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The successful candidate will be part of a highly motivated, dynamic and rapidly growing team of engineers working on the project activities related to HVDC applications. This is a very exciting and dynamic field of power engineering in which GE’s leading contribution has worldwide recognition.The role gives an excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate to innovate, expand their design skill and personal development within an internationally recognised expert in this exciting field. Whilst based at the HVDC Centre of Excellence in Stafford there will be international travel opportunities to collaborate with other GE units, test laboratories and customer sites.\nJob Description\n Roles and Responsibilities\nGenerate project documentation (such as type test specification, type test reports, design reports…)\nValidation of key component ratings (Size of the Valve Converter, Calculation of losses, RAM study…).\nWorking against customer specification at project stage (Clause by Clause, Risk analysis).\nDesign, model, analyze and validate power electronic topologies, converters and components for Voltage Source Converters (VSC), Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) and Line Commutated Converter (LCC) for HVDC and FACTS applications.\nIntegration with other engineering departments for product definition (System design, Main Scheme, Layout, Commercial).\nCircuit simulation for design and future testing as part of project awarded.\nProduct design and validation for high voltage power electronic including IGBT and thyristor and passive component used in valve converter.\nDesign or application experience on IGBT and thyristor driver circuit.\nDesign experience on the protection and control circuit for IGBT and thyristor.\nPerforming routine and type test specifications and pre-commissioning testing. It is required to have technical skills and analytic thinking to perform fault analysis and design improvement, this includes performing bench level and high voltage testing.\nProduct support during complete life cycle from development to tender and commissioning of project\nSupport site activities during installation of the valve converter, pre-commissioning and training for customer.\nExpectation to travel 20% of the time across the world.\nRequired Qualifications\nDegree in an Engineering field paired with demonstrated experience in design, development and validation of power converters.\nProficiency with MATLAB / Simulink and/ or PLECS, Psim, LTSpice, PSCAD or equivalent modelling software, for the converter and component simulation of VSC-HVDC applications or complex multi-level converters\nExperience in commissioning projects and developing power electronic solutions for industrial and AC transmission grid applications\nExcellent oral and written communication skills in English\nAbility and willingness to travel 30% of the time, including international, and must comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies.\n Desired:\nDepth and/or breadth of knowledge of power electronics devices and power converter topologies including voltage sourced converters and current source converters.\nDeep understanding of power semiconductors devices such as IGBTs,Thyristors, Medium Voltage (MV) Power modules, etc., their control, testing, packaging, and thermal management.\nHave extensive electrical, power electronics and thermal experience in designing Voltage-Sourced Converters (VSC) or Line-Commutated Converters (LCC) or complex multilevel converters.\nHave wide experience in the design, specification and testing of power electronic components such as capacitors, inductors, and filters.\nDepth and/or breadth of knowledge of compliance with Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI), and/or ensuring the converters are EMI-robust/compliant.\nAnalogue and digital electronics in a power-electronics environment, such as the design and testing of gate drivers and control electronics.\nExperience sizing and designing power system solutions (main circuit design, key component specifications such filters and transformers, Layout, project, commercial, etc.), or strong liaison with the relevant departments\nUnderstanding of power systems (operation, stability, static operation, protection, etc.)\nStrong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership.\nDemonstrated ability to take an innovative idea from a concept to a product.\nGrid Solutions, a GE Vernova business, serves customers globally with over 20,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.\nAbout GE Grid Solutions:\nAt GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. 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Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.\nWhat we offer:\nA key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements\nCompetitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.\nAdditional Information\nRelocation Assistance Provided: No","description_format":"text","description_chars":6590,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Electrical & Electronic Engineering","Wind Energy","Smart Grid","Nuclear Engineering"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-08-30T03:14:26Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-10-20T00:25:30Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker, Graduate Trainee, Senior or Specialist Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-17T06:21:15+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ge-vernova-lead-power-electronics-engineer-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ge-vernova-lead-power-electronics-engineer-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T02:30:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2763,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":6165},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=6165"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fge-vernova-lead-power-electronics-engineer-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fge-vernova-lead-power-electronics-engineer-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fge-vernova-lead-power-electronics-engineer-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ge-vernova-lead-power-electronics-engineer-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fge-vernova-lead-power-electronics-engineer-2"}]}