HMI Engineer - Mid

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills : Scope of the role  :

We are looking for Lead HMI and SCADA Systems Engineer to join our dynamic and skilled team, based in UK. Systems designed by our customer GE Grid Solutions are utilized at electrical substations globally. We offer possibility to work in a cross-cultural and multifunctional environment, striving to build green technology by maximizing the efficiency of connecting renewable energy to transmission grids.

In this position, you have the opportunity to contribute both as member of SCADA team and project team by preparing specifications and configurations for our products and solutions and integrating communicating systems to our products. As a substation automation focused project engineer, you will be responsible for designing substation communication networks, including SCADA & HMI systems.

Key Individual Accountabilities :

Design, configure and develop HMI & SCADA applications

Plan, Specify, Organize and participate testing

Participate in technical negotiations with end customers and other stakeholders

Support equipment sourcing (technical inputs, equipment evaluation)

Produce high quality documents and specifications

Contribute sales and R&D activities

Participate in FACTS equipment commissioning

Qualifications / Requirements :

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology / Electrical Engineering

Knowledge in HMI design

SCADA development experience using commercial SCADA packages (ideally Codra Panorama, Copa Data-Zenon).

Demonstrated experience working with industrial network communication protocols such as OPCUA / DA, IEC 61850, DNP3, IEC60870-5-104, Modbus, TCP / IP, Profibus,

Knowledge on HVDC transmission system and different controls involved in the system.

Experienced in validating communication interfaces and its HMI mimics, based on the engineered SCADA configurations.

Knowledge on Electrical power system protection concepts

Historian Knowledge, Configuring & knowledge of Alarm Management (Historical, SMS, Email, Voice).

Expertise on software tools like IED Scout / Station Scout or DTM, protocol simulator for testing and simulation of HMI application

Report Generation Knowledge (Shift / Batch / Day) with Backend SQL & MS Access.

Demonstrated experience in the development and application of virtual machines in a Microsoft Windows operating environment is an added advantage.

Demonstrated experience in the HMI application development and cyber protection requirements.

Demonstrated experience working in the industrial controls, power generation industry, IEC 61850 standards,

Strong computer skills : experience setting up Windows based applications such as Windows 10 and above proficiency in standard MS Office applications.

Desired Characteristics :

Good communication in English (oral & written) & Interpersonal skills.

Customer focus - ability to build and develop customer & supplier relationships.

Organizational agility

Problem solving ability.

Logical thinking

Effective time management

Results driven outlook.