Transcend has openings for a Senior Substation Design Engineer position

About Transcend
Transcend is a sustainability-driven software company transforming the way engineering firms, utilities, and technology suppliers assess and design critical infrastructure. Our first-of-its-kind generative design platform, Transcend Design Generator (TDG), automates preliminary engineering for water and wastewater treatment facilities, electrical substations, and other essential assets. By incorporating innovative and sustainable technologies, we help ensure safe, equitable, and resilient infrastructure worldwide.

Why Transcend?
The Engineering & Construction industry – which spends over $500 billion annually on engineering services – has relied on the same manual processes for decades. This lack of innovation slows down progress on climate action and sustainability. Transcend is changing that. Over the past 10 years, we’ve built a cloud-based software solution that redefines how projects are developed, accelerating design, boosting efficiency, and driving cultural transformation across the industry.
Our customers include many of the global top 10 engineering and construction firms, and we are backed by leading US, European, and Chinese private equity investors, along with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-equity arm of the World Bank Group.

Join Us!
If you’re passionate about transforming the water, engineering, and infrastructure industries and want to help customers succeed, Transcend is the place for you. We are looking for top talent with bold ideas to support our vision and growth. Our teams embrace AGILE best practices, thrive in a highly collaborative environment, and work for Transcend either remotely or in our offices  in Hungary or in the USA.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and believe that innovation, sustainability, and collaboration are key to shaping the future of infrastructure.

Grow with us and join the outstanding team at our office in Budapest, Hungary as a
“Senior Substation Design Engineer”
reporting to the “Engineering Implementation Specialist Team Lead”.

Summary of Responsibilities: 

• Develop design procedures for the automation of Transmission and Substation design.
• Apply domain knowledge and engineering best practices to ensure that reasonable, economical, and technically sound engineering designs are produced by the Transcend Design Generator (TDG). You will ensure the TDG operates in accordance with standard engineering practices, as well as client requirements.
• Participate in client meetings with leading electrical engineering and power system design experts on design automation needs
• Work with the Software Development Team and other disciplines in developing design specifications to automate design of traditional power system technologies as well as emerging technologies
• Provide support to software developers in integration and testing of specified design features
• Provides technical support and assist to communication of Business Development and Sales teams with clients

 Within the Team, you will:

• Design and codify engineering logic to greenfield and brownfield Substations
• Apply codes and standards to various aspects of substation design
• Conduct and or review various relevant power system studies
• Develop and effectively maintain high quality engineering documentation and you will be critical to daily activities in this role.
• Act as a translator to help software developers understand engineering rules and standards
• Troubleshoot software to validate it conforms to the engineering rules and standards

How success will be determined:

• Properly estimating work effort required for planning of engineering activities
• Ability to maintain project schedule
• Quality of engineering specifications and activities
• Response time to software developer questions

We would love to hear from YOU, if you have:

Minimum qualifications for the position:

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineer from ABET accredited curriculum
• 6+ years of relevant experience designing transmission and distribution infrastructure including Substations
• Strong English speaking and writing skills
• Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for a senior level position.

Preferred Qualifications for the position:

• Substation construction experience and or maintenance experience
• Experience working at an engineering consulting firm with multiple customers/utilities
• Experience in software development (a big one if it is .NET or Python)
• Strong Hungarian speaking and writing skills

Here’s What You Can Expect:

• A competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package.
• Opportunities for growth and career advancement in a dynamic, innovative environment.
• A company culture that values diverse perspectives and fosters collaboration.
• Flexible working hours and a remote-first approach.

Location: remote work

If you are a self-motivated and results-driven individual who is passionate about building a business, then we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity by sending your resume to: job.hungary@transcendinfra.com

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