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GE - Renewable Energy would like to recruit a Lead Controls Engineer with expertise in designing low voltage control schemes for power transformers to work in our Grid Solutions business from our Stafford office.

Job Description

General Electric, or GE for short, has one of the longest histories in electricity related companies. Originally founded by Thomas Edison in 1889, Drexel, Morgan & Co., financed Edison's research and helped merge several of Edison's separate companies under one corporation forming Edison General Electric Company.

As a part of global business nowadays GE is the third largest industrial company in the UK, with 22,000 employees and revenues of $5B annually.

Lichfield Road manufacturing facility has been originally established in 1903 and has been standing since 1960 as a part of English Electric group, delivering power transformers, that later merged GEC Alsthom and later became ALSTOM, and has been acquired by GE in 2015. Stafford is ideally suited for research and advanced manufacturing with our highly skilled staff and position at the heart of the UK's transport network. GE is proud to be the largest employer in Stafford, with around 1,700 employees across multiple sites.

The transformer facility has been renowned all over the world with its expertise in design, manufacturing, and delivery of HVAC and HVDC transformers world-wide, up to 800kV.

Job Responsibilities:

• Preparation of control schematics, specifications, general arrangement drawings, cable schedules for control cabinets (marshalling kioks) of power transformers, including interfacing with relays, tap-changers and other transformer components and SCADA / central control system

• Selection and specification of components for ordering and manufacturing, review of supplier drawings, carrying out Factory Acceptance Tests

• Key Performance Indicators of on-time delivery, right first time and budget adherence

• Experience in Low Voltage Switchgear schematics and related Automation.

• Experience of PLC programming / automation software will be preferred (not essential)

• Leading communication/co-ordination with internal and external stakeholders (customers, suppliers, other departments such as projects, tendering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, etc).

Education And Experience:

• Electrical or Instrumentation or Controls or Mechanical engineer or person with similar experience (in Power Transformers)

• Experience of working on Autocad Electrical

• Experience of Document management system (WindChill / equivalent)

• Transformer design knowledge (especially transformer design calculations, active part design including lead exits, insulation, windings, nesting of coils and tank design)

• Should have worked independently done control schematics and component specifications

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes