Lead Engineer Systems Studies

e and EMT studies) for projects and tenders

• Network studies: Confirmation of the correct interaction between the equipment, its control system and the rest of the network.

• Reliability and Availability Studies: Creation of overall reliability and availability models for projects and reporting to the client.

• Losses: Calculation of overall project losses and reporting to the client.

• Provide guidance and coordinate the engineering tasks to meet the project/tender requirement.

• Technical responsibility in areas of expertise

• Development and Industrialization: Develop and industrialize solutions tools and processes associated with the engineering activities identified above.

• Be actively involved in new developments in HVDC technologies, implementing control and protection solutions and creating / delivering new analysis techniques and system study tools in order to provide optimized system study solutions.
  • Process Improvement: Review and record design processes and develop new or improved processes.
  • Enforce engineering discipline and set processes across all work tasks and adherence to company policies, quality procedures and work instructions (e.g. through trainings, technical reviews).

• Represent the business in external events by publishing technical papers

• Apply yourself towards improving your technical knowledge base and keep abreast of relevant methodologies and technological advancement within the Company.

• Support and mentor other engineers to increase the team's technical knowledge and competence

• Values: Comply with the GE Values Charter

• Report or resolve any non-conformances in a timely manner.

• Identify and evaluate EHS risks in the team area and implement practical measures.

• Set the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observe work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.

• Actively participate in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.

• Routinely observe routines and behaviors of others and provide immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates achievements or safe behaviors.

• Actively and routinely promote the identification of hazards and near misses to their team/s.

Desired Additional Skills

• Filter Design: Design of AC, DC, high Frequency harmonic filters and screening. Calculations of filter performance and rating. Creation of project-specific equipment specifications for filter reactors/capacitors/resistors.

Qualifications/ Requirements

• Educated with an Engineering degree (or equivalent) including power systems and power electronics subjects (minimum 2:1) with proven professional experience and technical expertise in the field of power system engineering and preferably in HVDC System Design.

• Knowledge of system tools like PSCAD, PSS/E, DigSilent, RTDS and MATLAB etc.

• Insulation co-ordination and main equipment characteristics for HVDC

• An expertise of the use of computer mathematical and simulation tools as applied to the design of the aforementioned activities

• Power Quality Issues

• A general understanding of the characteristics of HVDC Valves and their control systems.

• Presentation ability

Desired Characteristics

• Able to work to deadlines with high quality, sense of urgency and delivery

• Good technical communication skills

• Self-motivating, proactive and results driven approach

• Strong problem-solving and root cause identification skills

• Precise documentation

• Ability to be a team player and to work independently

• "Professional" approach to engineering delivery

• Right first time culture & attitude

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes