Lead Controls & Automation Engineer

GE Vernova; Rugby; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

10% Employer Pension Contribution

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance

26 days vacation + bank holidays

Job summary

GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business seeks a Lead Controls and Automation Engineer to deliver control system projects for Marine, Offshore and Naval applications. You will design, implement and test automation solutions, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to meet classification society requirements.

You will generate design and test documentation, interface with customers and suppliers, perform FATs and support sea-trials, and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronics or Industrial Control Systems Engineering or equivalent
• Experience designing and integrating control & automation project solutions
• Good understanding of PLC programming
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols (Modbus, OPC-UA, Profibus, Profinet)
• Unrestricted Right to Work in the United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• Deliver control system projects for Marine, Offshore and Naval applications
• Design, implement and test controls and automation solutions
• Produce design, installation, and test documentation
• Interface with customers, classification societies, and suppliers
• Perform FAT and support commissioning and sea-trials activities
• Travel to vessel sites as required

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA design

Electrical engineering

Systems integration

Project lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Industrial Control Systems Engineering

Tools

IEC 61131-3

Modbus

OPC-UA

Profibus

Profinet

Job description

Job Description Summary

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, drives and control technologies.

Job Description

As a Lead Controls and Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering control system projects primarily for Marine, Offshore and Naval applications.

This technical role entails working with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to design, implement and test our Controls & Automation Systems solutions to meet both customer and marine classification society requirements.

In This Role You Will Focus On

• Supporting the engineering activities during the production of control systems from the receipt of an order to handing over to the customer after commissioning and testing on the vessel at sea.
• Providing a technical interface to customers, classification societies, and suppliers.
• Producing design, installation, and test documentation; maintaining this documentation throughout the project cycle.
• Working with the Drawing Office to produce equipment drawings, electrical wiring diagrams, cable interconnection drawings, and interface schedules.
• Performing the functional design of HMI, PLC Architecture, Networks, and Communications Interfaces using standard hardware and software components.
• Writing PLC software using IEC 61131-3 programming languages e.g., Ladder diagram (LD), Function block diagram (FBD), Structured text (ST), Instruction list (IL), and Sequential function chart (SFC).
• Designing, tagging, and testing control system mimics using HMI SCADA packages.
• Planning and progressing design and test activities to meet the required delivery dates.
• Managing change during the project lifecycle using appropriate change management processes.
• Performing factory testing of control systems leading to a formal Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with customer and classification society.
• Supporting the commissioning and sea-trials phase of the project; normally from the office but with the possibility of visiting the vessel.
• Providing technical advice and assistance to the sales, commissioning, and service teams.

We are looking for a committed and professional individual with:

• A relevant degree in Electrical, Electronics or Industrial Control Systems Engineering (or equivalent), or significant relevant experience gained in a professional engineering environment.
• Previous experience of designing and integrating control & automation project solutions.
• Good understanding of programming PLCs
• Knowledge of Industrial communication protocols e.g. Modbus (RTU/TCP IP), OPC-UA, Profibus, Profinet etc.
• Unrestricted Right to Work in the United Kingdom.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience in integration of control systems.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards achieving it.
• Knowledge/awareness of Operational Technology (OT) cyber security.
• Basic Knowledge of Functional Safety as per IEC 61508.
• Willingness to travel and to spend periods of time on commissioning activities domestically and overseas.

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 (UK BPSS clearance OR UK SC clearance) as part of the hiring process. Read more on national security vetting levels here.

You Can Expect From Us

• Challenging and exciting world-first projects.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits include: 10% Employer Pension Contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays.

Flexible Working at GE Vernova

We know that life doesn’t fit into a one-size-fits-all schedule. That’s why we support flexible working, adaptable start and finish times or compressed hours where possible. We trust our people to manage their work in a way that suits them while delivering results on world-first projects.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No