Job Title / Role: System Engineer (Electrical Drives, Control & Instrumentation) Organization: Lead Country South Africa Location: South Africa Who are we? Siemens Digital Industries Customer Services is a leading provider of advanced technology solutions, driving productivity and performance across Africa’s industry sector. We are looking for a motivated professional employee with a passion for electrical, control and instrumentation engineering to join our team to support us in addressing the challenges faced in the industry. Our area of business includes design, manufacture, implementation and support of electrification, automation, and digitalization projects. The successful candidate will join our system engineering team, you will be involved in electrical, control and instrumentation systems using Siemens technology for a wide range of exciting applications such as, · Automotive industry · Conveyor Belt Systems · Stacker Reclaimer · Production facilities · Plant modernization projects Mission/Function of the role: Realizes the functional concept of systems in a project by technical detailed solutions. What are the responsibilities of the role? Designs and engineers the system down to detail to satisfy the specified requirements of the customer. The System Engineer (SE) will also define and configure the products, components, and subsystems to be used. Has the ability to generate load, Input/Output lists from P&ID’s, uses the basic design as source information to develop detailed solution, hardware design and to ensure the interaction of individual elements function as a unit. A key focus area will be Drive solutions using the Siemens range of Sinamics drives, this will cover both single drive, group drive and load sharing applications. The System Engineer will be responsible for systems functionality. The designs to be completed are circuit diagrams, single line diagrams, cable blocks, list of components, layout drawings, terminal schedules, and list of drawings. The drawings are for: MCC's, LV and PLC's, Network, Drives, Instruments, and Remote IO. The System Engineer may oversee the execution of manufacturing, procurement, logistics and other technical project functions. The SE will conduct Hardware Testing - Testing of the System at IFAT, CFAT and SAT to produce a fault free system, thereby minimizing the commissioning time. Commissioning – The System Engineer plays an important role during on-site commissioning (Hot & Cold commissioning) and will be required to lead, instruct, and supervise teams onsite, ensuring that the equipment and engineering meet the project and process requirements. Ensuring the documentation is marked up with the changes and modifications implemented during commissioning. The SE will ensure that the commissioned system fulfils the design criteria and scope of work to ensure a smooth client handover Quality Assurance - ensure that all Engineering work is done in accordance with Siemens & Customer Quality Assurance standards and procedures. This includes compliance with the OHSA requirements for safety standards. This may also involve understanding the requirements of the country, where the project is being executed. Knowledge Management - ensure the sharing of experience and know how via contributing to the knowledge management platform and mentoring of junior engineers and designers. Qualifications and Experience · Siemens Drive Technologies: AC, DC as well as Load sharing concepts - essential · Industrial electrical, control & instrumentation engineering experience · Industrial project experiences - This includes detail design in hardware activities and will include commissioning experiences. Knowledge of Mining, cement, oil and gas or other similar continuous process plant applications will be an advantage · Experience in supervising electrical, control and instrumentation works on site · Supervising of Sub-contractors · Working on both Greenfield and Brownfield Projects · Must be willing to travel to site for gathering information and or commissioning, for extended periods of time. · Technical lead on a project or subproject. Focus on team and interaction skills · Understands other cultures. 1) Minimum qualification – National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Professional Registration with ECSA (advantageous) 2) Practical site experience 5 years +. At least 3 of these covering drive systems, both design and commissioning. Competencies: · Knowledge of OHAS and MOHAS · Knowledge of SANS 10142-1 · Knowledge of DIN standards · Cable sizing and Fault Level analysis · Load flow study · Calculating/Estimating loads · Generating load lists · Fluent in understanding electrical drawings · Commissioning of Siemens LV VSD’s, Softstarters, Simocodes, MCC’s, MV Switchgear · Strong electrical design skills · AutoCAD and E-Plan are both essential Reporting Manager: DI-CS Solution Head Location: Isando Our culture: Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success. The company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets under the Employment Equity Act will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. We care about your data privacy and take compliance with the POPI Act, GDPR as well as other data protection legislation seriously. For this reason, we ask you not to send us your CV or resume by email. We ask instead that you create a profile in our talent community where you can upload your CV. Setting up a profile lets us know you are interested in career opportunities with us and makes it easy for us to send you an alert when relevant positions become open Organization: Digital Industries Company: Siemens Proprietary Limited Experience Level: Experienced Professional Full / Part time: Full-time