Senior Power Systems Engineer

Job Description Summary

As the worlds 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 Digitals 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.

You will play a leading role in our dynamic Power Systems team within our highly collaborative GE Digital Innovation one of our senior engineers you will contribute to the research and design of innovative solutions utilising and extending our Wide Area Measurement and Control products our Transmission and Distribution Management will also be providing consulting and delivery services to customers and academic partners working closely with them to address power system problems deliver our solutions and shape the future of the Electrical Grid.

• 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

• 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…