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As the world's energy sector moves away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy sources, industrial companies are challenged with addressing this transition in transformative ways. Digitization will be key to making power-generating assets more efficient, making the electric grid more secure and resilient and accelerating the addition of renewables to the electric grid. GE Digital is leading this digital transformation. The role is for a Senior Power Systems Engineer in GE Digital’s Innovation Hub Edinburgh. Our team works end-to-end from substation to control room, in the fields of power system dynamics, stability, control and performance; covering instrumentation, monitoring & analytics, control systems and modelling. We work closely with customers to develop innovative solutions to emerging problems, shape and deliver software, design & deploy control schemes, and provide consulting services around power system performance, model validation, tuning of power system stabilizers, and more. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about revolutionising the power system, understand the complexities around low-carbon energy and can apply innovative solutions to bring about change.
Job Responsibility:
Technical ownership of projects, working closely with our customers to deliver our innovative solutions
Leadership of innovation projects in designing and implementing measurement and control solutions in collaboration with customers and academic partners
Take an active role in contributing to design and development of innovative solutions including algorithms
user, functional and performance requirements
simulation and testing
Involvement in key strategic solution initiatives with GE Digital
Serve as a key link with our customers and their voice within GE – understanding their motivations and requirements, identifying opportunities, and communicating and advocating these to colleagues in our Power Systems, Software Engineering, Project Management and Commercial teams
Carry out and lead analysis and studies as consultancy and services, involving model-based static and dynamic analysis, and measurement-based studies
Knowledge transfer and support for customers in on-going projects, to promote increased utilization of products, gather feedback, and identify and cultivate follow-on business
Technical support for sales process, including pre-sales customer presentations and workshops, pilot projects, and engagement on customer challenges
Writing technical reports, solution documentation, papers and presentations for conference and journal publications
Up to 25% travel for customer interaction and project meetings
Requirements:
BSC, MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience, with preferred focus on Power System Dynamics, Transients, Stability and Control
Must be fluent in English and be able to communicate effectively over teleconference and in face-to-face meetings
Must be a fast learner, with a willingness to develop knowledge in new areas and with an ability to conduct robust research
Must have strong communication skills, able to communicate complex and specialist concepts verbally, visually and in written word. Must be able to confidently lead group discussions with internal and customer stakeholders
Must be able to solve problems in a holistic manner and be able to work individually as well as lead a small functional team if required
Must be willing to further develop leadership skills, mentor and coach more junior team members
Must be able to work collaboratively and effectively with other teams
Must be able to manage time effectively, handle multiple workstreams and be accountable for task completion
Nice to have:
Experience of Matlab/Simulink programming would be beneficial
Familiarity with RTDS and OPAL-RT environments and Hardware in the Loop testing, would be beneficial
Experience in power system analysis using one or more industry standard tools including PSCAD, PSS/E, DigSilent Powerfactory or Powertech DSA Tools, would be beneficial
Experience with network management products would be beneficial, including GE/Alstom EMS and WAMS products, as well as familiarity with other SCADA/EMS solutions
Experience with Power Electronics solutions, including simulations and controls would be beneficial
Utility and other industrial experience would be beneficial - in particular, experience in operations, planning and/or system analysis