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Job description
An international company in the energy sector (transmission system operator) is looking for a Designer Specialist for its Secondary Systems expertise department. The department defines the standards for protection, control, automation and metering equipment of high-voltage substations, which are applied in the company's infrastructure projects. You will revi
Project overview
An international company in the energy sector (transmission system operator) is looking for a Designer Specialist for its Secondary Systems expertise department. The department defines the standards for protection, control, automation and metering equipment of high-voltage substations, which are applied in the company's infrastructure projects. You will review and create standard designs ("typicals") and maintain the Excel/VBA-based tools of the secondary systems domain.
Responsibilities
- Review the standard plans/designs ("typicals") delivered by suppliers
- Participate in factory acceptance tests (FAT) of electrical equipment when required
- Draw symbols in AutoCAD based on the suppliers' plans and designs
- Create and/or review standard plans (protection block diagrams and detailed schematic diagrams) based on concept notes, standards, approved equipment, methodologies and guidelines for use in the company's investment projects
- Manage your own planning according to priorities and deliverables
- Adapt and keep up to date all standards and tools that use macros/VBA in Excel (entire secondary systems domain)
- Design and maintain additional tools in Excel where needed
Requirements
- Professional bachelor's degree in Energy Technology, Electromechanics, Electronics or equivalent through experience
- Good basic knowledge of electricity
- Ability to read, understand and analyse electrical schematics
- Good knowledge of AutoCAD
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Perfect command of Dutch and/or French, good knowledge of English (frequent contact with international suppliers)
- Willingness to learn a craft that in the long term requires a high and specific level of expertise
- First experience in a similar role
- Fluent, assertive and customer-oriented communicator, team player and resourceful
- Flexible and assertive
- Independent, organised and proactive, taking ownership of results
- Quality focused, accurate and precise
- Interest in new technologies in a rapidly evolving environment
- Occasional short trips abroad to attend FATs
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- Location: Brussels, Belgium
- Work Model: Hybrid
- Onsite Requirement: 2 days per week, 60% remote
- Workload: 100% (Monday to Friday)
- Start: 09.11.2026
- Duration: until 31.12.2027, approx. 13 months
- Non-EU candidates: a valid work permit and residence permit for Belgium are required
- Start: date 11/2026
- Duration: 13 months
- Remote: hybrid
- Location: Brüssel, Belgium, BE
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