CareerPlan

Application Engineer - Switchgear Controls & Digital Systems

Slough, GBR, SL14DXFull-time2026-08-24 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Execute engineering activities for MV and LV switchgear retrofit projects, focusing on control, protection, and digital systems integration.

Role type

Senior IC application engineer (power distribution)

Builds

SCADA-ready control architectures, remote-control solutions, and digital secondary systems for critical power infrastructure

Domain

Power distribution / Industrial automation

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

MV switchgear knowledge, protection relay programming, SCADA integration, RTU configuration, commissioning, site assessments

Preferred skills

Digitalization of critical power infrastructure, standardization of retrofit solutions

Technologies

SCADA, RTUs, RMUs, protection relays, trip units

Responsibilities

Execute engineering activities for MV and LV switchgear retrofit projects; Deliver solutions involving SCADA integration, protection relays, trip units, RTUs, RMUs, and digital secondary systems; Support relay programming, configuration, testing, commissioning, and on-site project activities; Conduct site assessments and customer visits to define project scope and execution requirements; Act as a technical champion for switchgear controls, protection, and digital systems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC