Instrumentation Engineer - Wave Energy

Working at CorPower Ocean you will be part of a world class team, determined to make big impact. We are on a mission to Power the Planet with clean electricity from ocean waves. We offer autonomy and flexibility, combined with personal responsibility. CorPower Ocean is a global leader in wave energy, with a technology that has shown game-changing performance. Your work will contribute to the global energy transition by unlocking one of the largest untapped sources of clean energy on earth. Since the start in 2012 CorPower has raised more than 115mEUR to bring our technology to market, supporting a growing commercial project pipeline.

Role :

We are looking for an ambitious person with relevant electrical and instrumentation engineering experience to join our international team. Do you want to take a key role in the development of wave energy?

Responsibilities :

Work on electrical instrumentation, automation and network systems, and Extra-Low voltage power distribution within the Wave Energy Converters and in-house test systems

Establish requirement specifications for systems and components such as: sensors, actuators, network equipment, digital I/O, industrial PC, control cabinets, etc.

Use EPLAN to create wiring schematics, cable lists and other technical documentation

Design the system according to relevant standards, such as IEC, DNV-GL, etc.

Interface with module owners to support implementation of module requirement specifications

Perform failure mode, effects and criticality analysis for modules and system

Perform design and built verifications including functional testing

Investigate new solutions to improve performance, reliability or manufacturability

Support offshore installations

Skills and qualifications :

You have a minimum of 2 years of relevant background of developing instrumentation and automation systems for industrial applications. Having worked with harsh environments such as offshore, mining or other challenging sectors is a plus. You may have a B.Sc or a M.Sc . degree in electrical engineering or related disciplines, but your personality, experience and interest in the field is the most important. You are proficient in English, both spoken and written.

For this role we value experience in:

Testing, commissioning and troubleshooting on electrical and instrumentation systems

Electrical design software, preferably EPLAN.

Applicable standards for marine environments, control systems & machine safety

Instrumentation measurement technologies (encoders, strain gauges, temperature, position sensors)

Robust & modular system design for high availability

Various communication protocols, including in particular CAN, EtherCat and TCP based communication

Low-level communications (physical, IO-Link, serial)

As a person, you :

are striving for excellence, put quality into everything you do

are self-motivated and constantly seek the most efficient ways to work

search for simple and sustainable solutions to difficult problems

love to learn new things, and take pride in constantly developing your skills

are persistent, knowing it takes stamina to reach pioneering goals

see your tasks through to completion

are comfortable in presenting your solutions internally and externally

are data driven and strive to always back your points with solid analysis

CorPower Ocean has a diverse team with many nationalities and backgrounds, all working towards the same goal: To Power the Planet with clean energy from ocean waves.