Operations Engineer - Electrical Area

Operations Engineer - Electrical Area

GTC - Gran Telescopio Canarias

La Palma, Spain

Duties:

The selected candidate will report hierarchically to the Head of Engineering Operations and/or their Deputy.

The main duties will be:

• Execution of general electrical maintenance tasks at industrial level.
• Management and resolution of operations and maintenance incidents.
• Responsibility for the maintenance management of parts or subsystems.
• Development of calculations, documents, and technical specifications.
• Planning and management of work involving internal and external personnel.
• Participation in integration, verification, and commissioning tests.
• Use of databases to analyse information on the status of systems.
• Management of work packages, and related activities within their field of expertise.
• Administrative tasks related to the management of purchases and contracts with external companies.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• First-cycle university degree QF-EHEA (framework (MECES Level 2) in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or Electronics Engineering.
• Full current driving license (level B or higher)).

Experience, Knowledge and Specific Core Competencies:

• Knowledge and experience in requirements specification, planning, cost analysis, and risk analysis.
• Knowledge of the Spanish Low Voltage Electrotechnical Regulation (REBT).
• Knowledge and experience in the use of power quality analysis instruments.
• Experience in the design and implementation of low-voltage electrical and industrial networks, and in the use of EPLAN or similar CAD tools for their design.
• Knowledge and experience in industrial automation, particularly in the control of electric motors.
• Knowledge and experience in auxiliary power generation systems, such as UPS systems and generator sets.
• Effective communication in Spanish.
• Effective communication in English.

Experience and/or Knowledge in Complementary Specific Competencies:

• MECES 3 (Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Telecommunications Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or similar.
• Knowledge and experience in advanced data analysis (Data Analytics), using Python and/or R.
• Knowledge of the design and implementation of advanced maintenance strategies, including predictive and prescriptive maintenance.
• Knowledge and experience in AIT/AIV activities.
• PLC programming, such as Beckhoff/TwinCAT 3, Siemens/S7, or similar.
• Knowledge and experience in Industrial IoT systems and associated communication protocols, such as MQTT, etc.
• Knowledge and experience in diagnosing and resolving unwanted oscillations in servomotors.
• Knowledge of industrial safety, including interlocks and European machinery regulations.
• Ability to work in a team, adapt to change, self-organise, and act proactively.