Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

As a Lead Control and Protection Verification & Validation Product Engineer you will collaborate with both the Engineering Delivery and New Product Introduction (NPI) functions reporting directly to the Principal Engineer Verification & Validation.

Your responsibilities will include talent development managing engineering processes offering technical guidance and mentoring promoting uniform design practices and establishing common global processes for project implementation while delivering technical solutions that fulfil the requirements of NPI and project delivery.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Providing technical direction for Verification and Validation of HVDC Control and Protection System in collaboration with Grid and HVDC technology groups.
• Responsible for establishing process to assess review and record the testing needs and boundaries of each project to ensure that the control system is verified to the maximum extent possible before leaving the factory.
• Leading the generation of plans procedures and specifications for the Development of Integration System Tests Full System Tests and Factory Acceptance Tests and Commissioning Tests at site.
• Accountable for developing maintaining and Preparing Test Management Plans & Solutions.
• Involved from the requirements phase ensuring requirements are SMART and testable.
• Ensure the coordination of HVDC testing and validation process steps from Lab Testing Factory System Testing and Site System testing leading to the Customer acceptance of HVDC Control & Protection System.
• Maintain a clear overview of the HVDC NTINPIProject life cycles thereby derisking the product development by clearly defining the testing needs to validate the requirements.
• Responsible for technical validation of processes and test specifications.
• Drive the Continuous Improvement process in in collaboration with other HVDC Control & Protection Engineering teams.
• Ensure sufficient derisking is included in Product plans such that quality problems due to the introduction of new technologies are avoided when the new technologies are deployed on Projects.
• The Enforcement of engineering discipline and set processes across all work tasks and adherence to company policies quality procedures and work instructions (e.g. through training technical reviews).
• Reviewing the validation and verification departments skills identifying any shortfalls or skills gaps to ensure the necessary training guidance and mentoring of Engineers is in place.

Desired Characteristics:

• Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document plan market and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Proactively serves on cross functional leadership teams; Makes decisions independently.
• Demonstrates track record of designing quality systems / components that exceed design reqs beat cost targets and exceed reliability targets
• Experience on tools like MATLAB SIMULINK etc will add advantage.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Degree in Electronics / Electrical engineering or related field.
• Significant and demonstrated years of experience in power generation systems design development and operation of Control System.
• Demonstrable Technical Leadership experience.
• Experience within Verification & Validation of Control System(HVDC VSC preferred).
• Experience of Leading a team of Validation Engineers.
• Experience of running FST (Factory System testing) and FAT (Factory Acceptance testing) (HVDC preferred)
• Working Experience on RTCAD and PSCAD environment (Highly desired).
• Knowledge of Control and Protection cubicle Circuit Diagram field cabling protection relays HV / MV / LV switchgear IEDs and Distributed control system.
• Knowledge of TestDriven Design techniques (e.g. CI / Continuous Integration Unit Testing Automated Regression testing)
• Knowledge of Requirements Management.
• Knowledge of Change Control and issue tracking (e.g. CCB Jira).
• Excellent communication skills with a fluency in English language.

About GE Grid Solutions:

At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Renewable Energy our engineers are always up for the challenge and were always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting and youll need to bring a solutionfocused positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed loyal colleagues if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact youll be exposed to gamechanging diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

A key role in a dynamic international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements

Competitive benefits and great development opportunities including private health insurance.

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