Test Technician

GE Vernova, Inc.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Pension

Income protection

Life assurance

Vacation days

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. located at the Marine Power Test Facility in Whetstone, Leicester, is seeking an electrical systems engineer to install, commission and test electro-mechanical equipment up to 20 MW.

You will run tests, collect data, and ensure safety and reliability in a land-based naval power testing environment. You will design test panels, configure the plant for tests, supervise subcontractors, and perform preventative maintenance while upholding health and safety standards and compliance

Qualifications

• OND/HND or equivalent in electrical engineering or related subject.
• Experience with LV switchboards, transformers, VSDs, diesel generators, automation systems.
• Experience in an industrial or marine setting relevant to the work.
• Training in environment, health and safety (EHS), First Aid and business compliance.
• Current UK Security Clearance (SC) and UK Eyes Only clearance, or ability to obtain both.

Responsibilities

• Install, commission, test, fault-find and repair electro-mechanical systems from LV to HV.
• Design and build small test panels and adjust wiring for tests.
• Configure the plant and ensure readiness for each test per SOP.
• Operate in the plant control room and collect test data.
• Carry out routine preventative maintenance per manufacturer guidelines.
• Track and implement changes to systems, equipment and documents.
• Supervise subcontractors and suppliers on site.
• Suggest process improvements and maintain high health and safety standards including risk assessments.

Skills

LV switchboards experience

Transformers

Variable speed drives

Automation systems

Industrial plant

Marine/industrial environment exposure

EHS training

First Aid

Education

OND/HND in electrical engineering

Tools

Electrical testing tools

Job description

Job Description Summary Help prove that the power and propulsion systems for tomorrow's ships work safely before they go to sea. At the Marine Power Test Facility in Whetstone, you test full-scale systems of up to 20 megawatts (MW). GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business builds electrical power and marine propulsion systems for naval, maritime, industrial and defence customers. At the Marine Power Test Facility, you help check the safety and performance of new power systems. The site is a land-based facility that can test complete naval power and propulsion systems. You work with a small team of engineers and technicians. You help set up tests, run them and check the result

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Install and maintain equipment: You install, commission, test, fault-find and repair electro-mechanical systems from low voltage (LV) to high voltage (HV).
• Build test equipment: You design and build small custom test panels and change panel wiring when a test needs it.
• Prepare for testing: You configure the plant and make sure it is ready for each test, following standard operating procedures.
• Run tests: You work in the plant control room and help collect test data.
• Look after equipment: You carry out routine preventative maintenance in line with manufacturer guidelines.
• Control change: You track changes to systems, equipment and documents and carry them out.
• Work with partners: You supervise subcontractors and suppliers on site.
• Improve and stay safe: You suggest better processes and tools, and you roll them out once the leadership team agrees. You help keep health and safety standards high, including risk assessments.

Required Qualifications

• An Ordinary National Diploma (OND), Higher National Diploma (HND) or equivalent in electrical engineering or a related subject
• Experience with LV switchboards, transformers, variable speed drives, diesel generators, automation systems and industrial plant
• Experience in an industrial or marine setting that applies to this work
• Training in environment, health and safety (EHS), First Aid and business compliance
• Current UK Security Clearance (SC) and UK Eyes Only clearance, or the ability to obtain both

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of BS7671 and of marine classification society, IEC, MIL or DEF standards
• Electrical competence certification and Authorised Person status
• Experience of lean working methods

Benefits

• Varied work and the chance to learn new skills
• Career development and training
• A competitive compensation package
• Company pension contribution, income protection, life assurance and a healthy lifestyle account 34 days of vacation, including national holidays

Location/Work Model

Onsite at the Marine Power Test Facility, Whetstone (Leicester), UK. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No Candidates should be aware that this role involves a client's critical infrastructure; shortlisted candidates would therefore be subject to heightened security checks as directed by our clients. All personal data will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and in accordance with our data protection policies, solely for recruitment and security purposes.

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