Lead Drives Control Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
GE’s Power Conversion & Storage business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, power electronics, drives and control technologies.

JOB DESCRIPTION

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and experienced Drives Control Software Engineer to join GE Power Conversion’s Engineering group working on new technology and contribute to the design and development of our next generation products.

As the Lead Drives Control Engineer will be responsible for leading and designing digital control system for controlling power electronic systems and electrical machines. This is a technical role and will involve working in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to specify, design, code and validate control algorithms used in low voltage & medium voltage MW-scale power electronics converter systems and electrical drives for Marine, Naval, Energy and Industry applications.

Key Responsibilities for the Role include:

• Responsibility for and managing the design, development, and maintenance of control systems for power electronic converters and electrical drive systems technology including:Requirements, design, implementation, and validation of control software.Core Drive Control firmware and control algorithm design for vector control of electrical drive systems.Core Power Electronics firmware and control algorithms design/implementation for various converter topologies including PWM and other control strategies.
• Developing and maintaining good engineering interfaces to:Power Electronics team.Software Application engineers.Peer groups in other parts of GE Vernova.

Essential skills required for this position

Ideal candidate shall have strong domain knowledge and experience of a substantial proportion of the following:

• Deep domain knowledge of control strategies for power electronics converter systems, PWM control and other switching strategies, electrical machines and associated encloderless field-oriented control algorithms.
• Control Systems Design for Linear & Non-linear control systems, analysis & use of simulation tools such as Matlab/Simulink etc.
• Experience of C- code programming or automatic code generation and awareness of embedded software design, microprocessor & FPGA programming.
• Discipline of Product Life Cycle, from requirements flow down, initial design to detailed design, through levels of testing and validation and maintenance.
• Comprehensive understanding of real-time operating systems and methods/approaches underlying the design and writing of software for a real-time environment.
• Good understanding of floating point and integer mathematics.

Other relevant skills

These are other desirable skills but not mandatory.

• Understanding of power electronics converter topologies and semiconductor devices (Diodes, Thyristors, IGBTs, GTOs, IGCTs, MOSFETS, SiC, GaN etc).
• Strong understanding of electrical machines: DC, Induction, Synchronous, Permanent magnet machines etc.
• High speed communications such as Ethernet, fibre optic Ethernet and higher speed derivatives thereof.
• Modelling and simulation of power electronic converter systems and drive systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Master or PHD from an accredited university or college in Electrical Engineering or related field.

You can expect from us

• Work on exciting cutting-edge technology on novel drive system topologies and challenging and exciting global projects.
• A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
• Attractive compensation.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement in a global company.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation and creativity.

It will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (UK BPSS clearance OR UK SC clearance) as part of the hiring process. Read more on national security vetting levelshere.

Flexible Working at GE Vernova

We know that life doesn’t fit into a one-size-fits-all schedule. That’s why we support flexible working, adaptable start and finish times or compressed hours where possible. We trust our people to manage their work in a way that suits them while delivering results on world-first projects.

We’re always looking for top talent! If this role isn’t quite right, but you’re interested in joining GE Vernova, we can support you to understand where your skills could help. Get in touch today and become part of a team shaping the future of power conversion technology!PCUK.TA@gevernova.com

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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