GE Vernova
Verification and Validation Intern
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About Us
UK Grid Solutions Limited - Power Electronics, Stafford is an international leader in high power electronics and control technology, specialising in the engineering of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Systems using both Line-Commutated (thyristor-based) and Voltage-Sourced (IGBT-based) converter technologies. With over 50 years of experience in HVDC, GE worldwide HVDC Centre of Excellence in Stafford provides complete turn-key solutions for the rapidly-growing global HVDC market.
Project Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Test Laboratories, and Research & Development are all located in Stafford. This unique setup gives HVDC engineers at Stafford exposure across the manufacturing cycle, allowing innovation and design to quickly influence new and existing products.
The HVDC Technology Departments are at the forefront of worldwide innovation in HVDC and are expanding rapidly.
The Role
As an Intern you will report within the Verification and Validation Department. The successful candidate will be part of a highly motivated, dynamic, and growing team of engineers working on the validation of HVDC Control Systems. This is a very exciting and dynamic field of control engineering in which GE’s leading contribution has worldwide recognition.
HVDC Control System real-time Control and Protection software ensures correct and reliable operation of all aspects of HVDC converter station. In this role, the successful applicant will participate and contribute to all aspects of control system testing including preparation of test plans and processes.
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Responsibilities
- Work as part of an expert team, giving ample opportunity for learning design, development, and testing skills highly relevant for working with any control and protection system; in particular, power electronics systems and grid technology.
- Execute, with guidance from senior engineering resources, the analysis, simulation, test, and integration required to define, and support assigned components, modules, or systems that meet business standards.
- Support in producing required technical documentation, under the supervision of senior engineers (e.g., requirement capture, design, test specification development).
- Follow the department's standard design practices, engineering reviews, and guidelines.
- Assist with laboratory activities for the installation and testing of the control system.
- Use some level of judgment and ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance.
The Person
The candidate will have completed 2 years of degree-level in a related science such as Electrical Engineering. However, this is not as important as a proven track record and evidence that you have the mindset and abilities to perform the role.
Skills and Experience
- 2:1-degree grade or above (or equivalent) predicted or obtained in Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Good written communication skills – there should be little or no spelling and grammatical errors in their application.
- Eligibility to undertake placement – the internship is for 12 months, all candidates should confirm on their application that they are available for this time period.
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Advantageous
- MathWorks Matlab Simulink model development and simulation.
- PSCAD & RSCAD (power system studies).
- Python or similar scripting experience.
- Basic academic knowledge is sufficient; the rest will need to be taught on the job – candidate needs to be passionate and willing to learn.
Specific Abilities
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-motivating, proactive, and results-driven approach
- Problem-solving and root cause identification skills
- Able to work to deadlines with good quality
- Proficient in the English language, written and verbal. Other languages are a bonus
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.
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