Consulting Engineer – HVDC Valves

Overview

Lead HVDC valve technical authority, driving R&D, standardization and project support.

Key Responsibilities

• technical training
• r&d oversight
• patent review
• hvdc roadmap
• business development
• standardization

Tasks

-Act as a knowledge ambassador, providing technical education to external universities -Consult with and support the Chief Engineer’s Office in executing the office’s technical objectives to implement best practice technologies and methods. -Gather external information to determine future market needs -Lead/support the creation and presentation of conference papers and act as a validator to ensure that papers prepared by others are relevant, correct and of a high standard -Chair and act as technical authority in technology and product development gate reviews -The review of patents to ensure freedom to operate -Collaborate and promote technology synergies across GE Vernova businesses of Power Conversion Systems, Grid Automation and Power Technology, utilizing shared expertise and resources. -Oversee various R&D programmes from conception through to industrialisation, integrating new technology smoothly into production and ensuring successful project delivery -Lead/support the development of technical proposals to collaborate on the development of new technologies, functions and applications sponsored by external funding bodies -Serve as a recognized technical authority in HVDC valves both internally and externally, and act as technical advisor to senior leadership levels -The creation of patents -Suggest areas for technological advancement and recommend approaches/programs to pursue -Support project technical tendering and delivery in the introduction of new solutions -Support the commercial teams with their technical business development and sales -Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and maintain a strategic HVDC valves technology roadmap -Lead/support study teams addressing identified project challenges in focused technical areas -Provide support to quality teams on major quality issues and act as technical authority in root cause analysis processes -Contribute to Intellectual Property management in terms of: -Participating in patent evaluation board -Act as technical authority in competence assessments of senior and principal engineers -Support supply chain and procurement departments with technical expertise -Stay abreast of, collect and internally communicate state-of-the-art technology developments in HVDC valves and applications -Mentor others to deliver training -Evaluating and championing innovative ideas -Contribute to creating structured training plans and associated training material -Work with external parties to identify new requirements, products and solutions -Actively contribute to and drive both internal and external standardization, coordinate working group activities and proactively represent GE Vernova in IEC/CIGRE and similar professional bodies, task forces and industry committees -Act as technical authority in competence management -Mentor other engineers in the patenting process -Delivering training -Identify and recommend improvements in specific discipline knowledge or technical training needs.

Requirements

• masters degree
• power electronics
• hvdc valves
• pscad
• matlab‑simulink
• leadership

What You Bring

-Masters degree or higher education equivalent in a topic related to the development of power electronic systems preferably for high voltage applications -Strong oral and written communication skills -Proven experience in power electronics, preferably coupled with strong expertise in converter topologies and technologies relevant to HVDC, and the trade-offs that are made in: -Able to interface and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization -Familiarity with patent evaluation, application and management -Experience with valve design studies -Future developments in HVDC valves e.g. higher currents, new semi-conductor devices, new topologies -Considered an industry expert and thought leader in the HVDC valves engineering discipline -Familiar with industrial processes for power electronics manufacturing, type testing, commissioning and maintenance -Strong interpersonal and leadership skills -Understanding of system design trade-offs between valve and other converter station components -Open to regular business travel -Understanding of typical relevant regulatory frameworks and applicable standards for HVDC valves -Experience with the tools (simulation programs such as PSCAD, Matlab-Simulink, ANSYS) required in HVDC valves design studies preferred

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About Ge Vernova

-Traces roots back to Edison and Alstom, merging power, renewable, digital & financial wings. -Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, crafts large-scale gas turbines, SMRs, wind turbines, hydro and grid tech to fuel economies. -On the nuclear front, advancing small modular reactors (like BWRX‑300) in partnership with utilities and supporting semiconductor projects. -Wind prowess spans onshore, offshore and blade making—with key sites like Dogger Bank offshore and blade plants in Spain. -Electrification arm tackles grid stability: HVDC, transformers, storage, conversion, plus GridOS software powering smarter infrastructure. -Weaves finance and consulting through energy-infrastructure investments, funding solar farms to pipelines via GE Energy Financial Services.

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