering

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Main duties and responsibilities will include.

• Design and create test specification against software requirements.
• Gap analysis between standard / design requirement and customer technical requirements further leading to defining of test requirement.
• Understand the key milestones in the project plan, ensure that the plan correctly provisions for the required testing activities.
• Clearly communicate details of failures to the respective engineering functions.
• Developing RSCAD models and undertaking various studies associated using them.
• Defining control system requirements for the RTDS LAB setup including AC DC interface requirement, Plant Emulator Interface requirement and RSCAD Power system network conversion, modelling and verification.
• Problem solving skills to support test issues especially lab setup and debugging skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage technical risks.
• Support testing of New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product care teams to develop existing and new products and tools.
• Dynamic performance studies using both offline and online simulation tools.
• Assist Validation Engineers to carry out execution of tests and provide clear reporting of results.
• Review and analyse the test results.
• Provide support to Commissioning Engineers during Dynamic commissioning at Site.
• Support continual improvement, raising the effectiveness and efficiency of the team through the introduction of tools, methods and process improvements and coordinating with the Continuous Improvement leaders
• Support a standard product methodology mindset, seek opportunities to re-use solutions, improve quality and reliability whilst reducing the delivery timeline and associated costs.

Qualifications / Essential Requirements

• Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business.

• Successfully completed vocational training with ideally some proven experience in the position of Verification Engineer in High Voltage field, preferably experience as a Control & Protection design Engineer. Good knowledge of overall 400kV substation, HVDC system (LCC/VSC/SVC) including control and protection system is essential.

• Knowledge and experience of developing and working with RSCAD models is essential.

• Knowledge of Overall HVDC System Operational behaviour.

• Strong communication skills with a fluency in English language.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Word and Excel is required, and Microsoft project would be beneficial.

• Knowledge of Fault Recorder (TFR) systems is preferred.

• Experience on MATCAD, PSCAD, PSS/E and MATLAB SIMULINK, EMTP-RV, Digsilent etc will added advantage.

• Knowledge of applicable electrical standards such as IEC 61850, IEC 62351, IEC 12207, IEEE 15288, IEC 25010, IEC 27032, NERC/CIP will be an added advantage.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No