Software Engineer or Developer for Grid Control

About us

Siemens

We are a technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. By combining the real and the digital worlds, we empower our customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people.

Job description, responsibilities and duties

At Siemens we’re driving the energy transition. In the Grid Control segment, we’re mainly working on equipping control centers with a software bundle called Spectrum Power™.

Beyond traditional grid operation, Spectrum Power™ solutions actively help grid operators manage, orchestrate, and optimize their transmission and distribution systems. Over 1,300 Spectrum Power™ systems in operation keep the lights on for hundreds of millions of people around the globe.

https://new.siemens.com/global/en/products/energy/energy-automation-and-smart-grid/grid-control/transmission-management.html

We are looking for an Engineer  or Developer to join our team for energy market applications. The position will allow the successful candidate to bring (electrical) engineering knowhow together with software skills and work in a field with enormous impact on the future.

Your new role:

• in customer projects incl. requirement discussions with engineers from the customer side, implementation, testing, bug fixing, and project specific customizations.
• Responsible for the development of project specific enhancement which reach from small customizations to completely new features.
• Working on customer projects mainly in the Grid Control Hub for Europe, but possibly around the globe.
• In the future: possible development to project manager or technical expert.

Your profile:

• Technical education  preferably in power engineering or computer science. Also other backgrounds are welcome, e.g.  electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, automation engineering, …
•  Experience with JAVA
• Analytical mind: Deciphering complex problems both in communication with customers on a technical level and in the engineering part of projects
• Interest in software engineering and programming
• Team player with good communication skills incl. intercultural communication
• Advanced English language
• Willingness to travel 5-10% of the time

Interest in one or more of the following topics:

• energy markets & portfolio optimization, incl. renewable energy sources
• database design & optimization (SQL)
• UX/UI
• interfaces & integration of software solutions in customer environments

Required education, skills and personality requirements

Required education

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Language skills

We offer

• Home office, telework
• Flexible working hours (9:00 – 15:00), short Fridays
• Bridge days – 5 days/year
• Sick days – 3 days/year
• Additional paid leave
• Cafeteria system - BenefitPlus = 300 points / € per year
• Contribution to 3rd pillar pension up to 3% of gross salary (after the employment trial period)
• Sick leave compensation and Sick Leave to Care for a Family Member compensation (after the employment trial period, up to 100% of salary, 20 days/year)
• Childbirth bonus of 300€
• Contribution for attending a preschool facility in the amount of 200€ (within Cafeteria system – BenefitPlus)
• Contribution for representative sports activities
• 2 SIM cards with discounted employee flat rate also for family members
• Employee referral bonus up to 2 000€
• Opportunity to invest in the purchase of Siemens shares (after the employment trial period)
• Discounts for employees (electronics, language courses, vacation stays...)
• Discounted employee´s loans (for employees with an employment relationship of more than 3 years)
• Wellbeing program, Health Day, team-building program
• Education in various fields of your choice within working hours
• Work anniversary present and life anniversary contribution
• Valuable gift on the occasion of retiremen