JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

GE’s Power Conversion and Storage 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.
Our 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.
This facility plays a crucial role in de-risking, present and future platforms, energy and propulsion technologies, micro grids and associated systems and solutions for both surface ships and submarines.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for an experienced Power Systems Commissioning Engineer to work for a leading manufacturing company. Reporting to the Test & Trials Manager you will be a key member of the team carrying out commissioning and maintenance tasks at the Marine Power Test Facility.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Primarily responsible for the planning, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and documenting of facility infrastructure as well as new equipment and systems to be tested, safely, to defined instructions in preparation for hand-over to the test team. The role will also require ongoing maintenance of power system equipment.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To be competent and have a proven record of HV/LV plant and systems commissioning.
• To carry out switching operations and the operation of permit to work, sanction to test and access limitation systems on large projects.
• Be competent to produce, and maintain, documentation to the required standards.
• Installation and checking of all cabling, switchboards, circuit breakers, contactors, transformers, UPS batteries/systems, generators, motors and variable speed drives.
• Commissioning and full integration of switchgear (including primary and secondary injection), on power system protection schemes, including digital protection relays and AVR’s. Service and fault finding on superseded equipment including air, oil and vacuum insulated equipment
• Commissioning of PC/PLC related protection and power management systems including their associated software. Tuning and fault finding and setting to work, in conjunction with customers and Generator suppliers.
• To produce as commissioned documentation in accordance with independently audited Company Quality and Safety Management Systems e.g. BS EN 18001 and Classification Societies e.g. Lloyds Register and DNV.
• Maintenance of site electrical infrastructure and power system equipment to ensure the smooth running of test programs.
• Maintain competence through training courses and Electronic learning in line with company policies.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree or HNC level qualification in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
• Familiarity with IEC and marine classification society rules desirable.
• Must have established record of sitework.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal in English.
• Customer Focused

• To be competent and have a proven record of HV/LV plant and systems commissioning.
• To carry out switching operations and the operation of permit to work, sanction to test and access limitation systems on large projects.
• Be competent to produce, and maintain, documentation to the required standards.
• Installation and checking of all cabling, switchboards, circuit breakers, contactors, transformers, UPS batteries/systems, generators, motors and variable speed drives.
• Commissioning and full integration of switchgear (including primary and secondary injection), on power system protection schemes, including digital protection relays and AVR’s. Service and fault finding on superseded equipment including air, oil and vacuum insulated equipment
• Commissioning of PC/PLC related protection and power management systems including their associated software. Tuning and fault finding and setting to work, in conjunction with customers and Generator suppliers.
• To produce as commissioned documentation in accordance with independently audited Company Quality and Safety Management Systems e.g. BS EN 18001 and Classification Societies e.g. Lloyds Register and DNV.
• Maintenance of site electrical infrastructure and power system equipment to ensure the smooth running of test programs.
• Maintain competence through training courses and Electronic learning in line with company policies