Automation Engineer

GE Vernova; Coventry; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova’s UK Centre of Excellence seeks an Automation Engineer to deliver high-quality automation installations for project testing from requirement capture through commissioning and service support.

You will work onsite, 5 days per week, collaborating across teams to ensure safe, cost-efficient, on-time delivery. Background checks including UK SC clearance may be required for government-related projects. This is a full-time, on-site role.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• UK national only and eligible for UK security clearance (SC).
• On-site role, five days per week.

Responsibilities

• Capture requirements and design the automation system for maintainable, reliable operation.
• Integrate software and hardware into a single application.
• Verify/validate hardware and power system tests.
• Coordinate with teams, customers and suppliers to capture requirements.
• Provide maintenance, fault finding, repairs and upgrades.
• Perform factory acceptance testing and commissioning per procedures.
• Participate in design reviews and assist other areas as needed.
• Deliver safe, cost-effective solutions on time.

Skills

Automation systems

PLC programming

HMI creation

SCADA configuration

Industrial protocols

DAS configuration

Programming & software development

Hardware troubleshooting

Electrical design

Education

Degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

NI LabVIEW

Job description

Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team at our UK Centre of Excellence and a Government strategic facility.

As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for delivering an automation installation of high quality for project testing through the requirement capture, design, installation, commissioning, test programme delivery and service support.

Identify and propose improvements in processes, tools, and system solutions, rolling out improvements when agreed with leadership team.

The role is a full time, on-site role and will require both hands on and office based activities ensuring the delivery of solutions that are safe, cost effective and on time.

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (e.g. UK Security Clearance (SC)) as part of the hiring process.

This position requires the successful candidate to work onsite throughout the week (expectations: 5 days per week).

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

The Automation Engineer will be responsible for every part of the project delivery lifecycle including:

• Requirement capture and detailed design of the automation system, ensuring it is maintainable, extensible, reliable, efficient and consistent with company standards.
• Integration of the software and hardware components into one application.
• Verification / validation of the system complete with hardware including with the power system under test.
• Liaise with the other teams and disciplines within the company and customers and suppliers at all levels to facilitate the design and produce requirements and other system documents.
• Provide maintenance, fault finding, diagnosis, repair, and upgrades / development as required.
• Perform factory acceptance testing and commissioning work to the company's quality procedures.
• Participate in Design reviews.
• Assist in other areas of the business as required.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments.This is a sole UK National and holds, or is eligible to obtain, to secure \"UK EYE's Only\" security clearance.
• This position requires the successful candidate to work onsite throughout the week (expectations: 5 days per week).

Desired Characteristics

The Automation Engineer should have the following skills or experience:

• Advanced and demonstrated years of experience of implementing automation systems.
• Experience in PLC programming, HMI creation and SCADA configuration.
• Proficient in a variety of industrial communication protocols (e.g. Modbus, Profinet, EtherCAT, OPC-UA).
• Familiar with industrial networks and their implementation.
• Knowledge of data acquisition systems (DAS) configuration and operation.
• Solid understanding of computer programming and software development.
• Hands-on hardware troubleshooting and software debugging experience.
• Knowledge of electrical circuit operation / design.

Knowledge of the following would be advantageous:

• Data storage, IT systems.
• Power Systems.
• Test & Instrumentation.
• Data processing and analysis.
• Instrument / sensor selection.
• Control systems.
• Industrial cyber Security, (IEC 62443, Perdue model).
• Substation networking (61850, PRP).
• NI LABView

Personal Qualities

• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Exceptional organisational skills and experience with project management.
• Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplined team.
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task on a variety of projects to agreed time scales.

About us:

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, power electronics systems, electrical drives and control technologies that evolve today’s industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future. We serve specialized sectors such as energy, marine, industry and all related services.

GE’s Power Conversion business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.

Our engineers dedicated to Naval get involved in solving exciting challenges through leading the development and delivery of the engineering aspects of our projects. Projects that range from designing, de-risking and delivery of new power / propulsion and energy system solutions alongside digital & automation technologies to our UK and international customers both to surface and submarine systems.

Research and development are key to what we do, and you will have the opportunity to influence and play a critical role in the successful execution of programs for future surface ships, submarines and future technology programs along with the growth of a unique world class facility, its optimised operations and the development of new capabilities

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No