Principal Designer

**Principal Designer (80-100%)**:
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As part of the Process Automation DCS Project team for power generation plants, you will be responsible for the specialist management of automation ET/MSR technology hardware. With your excellent knowledge of the state of the art, legal guidelines and norms and standards for electrical LV/MV installations, you will lead the development of innovative and high-quality automation solutions from design and documentation to factory acceptance and commissioning planning. You will also support our sales department in all matters relating to our technical solutions and products and prepare cost calculations for your area. For special requirements, you will carry out the necessary investigations and analyses and represent the results to customers.

**Your responsibilities**:

- Principal Lead for ET/MSR Technology Process Automation Hardware for Power Plants
- Creating Work packages, planning and managing its execution including own contribution to the design
- Support the project managers in close cooperation in technical customer questions, risk management and customer claims
- Ensuring the consistency of technical concepts for engineering, testing, assembly, and commissioning
- Review complete project documentation for compliance, safety and quality assurance and contractual obligations
- Play a key role in developing this technical discipline within the organization for longer term competence assurance
- Communicate technical designs and processes with stakeholders and contribute during design reviews and project meetings
- Support the supply chain by offer reviews, supplier qualification, product specification and master Data maintenance

**Your background**:

- 8 years of professional experience in design and project realization of electrical installations for process automation in larger plants. Including several projects in a leading role
- Sound knowledge of the locally applicable regulations and directives in Switzerland as well as applicable international codes and standards
- Very good knowledge of the EPLAN software
- Business fluent in German and English, French is an asset
- You demonstrate initiative, creativity, and attention to detail
- You live an emphatic team and solution-orientated way of working and have very good written and verbal communication skills
- You have a solid basic education in the field of electrical installations with a continuing education on a University of Applied Science ideally in the field of electrical engineering/automation

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Flexible work practices
- Gym membership

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