Converter Electrical Engineer / Ingénieur Electricien Convertisseur

GE Vernova, Inc.; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Converter Electrical Engineer to support offshore wind projects in Barcelona, Spain, or Saint Herblain, France. The role blends advanced engineering with field applicability in a hybrid work model.

You will diagnose complex converter and cooling systems, drive downtime reductions, and act as a technical authority for wind turbine converters. You will collaborate across teams to ensure safe, reliable energy delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in converters and troubleshooting.
• Ability to analyze SCADA, controller, and system trends.
• Clear communication of technical solutions to field teams and customers.
• Understanding of wind turbine technology, especially converters and cooling systems.
• Electrical engineering or technical field background with a proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Optimize converter performance via diagnostics and proactive monitoring.
• Resolve complex turbine trips with actionable field instructions.
• Collaborate with EHS, Quality, and Sourcing to ensure safe repairs.
• Improve procedures and fault-handling tools for ROC and field teams.
• Develop long-term technical strategies to increase self-reliance.
• Communicate investigation outcomes to stakeholders and customers.
• Escalate high-impact issues to Engineering for RCA and long-term solutions.

Skills

SCADA data analysis

Clear communication

Wind turbine technology

Electrical engineering

Proactive mindset

Education

Electrical engineering degree or certified technician

Job description

Job Description Summary

Do you want to play a key role in accelerating the global energy transition by ensuring wind turbines operate at their peak performance?

GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional Converter, Cooling & Electrical Engineer in Barcelona (Spain) or Saint Herblain (France) to join our Renewables Wind team.

Job Description

GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World

With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. “GE” carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” signals Earth’s lush ecosystems, while “Nova” nods to a new era of lower‑carbon energy we are helping to deliver.

Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.

Wind

Wind energy is essential to a low‑carbon future. We design and build advanced Offshore and Onshore Wind technologies, as well as high‑performing Wind Turbine Blades, to capture the power of nature and turn it into progress.

Let’s Talk about the Role

The Converter Electrical Engineer will provide advanced technical expertise to resolve complex system issues, ensuring the highest possible availability for our offshore wind turbines fleet.

You will act as a key technical authority for wind turbine converters, cooling, and electrical systems. By diagnosing performance issues and supporting our field teams, you will minimize downtime and ensure our assets deliver reliable, clean energy. You will bridge the gap between complex engineering challenges and practical field solutions, driving continuous improvement.

How You Will Make a Difference

• Optimizing converter performance through advanced diagnostics, failure analysis, and proactive monitoring to reduce turbine downtime.
• Driving the technical resolution of complex turbine trips, providing clear, actionable work instructions that enable field technicians to restore service efficiently.
• Collaborating across cross‑functional teams, including EHS, Quality, and Sourcing, to ensure repair work is completed safely and to the highest standards.
• Improving operational procedures and fault‑handling tools to empower both Remote Operations Center (ROC) staff and field teams.
• Developing long‑term technical strategies to increase self‑reliance in maintaining and operating converter systems throughout their lifecycle.
• Reporting investigation outcomes clearly to internal stakeholders and end customers to maintain transparency and trust.
• Escalating high‑impact, recurring issues to Engineering teams, utilizing technical insights to support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and long‑term problem solving.

Special Role Requirements

• Able to travel (around 20% of your time) for field assignments, including offshore environments (e.g. suppliers, tests in the warehouse)
• Willing to climb wind turbines to perform technical assessments and support field operations.

Skills for Success

You should be a dedicated technical problem‑solver with a strong technical background and converters troubleshooting experience, possessing:

• The ability to analyze complex data sets, including SCADA, controller, and system trends, to pinpoint causal factors.
• The capability to communicate technical solutions clearly to diverse audiences, including field technicians and customers.
• An understanding of wind turbine technology and operation, with a focus on converter and cooling systems.
• An expertise in electrical engineering or technical field support.
• A proactive mindset and a clear sense of urgency when addressing operational challenges.

A formal education as a certified technician or an engineering degree (ideally electrical) is essential and we are also interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

Where and how you'll work

This position could be based in Barcelona (Spain) or Saint Herblain (France). We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

Our Culture

Every action shapes our future. That’s why our north star is a culture of impact, where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve.

Addressing the urgent need to build a more sustainable electric power system while improving the trajectory of climate change emissions are global priorities, and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. We play a significant role in leading a new era of energy.

Our technology helps generate approximately twenty‑five percent of the world’s electricity today, and we are working to power the rest. If we want the future of energy to be different, then join us and be the difference. Together, we are the Energy of Change!

We're determined to be the best place to grow

We believe that strong careers are built on a variety of experiences, strong connections, and continuous development. We’re committed to providing you the tools to navigate and shape a strong career journey that aligns with a healthy work‑life balance. No two careers are the same, and yours should reflect your personal and professional goals. Your people leader and trusted mentors will support you through navigating your journey.

