Principal System Design Engineer

2 days ago

Perth, Western Australia beBeeElectrical Full time $106,244 - $123,930
Job Summary

This role is for a senior technical leader responsible for the end-to-end design and delivery of high-voltage (HV) secondary systems for substations and transmission infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering and experience in managing complex systems from concept through integration and validation.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design and Delivery: Manage the full design lifecycle of HV secondary systems, including concept development, system integration, and validation to ensure compliance with performance, reliability, and regulatory standards.
  • Innovation and Sustainability: Lead the development of innovative and sustainable designs aligned with client expectations, applying RAM principles to enhance system maintainability, availability, and reliability.
  • Value Engineering and Whole of Life Assessments: Apply value engineering techniques to improve cost-effectiveness and sustainability of HV secondary systems.
  • Problem-Solving: Lead problem-solving efforts for complex technical challenges, balancing project constraints such as cost, time, and quality, identifying and implementing innovative solutions to optimise designs, improve constructability, and enhance operational performance.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
  • Chartered Status (including RPEV, RPEQ, NER & CPEng), or the ability to achieve within 6 months of commencing, is desirable.
  • 10+ years' senior experience in HV substation and secondary system design (including 220kV or higher).
  • Expertise in protection studies, SCADA systems, and advanced protection schemes (e.g. line differential, distance, busbar).
  • Trusted technical advisor across multiple projects, with a collaborative approach to transmission protection systems.
  • Familiar with IEEE, IEC, and local grid codes; aware of cybersecurity in protection systems.

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