Senior LCC HVDC Control & Protection Architect

AL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited; Stafford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova HVDC NPI team in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Engineer to act as the technical authority for LCC HVDC control and protection systems. You will own validation strategies and govern design specifications across complex subsystems, mentoring engineers and engaging with IEC/CIGRE activities.

The role requires an advanced degree in Electrical Engineering and hands-on HVDC/power electronics exposure, with strong MATLAB/Simulink expertise and a drive for technology leadership.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in electrical engineering or power systems with focus on control systems.
• Experience with HVDC, power electronics, or power systems in a technical lead role.
• Experience writing formal system and functional requirements and managing validation and verification activities.
• Strong background in LCC HVDC control and protection concepts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the recognised expert in LCC HVDC control and protection systems both internally and externally.
• Lead the authoring, review, and governance of system-level and functional requirements for LCC HVDC systems.
• Own validation strategies for functional requirements, ensuring performance, reliability, and safety standards are met.
• Direct the creation and maintenance of high-quality design specifications across complex sub-systems.
• Drive internal and external standardisation, including representation in IEC, CIGRE, and similar professional bodies.
• Lead root cause analysis and provide technical authority on major quality, supplier, and field issues.
• Support R&D programmes from concept through industrialisation and promote technology synergies across GE Vernova businesses.
• Mentor engineering talent, support competence development, and provide technical consultation across the business.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power systems

Control systems

Technical leadership

MATLAB/Simulink

Real-time control

EMT studies

Education

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

GE Vernova HVDC NPI team in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Engineer to act as the technical authority for LCC HVDC control and protection systems. You will own validation strategies and govern design specifications across complex subsystems, mentoring engineers and engaging with IEC/CIGRE activities.

The role requires an advanced degree in Electrical Engineering and hands-on HVDC/power electronics exposure, with strong MATLAB/Simulink expertise and a drive for technology leadership.