Drives Control Application Software Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and experienced Drives Control Application Software Engineer to join GE Power Conversion’s Engineering group, contributing to the design and development of next-generation products. This technical role involves developing Control Application Software for GE Power (PC)’s new Electric Drive Systems. The engineer will work in a multi-disciplinary team to specify, design, code, and validate application software for MW-scale power electronic drive systems across Marine, Naval, Energy, and Industry applications.

Must Have

• Experience working with Variable Speed Drives Application Software
• Experience implementing and validating Application Software
• Experience in capturing & creating requirements documents, technical reports, and functional design documents
• Good understanding of converter system and power converter topologies for AC/DC, DC/AC and DC to DC converter systems
• Willingness to travel to customer site for meetings or equipment validation
• Eligibility to obtain UK security clearance to BPSS clearance level or higher

Good to Have

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experienced in creating and presenting technical reports and responding to clients’ technical questions
• Good understanding of drive control system architectures
• Strong understanding of electrical machines: DC, Induction, Synchronous and Permanent magnet machines
• Good understanding of Product Life Cycle and configuration management
• Experience in Agile project execution including planning and execution of the planned engineering activities

Perks & Benefits

• Challenging and exciting projects
• Work environment with flexibility requirements
• Attractive compensation
• Flexible benefits including Employer pension contribution, Income protection, Private Health Insurance, and Life Assurance
• 26 days’ vacation + bank holidays

Job Description Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and experienced Drives Control Application Software Engineer to join GE Power Conversion’s Engineering group working on new technology and contribute to the design and development of our next generation products.

The Drives Control Application Software Engineer is responsible for developing the Control Application Software for GE Power (PC)’s range of new Electric Drive Systems. This is a technical role and will involve working in a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to specify, design, code & validate application software for MW-scale power electronic drive systems for Marine, Naval, Energy and Industry applications.

Roles and Responsibilities

This Role Involves

• Responsibility for the design, development and maintenance of Drive Control Application Software including:
• Requirements, design, implementation and testing of control application software for converter systems and electrical drives,
• Writing application software that interfacing to other peripheral equipment,
• Validation of application software using Hardware In the Loop (HIL) rigs and Laboratory test drives,
• Developing and maintaining good engineering interfaces to other engineering teams such as, Power Electronics, Automation and Power System teams to provide a fully Integrated System Solution,
• Supporting commissioning and validation of electrical drive systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university or college (or equivalent qualification) in Electrical Engineering or equivalent subject.

Essential Requirement

• Experience working with Variable Speed Drives Application Software,
• Experience implementing and validating Application Software,
• Experience in capturing & creating requirements documents, technical reports, and functional design documents,
• Good understanding of converter system and power converter topologies for AC/DC, DC/AC and DC to DC converter systems, etc,
• Willing to travel to customer site for meetings or equipment validation,
• be eligible to obtain UK security clearance to BPSS clearance level or higher.

Desired, Not Essential Requirement

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experienced in creating and presenting technical reports and responding to clients’ technical questions.
• Good understanding of drive control system architectures.
• Strong understanding of electrical machines: DC, Induction, Synchronous and Permanent magnet machines.
• Good understanding of Product Life Cycle and configuration management.
• Experience in Agile project execution including planning and execution of the planned engineering activities.

You can expect from us:

• Challenging and exciting projects.
• A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
• Attractive compensation.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days’ vacation + bank holidays.

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Note:

To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No