Electrical Engineer for Offshore Substations and Wind Turbine Generators

Are you looking for a job, where you can be a trusted voice to tackle global transformations?

Would you like to thrive in a dynamic, international environment with lots of exciting challenges every day? Do you want to be part of a team of skilled colleagues and in a global organization where we work as one team? 

We invite qualified engineers looking for opportunities to join our team in Renewables Certification.

Renewables Certification (RC) belongs to business area Energy Systems and has the global responsibility for Type Certification (TC), Component Certification (CC) and Project Certification (PC) for Renewables. RC is the global market leader in the Renewables Certification market and is involved in 80% of Project Certification for offshore wind parks including offshore substations in the world.

We are looking for experienced electrical engineer, with a strong profile and interest in working with renewable energy. The work is related to certification of electrical installation for offshore substations and offshore converter platforms. The Section Offshore Substations department in addition work with offshore subsea cable designs and Wind Turbine designs.

As an experienced Electrical Engineer, you will form part of a multidisciplinary team engaged in design verification activities in different disciplines as structural design, fire & safety, and E&I engineering either in our Hamburg or Esbjerg office. 

In this role you will:

Cover all steps in the certification process from review of early designs to design verification, fabrication surveillance, commissioning, and periodic inspection of installations in operation, 

Besides the technical work additional project management activities are expected in relation to the different projects.

The application deadline is 26th of June 2024. Do not hesitate to apply. The recruitment process will take place in July 2024. 

For more information, please contact: Christina Roed Sørensen, Head of Section for Safety & Electrical,

What we offer:

Working in a dynamic team with a varied and challenging field of duties,

Great potential for knowledge transfer by experienced engineers in a wide range of fields,

Hybrid working model,

Flexible working hours, the weekly working time is 37 or 39 hours (depending on country),

Pension scheme,

Life style benefits - various additional benefits depending on country,

Wide range of opportunities for further education, training, and advancement,

The opportunity to actively shape the energy transition.

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

To be successful in this role you need to have:

Electrical Engineering degree ( / or equivalent,

4-5 years of relevant professional experience from a similar position, preferably from the consulting or engineering sector: oil&gas or renewable energy,

Generalist with broad experience in electrical engineering (power engineering or similar) with passion to dive into detailed design aspects of equipment and systems used in high- and low-voltage installations at the same time

Knowledge of relevant IEC standards and ideally the essential criteria concerning power system design and rating of components including but not limited to transformers, switchgear, cables, and battery systems,

Experience with manufacturing survey, FAT and offshore commissioning will be seen as positive,

Strong English skills (written and spoken). 

As a person you should be a team player with strong communication skills, able keep a positive and proactive attitude, with a solution-oriented, pragmatic, and flexible mindset. It is crucial to have strong customer centricity and ability to convey the added value of DNV services. Also the ability to work in depth with assignments and having a good balance between detail and overview is a key to succeed in this role.