Electrical Systems Engineer

Job Description Summary
Job Description

Do you want to help validate and shape advanced electrical power systems for one of the world’s most unique test facilities?

GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional
Electrical Systems Engineer
to join our
Electrification
team based in
Whetstone, UK
.

GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World

With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. “GE” carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” signals Earth’s lush ecosystems, while “Nova” nods to a new era of lower‑carbon energy we are helping to deliver.

Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.

Electrification

Our Electrification solutions modernize grids, enable renewable integration, and strengthen energy systems. From software to power conversion and storage, we help create smarter, more resilient energy networks.

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage (PCS) business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power requirements for their high‑performance, efficient and demanding applications. We work with the world’s major, industry, maritime and defence organisations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency, whilst delivering key capability, availability and decarbonisation through our advanced electrical power systems and marine power & propulsion solutions.

The Marine Power Test Facility (MPTF) is a dedicated, full power, land‑based test facility and plays a crucial role in de‑risking present and future power and propulsion technologies, systems and from product development and verification through to complete, full‑scale integrated power and propulsion including new ‘clean ship’ technologies. The MPTF is the only commercial land‑based facility in the world that is capable of full‑scale testing of complete integrated naval power and propulsion systems from ship fit prime movers through to propulsion at up to 20MWscale.

Let’s Talk about the Role

The MPTF Systems Engineering team helps solve exciting problems including using advanced analytical tools to validate safe, efficient and operational performance‑led solutions. The MPTF Systems Engineer is involved throughout the design, installation and commissioning of dedicated test‑beds. You will use and develop your key skills, knowledge and practical experience to design and specify test equipment and systems, create test scenarios, manage test operations, and analyse resultant test data thereby supporting the delivery of class leading Power System solutions.

The role provides a key technical expertise interface to the customer.

This role requires the successful candidate to secure"UK EYE's Only" security clearance

How You Will Make a Difference

• Have the opportunity to work on one of the most unique power system design and test facilities in the world, supporting major UK infrastructure projects.
• Work closely with Customers, Suppliers, third‑party stakeholders and multi‑disciplinary colleagues, to drive engineering excellence and deep collaboration.
• Support or perform Power System studies and analysis using simulation software, such as MATLAB, Dig Silent, eTAP, PSCAD, or PSSE.
• Generate main and balance of plant equipment specifications, functional and test documents, for LV or HV Switchboards, Generators, Cables, power electronic Converters, Transformers, Motors, auxiliaries, etc. for AC and DC system architectures.
• Ensure System designs comply with requirements, relevant health & safety, international standards…