Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition. We are looking for a Principal HVDC Transformer Design Engineer (Electrical) to join the HVDC Transformer Centre of Excellence in Stafford, UK, bringing deep technical knowledge in transformer electrical and mechanical design. In this key role, you will ensure that our transformer products are developed in accordance with the highest standards in design, quality, and manufacturing. Reporting directly to the Site Leader, you will be responsible for identifying and mitigating design risks early in the process, ensuring robust and reliable solutions for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) applications that support the global green energy transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical support on FAT and Site issues
• Technical communication with customers and suppliers to present and discuss our analysis with compelling arguments
• Technical support factory on design and material related issues
• Design review leadership to ensure the product is designed according to design, quality & manufacturing best practices, and that the specific risks are properly identified and addressed
• Support on ensuring that the design is properly transferred to manufacturing
• Ensuring that our design process fully meets the quality gates and applicable quality controls
• Ensure and support the proper execution of the Design Quality Gates and Controls in accordance with internal procedures
• Analyse quality data to determine effective corrective actions and monitor improvements over time
• Ensuring that lessons learned are identified and implemented in future designs
• Continuously update our manufacturing capabilities and tolerances and ensures they are properly considered in the design
• Support the introduction of new designs in manufacturing
• Ensuring CTQ formal identification and implementation
• Lead standardisation and modularization efforts
• Research improvements in the industry to identify best solutions to continuously improve our designs

Skills And Experience Requirements

• Deep technical knowledge in transformer electrical and mechanical design
• Extensive Transformer Manufacturing knowledge and experience
• Significant and demonstrated years of experience working within HVDC projects
• Demonstrated experience in FEA Analysis
• Extensive continuous improvement and quality process knowledge and experience
• Solid knowledge and experience on Site and FAT issues, RCA, DFMEA, Testing, Standardisation and Modularisation
• Focus on Quality excellence and early risk identification and mitigation
• The ability to work autonomously
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills
• Excellent time management and coordination skills, rapid responsiveness
• Dynamic and flexible approach of thinking
• An accomplished relationship-builder
• Creative and Innovation mindset
• Energetic, forward-thinking individual
• Excellent attention to detail
• Pro-active and problem-solving attitude
• Flexible with travel worldwide as needed

About Us

GE Vernova - Grid Solutions is serving customers globally with over 20,000 employees in around 80 countries. GE Vernova - Grid Solutions equips 90% of power utilities worldwide to bring electricity safely, reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to the point of use. GE Vernova - Grid Solutions HVDC Transformer business is experiencing exponential long-term growth, and to manage this rapid growth, we are building and strengthening our Engineering Team.

Lichfield Road manufacturing facility has been originally established in 1903 and has been standing since 1960 as a part of English Electric group, delivering power transformers, that later merged GEC Alsthom and later became ALSTOM, and has been acquired by GE in 2015. Stafford is ideally suited for research and advanced manufacturing with our highly skilled staff and position at the heart of the UK's transport network. GE is proud to be the largest employer in Stafford, with around 1,700 employees across multiple sites. The transformer facility has been renowned all over the world with its expertise in design, manufacturing, and delivery of HVAC and HVDC transformers worldwide, up to 800kV.

GE Vernova is a world leader in the energy solutions market with a portfolio of energy businesses across the globe. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition and we want you to be part of that change and enjoy imagination at work. If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of clean, reliable energy, come join us.