Senior Power Supply Engineer Eet

Country/Region: EG- Field: Engineering- Location: Egypt, EG- Type of Contract: Permanent- Level of experience: 15-20 years- Job number:
About SYSTRA

The global leader in public transport infrastructure, SYSTRA has specialised in the mass transit and rail market since 1957. The main shareholders of SYSTRA are SNCF and RATP. Its ambition is to serve emerging needs for collective and sustainable mobility throughout the world. With a presence in 80 countries, SYSTRA manages over 3,000 projects for high-speed systems, traditional rail lines, metros and tramways throughout the world.

SYSTRA Egypt is currently involved the most exciting projects in the region, among which the Electrical Express Train and we are looking to expand our Signature Team in the Egypt, working on high profile infrastructure projects and we are growing our team and looking for passionate people to deliver projects across our portfolio.

**Role Summary**

The senior power system engineer on Electrical Express Train Project forms an essential part of ensuring that the EET power supply system is safe and capable of meeting the operational performance criteria. Ensuring that the power supply systems are correctly specified and procured on time, through an efficient and robust process will have a major impact on the success of the overall program.

**Key Responsibilities**

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

- Ensuring all actions are performed according to the guidelines and regulations of the project (drawings, method statements etc.)
- Providing technical guidance with emphasis on Traction Power Supply
- Primary engineering responsibility for electrical design tasks including requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, circuit simulation, schematic capture, and board layout for low voltage of switching power supply solutions
- Preparing computer simulations and studies including AC and DC load flow, short-circuit availability, motor-starting, and protective relay coordination studies
- Performing site investigations in substations and along railroad tracks
- Preparing technical and cost proposals
- Taking a lead role in the installation and commissioning of electrical equipment in the field.
- Review of complete documentation packages for project, including design, as-built, O+M manuals, installation and commissioning guides, etc
- Designing power supply assemblies for specification compliance.
- Verifying that designs meet or exceed all requirements and specifications.
- Developing technical solutions to known production, reliability, or performance problems.
- Generating design documentation to ensure the delivery of a quality finished product.
- Facilitating design reviews with key stake holders, including Design Engineering, Production and Manufacturing.
- Participating in interdisciplinary design teams and reviews
- Troubleshooting and bringing up power supplies, developing and implementing test infrastructure, analyzing characterization data and make necessary design changes to meet product specifications

**Job Requirements**

Essential
- At least 15 years’ experience in Traction Power Supply System Engineering, ideally in Metro / High Speed Railway Projects
- Evidence of a successful track record in a similar role on a large infrastructure project;
- Proven track record of the design of HV and LV power systems associated with suburban and mainline railways
- Experience in electrified railway substation and power distribution systems designs in:

- Stray Current Mitigation
- Wayside cable plant
- Circuit breakers
- Switchgear
- Transformers
- Rectifiers
- SCADA and PLC Protection Systems
- Overhead catenaries and third rail characteristics
- Understanding of multi-modular converters