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Position Description
| Function: | Industrial Electrician or Fitter - Industrial Energy Storage & Control Systems Manufacturing | |||
| Reference Number: | PT-SJ-PT 24-0117 | |||
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| Regular/Temporary | Regular employment | |||
| Start Date: | A.s.a.p (published 01/12/24) | Employment: | Full Time (38h) | |
Why work for PowerTec?
Join us in powering industrial sites more sustainably, resiliently and autonomously! PowerTec produces microgrid and power supply resilience products & systems. We enable our industrial, commercial and network service provider customers to power their site more resiliently, sustainably & autonomously – with up to 100% renewables. Our coherent end-toend solutions combine power system strength with deep integration into the operations. We are a technology innovator: The PowerCache® (“Grid in a Box” grid-forming/ stabilising/ augmenting battery energy storage system) and PaDECS® (Parallel Distributed Energy Resources Control System – Microgrid edge-control system) offer effective solutions to the challenges of the renewables-powered electricity network. Work on end-to-end solutions with deep IP and deep integration! The team develops, designs, produces and commissions hardware and software and delivers standard products, customised systems and turn-key solutions. Project delivery ranges from supporting studies and approvals, modelling, manufacturing, testing and delivery to on-site commissioning and operation support and maintenance service. Since 2014, PowerTec has delivered over twenty of Australia’s most relevant distribution network-size (50kVA – 5MVA) Australian Microgrid and Energy Storage projects. Share your passion with a fast-growing purpose-driven team! We are a young fast-growing team working with our customers to lead technological developments in the fast-growing field of renewables-based distributed energy systems. We apply a flexible and collaborative approach to working with and learning from our customers, supply partners and each other and offer intensive personal growth and learning opportunities.Opportunity:
A new opportunity exists for an Industrial Electrician or Fitter - Industrial Energy Storage & Control Systems ManufacturingThe Candidate Will Have:
- An A-licence as an Electrician and/or a Certificate IV in Electrotechnology (The A-License is optional, and would serve the purpose of leading apprentices)
- Relevant professional experience in the manufacturing (or installation) of:
- Industrial switchboards with primary electrical and secondary (control, protection, and communication) components
- Interpreting detailed electrical LV power distribution and control wiring diagrams
- Electrical kiosk, cabinet, or switchboard mechanical, auxiliary and safety systems (cooling, fire suppression, E-Stop, etc.)
- Ideally, already have had exposure to:
- Industrial-scale DC systems (battery or solar) systems
- VVF drives, inverters, multi-function protection relays, PLCs
- A past similar role within the Energy/Electrical Utility, renewables or power generation sector in Australia
- Understanding control wiring principles and complex relay logic
- A firm knowledge of AS3000, AS61439 and the other relevant Australian standards
- Experience in manufacturing, commissioning, electrical field services, and maintenance
- A pragmatic approach with a strong ability to problem-solve independently
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work to challenging deadlines with a small team from different professional and diverse cultural backgrounds
- Professional verbal and written communication skills in English
- Confidence in working independently with customer technical staff
- An Australian citizenship, residency, or suitable valid visa to work in Australia for at least 2 years
By the end of the year 2025, you will have:
- Developed a firm understanding of PowerTec’s solutions through peer-to-peer coaching and learning on the job
- Correctly and timely:
- Ideally, already have had exposure to:
- Fitted-out and wired (and/or lead the fit-out and wiring by apprentices or contractors of) cabinets with power electrical, protection, power control, alarming, safety, auxiliary, HVAC, fire mitigation, and environmental control components, systems and circuits of a large-scale power conversion and battery energy storage system, based on a set of detailed electrical wiring and terminal drawings
- Contributed to the electrical and control design, and analysed and marked up functional and manufacturing drawings where changes are needed
- Developed an Integrated Test Plan, and factory-tested power-electrical, control, communication, protection and auxiliary sub-systems of an energy storage system for function, safety, and failure scenarios
- Produced documentation for (and optionally supervised) the installation of Energy Storage System cabinets on sites
- Optionally: programmed environmental and safety controls (high language, using IPCs)
- Undertaken and documented site-specific system hardware variations
- Contributed to improving the electrical system design standard for PowerTec’s PowerCache® BESS product series
- Travelled to 5-10 sites for maintenance services, installation supervision and commissioning (normally 1-5 days per system)
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Position Description
Function: Cloud Software Engineer - Industrial Microgrid Control Systems Reference Number: PT-SJ-PT 24-0301 Level: Mid-Level Location: PowerTec office and factory, Mitcham, VIC, 3132. This role requires on-site presence and occasional project travel. WfH may be possible irregularly only and only after a successful probation period. Regular/Temporary: Regular Start Date: a.s.a.p Employment: Full Time[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" icons_position="left"][vc_single_image image="1460" img_size="210x280" add_caption="yes" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="https://power-tec.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PT-SJ-PT-23-0301-Technical-UIUX-Engineer-Microgrids-1-1.docx" el_class="job-brochure"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column icons_position="left"][vc_column_text]Why work for PowerTec?
