Power System & Automation Engineer İş İlanı

About the Position TAYFES Energy is looking for a Power System & Automation Engineer to join its growing team working in Turkey and Central Asia & Africa. This position is suitable for entry-level candidates, fresh graduates, or engineers with 1 year of experience who are eager to learn, interested in technical subjects, and motivated to develop skills in power system analysis, electrical distribution, energy automation, SCADA, protection systems, testing, and commissioning. In this position, you will work from the office and travel to customer sites or internal meetings as and when required. What Will You Do? The successful candidate will undertake and deliver projects for our clients, ensuring a high level of customer experience and effective deployment. Understanding customer needs and creating technical solutions based on international standards and latest technologies. Preparing clear and well-organized technical reports. Taking an active role in new electrical and automation system installations, as well as retrofitting or modernizing existing or new systems. Participating in site applications, testing, and commissioning activities for high/medium voltage substations, energy automation systems, and protection systems. Taking an active role in the design and preparation of SCADA schemas, signal lists, and communication parameters for project devices. What are the key responsibilities in this role? Provide high-quality technical advice on equipment selection to both internal and external customers. Learn and utilize power systems diagnostic tools (e.g., ETAP, EasyPower, DIgSILENT, PSCAD, SKM) to complete client projects. Undertake power system studies and support the preparation of high-quality reports (typically including short circuit, load flow, protection coordination, harmonic analysis, and arc flash analysis). Carry out on-site power quality measurements, analyze results according to standards, and report corrective solutions. Participate in configuring, parameterizing, testing, and commissioning PLC, RTU, HMI, SCADA systems, bay controllers, and medium/high-voltage protection relays in industrial facilities and substations. Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and Point-to-Point (PTP) testing for field automation and SCADA software. Gain experience in power system communication protocols and networks, including Modbus, IEC 60870-5-101/103/104, IEC 61850, as well as Ethernet, fiber optics, and industrial communication equipment (Switches, Routers, Multiplexers). Perform power system fault investigation, identify root causes, and suggest preventive solutions. Perform technical audits of electrical assets and provide actionable insights. Prepare technical training documents and support technical training sessions. Support sales, tender, and project execution activities when needed. Work individually or as part of a team on site, depending on project requirements. What Qualifications Will Make You Successful? Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Strong willingness to learn and develop skills in SCADA, RTU, PLC, Energy automation, industrial communication protocols, and high-voltage protection relay systems. Good understanding or familiarity with electrical transmission and distribution switchgear, protection relays, and control systems. Basic knowledge or strong interest in power/industrial automation, communication networks (Ethernet, Fiber Optics), and protocols. Ability to communicate well in English, both written and spoken. Valid Class B driving license and willingness/no restriction to travel domestically and internationally to customer sites. No military service obligation for male candidates (or deferred for at least 2 years). Ability to manage multiple tasks and work effectively under time constraints. Fully PC & MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) literate.