About Us With over 2,300 employees, Fichtner is Germany’s leading independent planning and consultancy enterprise. We are global players and tackle challenging projects in more than 100 countries. Among our clients are companies from the sectors of central utility supplies and waste management, international development and commercial banks, investors, public administrations, and energy‑intensive industrial enterprises.

We offer our clients a unique combination of engineering consultancy with classical management consultancy.

To maintain our sustainable growth process, we are looking to fill a permanent position in our Madrid or Barcelona offices.

Senior Project Engineer for AC and HVDC Subsea Cable Technology (m/f/x).

Your Tasks

Support subsea cable projects (AC and HVDC) with cable engineering, design, technology and manufacturing know‑how

Develop HV cable specifications for inner array or export cable systems

Review cable design and manufacturing documents

Prepare and attend supplier and factory audits as well as cable type tests, and support the cable manufacturing supervision

Backoffice engineering for NCR and punch items from the cable manufacturing process

Manage the interface to the cable installation

Identify and report technical risks





Contribute to the overall optimization of inner array grid layouts and export cable connections for offshore wind farms

Report to package and/or project managers and liaise with colleagues from other work

Your Profile

Master, Bachelor or equivalent in electrical or industrial engineering

At least eight years of relevant subsea cable engineering experience

Familiar with developing or working with EPC tender, design and manufacturing documents

Experience in the field of high‑voltage direct current (HVDC) and/or AC power transmission

Experience in offshore wind and/or interconnector projects

Fluency in English, both written and oral

Willingness to undertake regular trips to the project countries (up to 20 %)

Valid work permit for Spain

Corporate Benefits

Permanent contract, competitive salary

30 working days of holiday A modern digital infrastructure, mobile working, flexible working hours A growing team in a start‑up environment backed up by a large general operating company The opportunity to take responsibility from the start

Exciting international projects in the energy industry

Culture of staff appreciation, equal opportunity and attractive career prospects in an international job environment with staff originating from 66 nations

📌 Senior Project Engineer for AC and HVDC Subsea Cable Technology (m/f/x) (Madrid)
🏢 Fichtner
📍 Madrid