Senior Instrumentation & Control Systems Engineer - Wave Energy

Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to Power the Planet with clean electricity from ocean waves. We offer autonomy and flexibility, combined with personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global energy transition by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth. Since the start in 2012 CorPower has raised more than 115mEUR to bring our technology to market, supporting a growing commercial project pipeline.

Role

We are looking for an ambitious person with relevant electrical and instrumentation engineering experience to join our international team. Do you want to take a key role in the development of wave energy?

Owner of the electrical instrumentation, automation and network systems, and Extra-Low voltage power distribution within the Wave Energy Converters and the wave farm infrastructureManage the Central Control System module to meet performance, schedule and budget targetsEstablish requirement specifications for systems and components such as: sensors, actuators, network equipment, digital I/O, industrial PC, control cabinets, etc.Establish optimal control communication through industrial fieldbus, such as: EtherCAT, CAN bus, Modbus TCP, wireless protocols (LTE, radio)Design the system according to relevant standards, such as IEC, DNV-GL, etc.Interface with other module owners to support implementation of module requirement specificationsPerform failure mode, effects and criticality analysis for modules and systemPerform design and built verifications including functional testingInvestigate new solutions to improve performance, reliability or manufacturabilitySupport offshore installations

Skills And Qualifications

You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant background of developing instrumentation and automation systems for industrial applications with a track record of successfully taking new products through planning, designing, manufacturing and commercialization. Having worked with harsh environments such as offshore, mining or other challenging sectors is a plus. You may have a B.Sc or a M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering or related disciplines, but your personality, experience and interest in the field is the most important. You are proficient in English, both spoken and written.

For This Role We Value Experience In

Developing industrial systems for autonomous, reliable, responsive, real-time controlTesting, commissioning and troubleshooting on these systemsPrevious product responsibility, from one-off prototypes to volume productsApplicable standards for marine environments, control systems & machine safetyInstrumentation measurement technologies (encoders, strain gauges, temperature, position sensors)Robust & modular system design for high availabilityVarious communication protocols, including in particular CAN, EtherCat and TCP based communicationNetworking solutions including redundancy protocols (for example RSTP & PRP)Integration of radio, satellite and/or cellular phone as redundant data links together with fibre as primary linkLow-level communications (physical, IO-Link, serial)Electrical design tools such as EPLAN

As a Person, You

are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you doare self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to worksearch for simple and sustainable solutions to difficult problemslove to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skillsare persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goalssee your tasks through to completionare comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externallyare data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis

CorPower Ocean has a diverse team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal: To Power the Planet with clean energy from ocean waves.