Join us in shaping the electricity network transformation to 100% distributed renewables! PowerTec produces microgrid and power supply resilience products & systems. We enable our industrial, commercial and network service provider customers to power their site more resiliently, sustainably & autonomously. Our coherent end-to-end solutions combine power system strength with energy market access. We are a technology innovator: The PowerCache® (“Grid in a Box” grid augmenting/mirroring/ stabilising battery energy storage system) and PaDECS® (Parallel Distributed Energy Resources Control System) offer effective solutions to the challenges of the renewables-powered electricity network. Work on end-to-end solutions with deep IP and deep integration! The team develops, designs, produces and commissions hardware and software and delivers products, customised systems and turn-key projects. Project delivery ranges from supporting studies and approvals, modelling, manufacturing, testing and delivery to on-site commissioning and operation support. Since 2014, PowerTec has delivered some of the most relevant distribution network-size (50kVA – 5MVA) Australian Microgrid and Energy Storage reference projects. Share your passion with a fast-growing purpose-driven team! We are a young fast-growing team working with our customers to lead technological developments in the fast-growing field of renewables-based distributed energy systems. We apply a flexible and collaborative approach to working with and learning from our customers, supply partners and each other and offer intensive personal growth and learning opportunities.The opportunity:
A new opportunity exists for a multi-talented Cloud Software Engineer – Industrial Microgrid Systems to join the team.The Candidate Will Have:
A university degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related subject; Alternatively, long-standing professional experience in software engineering Relevant design experience or theoretical knowledge in the following areas:- Industrial, utility (or other technical infrastructure) systems monitoring or control
- An understanding of engineering fundamentals of energy, utility and industrial systems
- Designing, developing, and executing industrial User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX)
- Software frameworks: Both
- .NET with C# for Windows Forms GUI developments; Blazor would be a plus.
- Javascript frameworks (React.JS, Node.JS or Angular.JS) for Web-GUI development
- Cloud front-end and back-end development, ideally with Amazon Web Service
- Databases
- Cloud-based architectures and applications
- Agile Software development and DevOps (using Github and JIRA)
- Fundamentals of utility SCADA
- Practical skills to set-up and conduct tests on control system hardware and join large-scale power systems tests together with power systems engineers
- A hands-on delivery-oriented approach with an ability to problem-solve project issues autonomously and wholistically
- Flexibility to adapt to new programming languages and tools and an existing codebase
- Teamwork; reporting to the Head of Software Engineering
- Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work to challenging deadlines
- Ability to travel, occasionally for multiple days
- Ability to navigate a scale-up company environment, i.e. to work with limited support functions and within the framework of developing teams, processes, and resources
- Emotional intelligence when working with project stakeholders, external and internal
- Outstanding professional conduct and verbal & written communication skills
- An Australian residency, or suitable valid visa for at least 1 year – Sponsoring for a subsequent work visa is possible.
By the end of this year, you will have:
Reporting to the Head of SW-Engineering, you will have:- Developed a firm understanding of PowerTec’s Microgrid and Battery Energy Storage (BESS) solutions, as well as the PaDECS® control system through peer-to-peer coaching and learning on the job
- Successfully, timely and compliant with the PowerTec solution concepts and pre-existing versions, carried out the delivery of all aspects related to the PaDECS-Cloud platform interface functional and graphic detail design, including the 'back-end' data handling, architecture design, coding per specification, integration testing, functional verification testing and documentation of:
- Extensions of to the PaDECS Cloud-application (in Amazon Web Services) for aggregated Microgrid monitoring and control (Front-end only, optionally full-stack)
- Analysed the existing end-to-end code base in conjunction with the head of SW-Engineering and supported deployments, updates and bug-fixes
- Created a well-documented, version-controlled repository for joint ongoing development and customer documentation of the delivered software and interfaces
- Improved the tool landscape, design standards and DevOps process for the PaDECS® product
- Supported development and site commissioning activities and occasionally travelled to customer’s power systems sites for PowerTec existing and new projects.