High-Voltage Engineer

Would you see yourself fulfilling a position as a High-Voltage Engineer would you like to be part of a dynamic team in Amsterdam? We are looking for a new colleague to join our team of multidisciplinary experts, looking forward to meeting you! 

Join our team and contribute to our mission of making the energy infrastructure and the high-voltage grid safer with our groundbreaking fiber optic sensing technology. If you are driven by excellence, innovation, and the desire to make a positive impact, we eagerly await your application. 

We are looking for a High-Voltage Engineer for the exciting activities in our Energy department. You will become part of our young, enthusiastic, and cross-functional engineering team, working in a dynamic and stimulating international environment and with great growth opportunities.

So what will you be doing? 

As a High-Voltage Engineer, you work in an international multidisciplinary team on the system solution architecture, developing test plans, and conducting field tests and demonstrations, and sharing the results with internal and external stakeholders. You will work closely with the sales and business development and the product management teams, as well as our partner companies and end clients.

• Understanding the needs and requirements for successful execution of joint trials and demonstrations, and collaborating closely with energy service companies, and service providers to ensure successful trials. 
• Planning, coordinating and executing pilot demonstrations and field trials for our partial discharge monitoring system. 
• Processing and evaluation of measurement data, as well as reporting and documenting the test results for internal and external stakeholders. 
• Supporting the business development and the sales team in customer meetings with technical discussions
• Preparing technical proposals and solution architectures
• Conceptualization of test setups and testing methodologies in accordance with project requirements and industry standards. 
• Design and realization of test setups and the associated infrastructure, including mechanical, electrical and software components (in collaboration with our mechanical/electrical/software engineers). 
• Interacting and providing feedback to hardware and software R&D engineers and product managers supporting the development and improvement of our sensors and sensing systems. 

What's in it for you? 

• Competitive salary .
• Lots of traveling, to anywhere across the globe (10 to 40% traveling time, depending on the workload) .
• Innovative high-tech, international organization .
• The opportunity to work in a cross-functional and interdisciplinary environment .
• A lot to learn and to develop, we stimulate personal development .
• Very international organization and a bunch of great colleagues .
• Hybrid working model, who doesn't like to work at home from time to time? 

What are we looking for?

• BSc/MSc in Electrical engineering or Physics. 
• 0-5 years of experience in a similar position as a high voltage engineer or PD expert. 
• A generalist with a broad interest in technology and interdisciplinary fields.
• Good knowledge of data processing and analysis with Python or similar tools. 
• Good communication skills in English, with an open and social personality. Speaking Dutch is a big plus.
• Structured and independent way of working, affinity with project management. 
• Experience in working with TSOs and HV OEMs is a strong plus. 
• Experience with fiber optic measurement principles and/or interferometry is a plus. 
• Have flexibility in traveling abroad.

More information 

So now you know we're doing awesome projects and if you see you fit the profile we would like to get to know you. Apply or, in case of questions, get in touch with our recruiter Dóra Öveges ( dora.oveges@optics11.com).