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?

Responsibilities :

• Owner of the electrical instrumentation, automation and network systems, and Extra-Low voltage power distribution within the Wave Energy Converters and the wave farm infrastructure

• Manage the Central Control System module to meet performance, schedule and budget targets

• Establish 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 specifications

• Perform failure mode, effects and criticality analysis for modules and system

• Perform design and built verifications including functional testing

• Investigate new solutions to improve performance, reliability or manufacturability

• Support 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 control

• Testing, commissioning and troubleshooting on these systems

• Previous product responsibility, from one-off prototypes to volume products

• Applicable standards for marine environments, control systems & machine safety

• Instrumentation measurement technologies (encoders, strain gauges, temperature, position sensors)

• Robust & modular system design for high availability

• Various communication protocols, including in particular CAN, EtherCat and TCP based communication

• Networking 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 link

• Low-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 do

• are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work

• search for simple and sustainable solutions to difficult problems

• love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills

• are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals

• see your tasks through to completion

• are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally

• are 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.