OCU
Senior RTS Design Engineer
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Department: OCU Design
Location: Ruislip
Description
You’ll join OCU’s design function at the forefront of the UK’s high-voltage infrastructure, shaping the real-time systems and communications networks that enable safe and reliable operation of substations across the DNO network. Working across projects from 11kV to 132kV, you’ll play a key role in delivering SCADA and RTS designs that support the evolving demands of the energy transition.
This is an opportunity to take a senior technical position within a growing organisation, where you’ll lead complex design solutions, influence standards and work on projects that are critical to the resilience and modernisation of the UK’s power network.
What You'll Do
- You’ll lead the design and development of real time systems and SCADA architectures for substation projects, ensuring solutions are robust, secure and aligned to DNO standards.
- Working across the full project lifecycle, you’ll define requirements at feasibility stage through to supporting commissioning and final handover.
- You’ll produce and review detailed design deliverables, including system architecture diagrams, communications topologies and integration models, ensuring clarity, accuracy and compliance throughout.
- You’ll work closely with electrical, protection and telecoms specialists to deliver fully integrated designs that align with both operational and technical requirements.
- A key aspect of your role will be ensuring all RTS designs meet industry standards and governance requirements, working with DNO design authorities to gain timely approvals and applying a consistent approach to technical assurance.
- You’ll also define and coordinate communications interfaces, ensuring reliable connectivity across fibre, IP-based networks and OTN systems.
- You’ll support the specification and integration of RTUs, control panels and associated systems, ensuring effective data mapping and SCADA functionality.
- Alongside this, you’ll contribute to construction, testing and commissioning phases, providing technical guidance and supporting successful system integration.
- As a senior member of the team, you’ll provide technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, reviewing third-party designs and contributing to the continuous improvement of design processes, standards and technical delivery across the function.
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What You'll Bring
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- Experience designing and delivering RTS, SCADA and substation automation systems within HV electrical networks.
- Strong knowledge of RTUs, telemetry systems, control panels and communications networks, including fibre and IP-based solutions.
- Experience producing and reviewing RTS/SCADA design documentation, system architectures and data mapping schedules.
- Knowledge of DNO, utility or transmission network standards and approval processes.
- Ability to provide technical leadership, review designs and support testing, commissioning and system integration activities.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing recruitment@ocugroup.com.
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