Electrical System Engineering Intern

AL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited; Stafford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks an Electrical System Engineering Intern to join the HVDC unit in Stafford, UK. You will work with a team of system engineers to support grid and renewables initiatives, contributing to a broader mission to electrify the world and decarbonize energy systems.

The role is based at the HVDC Centre of Excellence in Stafford, offering a 12-month development plan to expand technical skills and foster personal growth within a globally recognised renewables and grid company.

Qualifications

• Two years of degree-level study in Electrical Power Systems or Power Electronics, or equivalent.
• Predicted to obtain at least a 2:1 at Bachelor level.

Responsibilities

• Main electrical circuit design
• Electrical insulation coordination studies, Transient & RMS Studies
• Equipment lifecycle management
• Reliability, availability and maintainability studies
• Electrical losses management
• Filter design
• Solution development and industrialisation

Skills

Electrical design

Power systems

HVDC

Engineering analysis

Education

2nd year Bachelors in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Electrical System Engineering Intern will work with a team of system engineers within the HVDC unit of GE Vernova to ensure that the business can deliver and change to meet the demands of the grid and renewable energy market. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to fulfil the needs of tomorrow. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best to collaborate with world renowned experts on game-changing technologies.

Job Description Role Overview

Based at the HVDC Centre of Excellence in Stafford, UK, the role gives an excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate to innovate, expand their technical skills and develop personally within an internationally recognised company in the renewables and grid sectors. The successful candidate will be part of a cohort of interns working within a 12-month development plan that allows them to stretch outside of their core academic background that prepares them for successful careers.

Responsibilities

• Main electrical circuit design
• Electrical insulation coordination studies, Transient & RMS Studies.
• Equipment lifecycle management
• Reliability, availability and maintainability studies
• Electrical losses management
• Filter design
• Solution development and industrialisation

The Person

The successful candidate will ideally have completed 2 years of degree level study in a related field such as Electrical Power Systems and Power Electronics or equivalent experience and be predicted to obtain at least a 2:1 at Bachelors level.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com