We also prioritize fair pay, performance‑based rewards, and wellbeing programs for you and your family. With opportunities to move across teams and functions, your career can keep evolving while sustainability stays at the core of everything we do.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are passionate about creating an inclusive work environment. By valuing the ideas and contributions of a diverse workforce we help inspire others to grow, succeed, and raise the bar for everyone.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, GE Vernova is committed to support disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both GE Vernova associates and applicants alike.

Join us at GE Vernova where results can be achieved by embracing a community of belonging.

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Voulez-vous jouer un rôle clé dans l’accélération de la transition énergétique mondiale en veillant à ce que les éoliennes fonctionnent à leur performance maximale ?

GE Vernova est à la recherche d’un ingénieur électricien convertisseur exceptionnel à Barcelone (Espagne) ou à Saint‑Herblain (France) pour rejoindre notre équipe Éoliennes renouvelables.

GE Vernova - L’énergie pour changer le monde

Avec plus de 130 ans d’expérience et des innovations éprouvées, GE Vernova ouvre une nouvelle ère dans le domaine de l’énergie. Nous électrisons le monde tout en œuvrant pour sa décarbonisation. Notre nom reflète notre mission. «GE» est porteur d’un héritage de qualité et d’ingéniosité. «Ver» signale les écosystèmes luxuriants de la Terre, tandis que «Nova» fait allusion à une nouvelle ère d’énergie à faible émission de carbone que nous contribuons à offrir.

Tournée vers l’avenir, GE Vernova accélère la transition vers une énergie fiable, abordable et durable. Nous aidons nos clients à réaliser des économies et à fournir de l’électricité essentielle à la santé, à la sécurité et à la qualité de vie.

Vent

L’énergie éolienne est essentielle à un avenir à faible émission de carbone. Nous concevons et construisons des technologies éoliennes offshore et onshore avancées, ainsi que des pales d’éolienne haute performance, afin de capturer la puissance de la nature et de la transformer en progrès.

Parlons du rôle

L’ingénieur électricien en conversion fournira une expertise technique avancée pour résoudre les problèmes de systèmes complexes, garantissant ainsi la disponibilité la plus élevée possible pour notre flotte d’éoliennes offshore.

Vous agirez en tant qu’autorité technique clé pour les convertisseurs d’éoliennes, le refroidissement et les systèmes électriques. En diagnostiquant les problèmes de performance et en soutenant nos équipes sur le terrain, vous minimiserez les temps d’arrêt et veillerez à ce que nos actifs fournissent une énergie fiable et propre. Vous comblerez le fossé entre les défis complexes de l’ingénierie et les solutions pratiques sur le terrain, en favorisant l’amélioration continue.

Comment vous ferez une différence

• Optimiser les performances du convertisseur grâce à des diagnostics avancés, à l’analyse des défaillances et à une surveillance proactive afin de réduire les temps d’arrêt des turbines.
• Piloter la résolution technique des déclenchements complexes de turbines, en fournissant des instructions de travail claires et exploitables permettant aux techniciens de terrain de rétablir le service de manière efficace.
• Collaborer au sein d’équipes pluridisciplinaires, notamment en matière d’EHS, de qualité et d’approvisionnement, afin de garantir que les travaux de réparation soient réalisés en toute sécurité et selon les normes les plus élevées.
• Améliorer les procédures opérationnelles et les outils de gestion des pannes afin de renforcer à la fois le personnel du centre d’opérations à distance (ROC) et les équipes sur le terrain.
• Développer des stratégies techniques à long terme pour accroître l’autonomie dans la maintenance et l’exploitation des systèmes de conversion tout au long de leur cycle de vie.
• Communiquer clairement les résultats des enquêtes aux parties prenantes internes et aux clients finaux afin de maintenir la transparence et la confiance.
• Signalement des problèmes récurrents à fort impact aux équipes d’ingénierie, en utilisant les connaissances techniques pour soutenir l’analyse des causes profondes (RCA) et la résolution de problèmes à long terme.

Exigences relatives aux rôles spéciaux

• Capable de voyager (environ 20% de votre temps) pour des missions sur le terrain, y compris dans des environnements offshore (par exemple, fournisseurs, tests en entrepôt)
• Prêt à grimper sur des éoliennes pour effectuer des évaluations techniques et soutenir les opérations sur le terrain.

Compétences pour le succès

• La capacité d’analyser des ensembles de données complexes, y compris les tendances du SCADA, du contrôleur et du système, afin d’identifier les facteurs causaux.
• La capacité à communiquer clairement des solutions techniques à divers publics, y compris les techniciens de terrain et les clients.
• Une compréhension de la technologie et du fonctionnement des éoliennes, avec un accent