Principal Engineer – HVDC Systems Engineering

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer specializing in HVDC System Design and Studies, responsible for interpreting the customer’s technical enquiry and designing the most cost‑effective overall solution for an HVDC installation utilizing power‑electronics solutions. The incumbent will minimize total cost, specify the main high‑value items of bought‑out equipment for HVDC projects, and contribute to the development of tools and processes for HVDC system engineering. The role also requires representing GE to external stakeholders such as clients, third‑party suppliers, and professional bodies (IEC, Cigré, etc.) and interacting with GE stakeholders within the HVDC business and the wider GE renewables organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the overall technical solution that meets customer requirements based on reference solutions.
• Identify and drive improvements in engineering, operational tools, processes, systems, and technical solutions to enhance customer value and business efficiency.
• Uphold the principles of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) within the teams.
• Work closely with team managers to plan execution strategies, provide engineering estimates, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies for new opportunities.
• Develop and maintain technical specifications, guidance notes, and standards for HVDC systems.
• Participate in the Patent Evaluation Board (PEB) to protect technology that gives the business a competitive advantage and to safeguard the company’s intellectual property rights.
• Represent the business externally at conferences or within professional working bodies (IEC, CIGRE, etc.) and maintain active relationships with relevant academic institutions to promote research projects and other collaborations.
• Provide ad‑hoc technical guidance to the engineering/technology leadership team as required, e.g., joining customer negotiations or supplier audits.
• Develop an integrated scheme design that meets the customer’s needs by defining requirements on the ratings and functionalities of different HVDC system subsystems, in an optimized and cost‑effective manner.
• Manage the lifecycle of high‑economic‑value high‑voltage equipment such as power transformers, instrument transformers, reactors, capacitors, and surge arresters, covering development of requirements, specification, supplier management, and validation and verification (testing) of design, manufacturing, and commissioning.
• Perform reliability, availability, and maintainability studies and management.
• Create, verify, and validate electrical power loss models for HVDC systems and subsystems, providing insight to customers and leaders and managing risks, issues, and opportunities that affect systems throughout their lifecycle.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers on control, protection, and integration issues.
• Offer subject matter expert input to design reviews and verify project proposals.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies, standards, and best practices in HVDC systems.
• Maintain an active role in product introduction, cost improvements, schedule adherence, and problem resolution to meet business needs. Provide technical consultation to cross‑functional teams within the business to improve or resolve manufacturing, supply, or field issues.
• Actively support consulting engineers with staff development and succession planning; participate in interviews for promotion or hiring within engineering/technology up to the level of Senior Engineer.

Qualifications And Experience

Preferably educated with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Power Systems Engineering from an accredited institution (or equivalent knowledge) and proven professional experience (12+ years) and technical expertise in the field of Power Systems Engineering, preferably in HVDC System Design and Studies.

Technical Domain Competencies

• Power system design
• Circuit analysis
• Power control
• Reactive power design
• HVAC domain knowledge
• HVDC domain knowledge
• High‑voltage equipment specification, design, and testing (e.g., power transformers, reactors, capacitors, switchgear, instrumentation transformers and transducers, surge arresters, bushings and insulators)
• Reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) assessment and management
• Electrical power systems modelling and analysis
• Insulation coordination
• Audible noise assessment and mitigation
• Aware of network studies
• Harmonic analysis and power quality
• RFI and EMC assessment and mitigation
• HVDC valves and their control systems

Technical Domain Tools

• Power network analysis (PSS/E, DigSilent)
• EMT software (PSCAD, EMTP‑RV, ATP)
• Reliability assessment (Reliasoft, Isograph)
• Audible noise (SoundPLAN)
• Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
• Python
• MATLAB & Simulink
• Requirements management (DOORS)

AWARE Of

• Power Network Analysis (PSS/E, DigSilent)
• EMT Software (PSCAD, EMTP‑RV, ATP)
• Reliability assessment (Reliasoft, Isograph)
• Audible Noise (SoundPLAN)
• Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
• Python
• MATLAB & Simulink
• Requirements Management (DOORS)

Professional Competencies

• Communications: Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• Critical Thinking: Capable of structuring defendable arguments, evidence, assumptions, and decisions.
• Ethics and Professionalism: Personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession, and the environment.
• Technical Leadership: Understanding of customer need, problem solving, creativity and innovation, relationship management, operational oversight and accountability, engineering instinct.
• Negotiation: Capable of resolving points of difference to gain advantage for an individual or collective, or crafting outcomes to satisfy various interests.
• Team Dynamics and Facilitation: Ability to be a team player and to facilitate group interactions.

Engineering Management Competencies

• Planning: Ability to plan and manage own work.
• Risk and Opportunity Management: Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Acquisition and Supply: Generation of work products associated with acquiring or providing products or services.

What We Offer

• Working in an international team that is part of a global engineering HVDC Centre of Excellence within Grid Integration.
• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
• Competitive benefits and great development opportunities.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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