Valve Mechanical Engineering Intern

AL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited; Stafford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12-month development program

Relocation assistance: No

Job summary

GE Vernova Grid Solutions in Stafford, UK, is offering a 12-month intern role in the HVDC Centre of Excellence. You will work with a team of power electronics engineers to design, simulate, document, and validate systems for grid and renewable energy applications.

The 12-month program supports development beyond your degree with exposure to industry experts and real-world projects, preparing you for a career in renewables and grid technology.

Qualifications

• Two years of bachelor-level study in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
• Predicted 2:1 at Bachelor level or equivalent knowledge.
• Eligible to work in the UK; no visa sponsorship provided.

Responsibilities

• Circuit simulation for design and testing.
• Create design documents for projects.
• Undertake technical reviews of new technology.
• Validate design-proving tests.
• Coordinate with power electronics supply chain.

Skills

Circuit simulation

Power electronics

Design documents

Technical reviews

Validation testing

Supply chain liaison

Education

Electrical Engineering

Electronic Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Valve Mechanical Engineering Intern will work with a team of power electronics 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.

About Us

Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We are focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. For more about GE's Grid Solutions, visit https://www.gegridsolutions.com.

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

• Circuit simulation for design and testing
• Specification of key power electronics components
• Create design documents
• Undertake technical reviews of new technology
• Perform validation design-proving tests
• Work with the power electronics supply chain

The Person

The successful candidate will ideally have completed 2 years of degree level study in a related field such as Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering, or equivalent experience and be predicted to obtain at least a 2:1 at Bachelors level, or equivalent knowledge or experience. Needs to be eligible to work in the UK. No Visa support will be provided.

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