Lead Engineer System Studies

gevernova; Stafford; Presencial; GBP 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GE Vernova in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Power Systems Engineer specializing in HVDC design and system studies to interpret customer requirements and design cost-effective HVDC solutions. The role focuses on insulation coordination, network interaction, reliability modeling, and project-weighted reporting to clients.

You will develop and industrialize solution tools, advance HVDC technologies, and mentor teammates while ensuring compliance with company policies and EHS standards.

Formación

• Engineering degree in power systems with proven experience in power system engineering and HVDC design.
• Conversant with PSCAD, PSS/E, DigSilent, RTDS, MATLAB, Python and Isograph.
• RMS and EMT system studies including load-flow, short-circuit and stability.
• HVDC insulation coordination and main equipment characteristics knowledge.
• Proven ability to develop and industrialize engineering tools and processes.

Responsabilidades

• Insulation Coordination Studies: simulate overvoltage stress and surge arrester ratings.
• Network studies to ensure correct interaction between equipment and control systems.
• Reliability and Availability studies and client reporting.
• Loss calculations and client reporting on project losses.
• Guide engineering tasks to meet project/tender requirements.
• Provide technical responsibility in areas of expertise.
• Develop and industrialize tools and processes for engineering activities.
• Advance HVDC technologies, control/protection solutions and analysis tools.
• Process improvement: review and record design processes and develop improvements.
• Enforce engineering discipline and quality procedures across tasks.
• Represent the business at external events; publish technical papers.
• Mentor other engineers to raise team knowledge; stay current with methodologies.
• Comply with GE Values Charter; identify and address non-conformances; manage EHS risks.
• Promote safety, hazard identification and near-miss reporting within teams.

Conocimientos

Power systems engineering

HVDC knowledge

PSCAD

PSS/E

DigSilent

RTDS

MATLAB

Python

Isograph

Filter design

Equipment specification (HVDC)

EMC/RFI/PLC interference

Earthing and bonding studies

Presentation ability

Educación

Engineering degree (2:1) in power systems

Herramientas

PSCAD

PSS/E

DigSilent

RTDS

MATLAB

Python

Isograph

Descripción del empleo

Job Description Summary

This role is designed to interpret the customer’s technical enquiry and to design the most cost-effective overall solution for an HVDC installation utilizing the PES power electronics solutions, aiming to minimize the total cost, and to specify the main (high-value) items of bought-out equipment. The successful candidate will be involved in the development and industrialization of solutions tools and processes. The successful candidate will have proven professional experience and technical expertise in the field of power system engineering.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Insulation Coordination Studies: Determination (by simulation) of temporary and transient overvoltage stress on equipment and surge arrester energy ratings.
• Network studies for the confirmation of the correct interaction between the equipment, its control system and the rest of the network.
• Reliability and Availability Studies: Creation of overall reliability and availability models for projects and reporting to the client.
• Losses: Calculation of overall project losses and reporting to the client.
• Provide guidance and coordinate the engineering tasks to meet the project/tender requirement.
• Technical responsibility in areas of expertise
• Development and Industrialization: Develop and industrialize solutions tools and processes associated with the engineering activities identified above.
• Be actively involved in new developments in HVDC technologies, implementing control and protection solutions and creating / delivering new analysis techniques and system study tools in order to provide optimized system study solutions.
• Process Improvement: Review and record design processes and develop new or improved processes.
• Enforce engineering discipline and set processes across all work tasks and adherence to company policies, quality procedures and work instructions (e.g. through trainings, technical reviews).
• Representing the business in external events by publishing technical papers
• Apply to improve your technical knowledge base and keep abreast of relevant methodologies and technological advancement within the Company.
• Support and mentor other engineers to increase the team’s technical knowledge and competence
• Values: Comply with the GE Values Charter
• Report or resolve any non-conformances in a timely manner.
• Identify and evaluate EHS risks in the team area and implement practical measures.
• Set the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observe work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
• Actively participate in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
• Routinely observe routines and behaviors of others and provide immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates achievements or safe behaviors.
• Actively and routinely promote the identification of hazards and near misses to their team/s.
• Managed cross-functional collaboration with internal and external interfaces.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Educated with an Engineering degree (or equivalent) including power systems and power electronics subjects (minimum 2:1) with proven professional experience and technical expertise in the field of power system engineering and preferably in HVDC System Design.
• Conversant with system tools like PSCAD, PSS/E, DigSilent, RTDS, MATLAB, FORTRAN, Python and Isograph etc.
• RMS System studies such as load-flow, short circuit and stability (both the network and harmonics).
• EMT System studies such as transient overvoltages, TRV, Ferro resonance, ZMP etc.
• Insulation co-ordination and main equipment characteristics for HVDC
• An expertise in the use of computer mathematical and simulation tools as applied to the design of the aforementioned activities
• Power Quality Studies and mitigation measures of issues
• A general understanding of the characteristics of HVDC Valves and their control systems.
• Presentation ability

Desired additional skills

• Filter Design: Design of AC, DC, high Frequency harmonic filters and screening. Calculations of filter performance and rating. Creation of project-specific equipment specifications for filter reactors/capacitors/resistors.
• Equipment Specification: Creation of project-specific, high economic value, equipment specifications for equipment such as power transformers, instrument transformers, reactors, capacitors, surge arresters etc.
• EMC, RFI and PLC interference subject area knowledge – studies and mitigation measures
• Earthing and bonding studies

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No