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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.\nFocused 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.\nElectrification\nOur 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.\nGE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, power electronics systems, electrical drives and control technologies that evolve today’s industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future. We serve specialized sectors such as energy, marine, industry and all related services.\nGE’s Power Conversion business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.\nOur engineers dedicated to Naval get involved in solving exciting challenges through leading the development and delivery of the engineering aspects of our projects. Projects that range from designing, de-risking and delivery of new power / propulsion and energy system solutions alongside digital & automation technologies to our UK and international customers both to surface and submarine systems.\nResearch and development are key to what we do, and you will have the opportunity to influence and play a critical role in the successful execution of programs for future surface ships, submarines and future technology programs along with the growth of a unique world class facility, its optimised operations and the development of new capabilities.\nLet’s Talk about the Role\nAsAutomation Engineer, you deliver high-quality automation installations for project testing through requirement capture, design, installation, commissioning, test programme delivery, and service support.\nYou work hands-on with integrated hardware and software components, ensuring that automation solutions are reliable, efficient, and consistent with company standards. 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This is asole UK National and holds, or is eligible to obtain,to secure \"UK EYE's Only\" security clearance.\nOur Culture\nEvery action shapes our future. That’s why our north star is a culture of impact, where everyone is empowered to thrive and achieve.\nAddressing the urgent need to build a more sustainable electric power system while improving the trajectory of climate change emissions are global priorities, and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. We play a significant role in leading a new era of energy.\nOur technology helps generate approximately twenty-five percent of the world’s electricity today, and we are working to power the rest. If we want the future of energy to be different, then join us and be the difference. 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