EndereçoRole Summary/Purpose:
This role is designed to interpret the customer’s technical enquiry and to design the most cost-effective overall solution for an HVDC installation utilizing the PES power electronics solutions, aiming to minimizing the total cost, and to specify the main (high-value) items of bought-out equipment for HVDC Projects. The successful candidate will also be involved in the development and industrialization of tools and processes and will have technical knowledge and experience in the field of power system engineering (academic and professional).
The successful candidate will be part of an established team of experienced power Systems Engineer which will provide them with various opportunities to develop their skills in the field of high voltage AC and DC power System Design via mentoring by Systems Expert, on-the-job training, classroom training (such as the HVDC university training modules), placement in other engineering departments etc.
As part of the role, the candidate will be required to represent GE in front of external stakeholders such as clients, third party suppliers, professional bodies (IEC, Cigré, etc). You will also interact with GE stakeholders within the HVDC business and the wider GE renewables organization. The candidate will also have the opportunity to develop innovative ideas and publish their work internationally in scientific papers and patents.
Internal Interfaces:
• Solution Centre
• Operations (for Customer projects)
• Technology (for R&D projects)
• Strategic Sourcing
• Quality
• Other engineering departments
External Interfaces
• Major Suppliers
• Customers
• Consultants
• Professional Organizations
• Statutory Bodies
• Competitors
Essential responsibilities:
The successful candidate may be involved in any of the following areas and is expected to have experience in a number of these areas:
Main Circuit Design
Develop an integrated scheme design that meets the Customer’s needs, by developing requirements on the ratings and functionalities of the different HVDC system’s subsystems, in an optimized and cost-effective manner.
Insulation Coordination Studies
Determine the temporary and transient overvoltage stresses on HV equipment and provide the protective level requirements for the surge arresters.
Equipment Lifecycle Management
Manage the lifecycle of high economic value High Voltage equipment such as power transformers, instrument transformers, reactors, capacitors, and surge arresters, covering the development of its requirements, specification, supplier management and the validation and verification (testing) of design, manufacturing and commissioning.
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Studies and Management
Create, verify, and validate the reliability, availability and maintainability models for HVDC systems and subsystems, providing insight to customers and leaders and managing the risks, issues and opportunities that affect the systems throughout their lifecycle.
Losses Management
Create, verify, and validate the electrical power losses models for HVDC systems and subsystems, providing insight to customers and leaders and managing the risks, issues and opportunities that affect the systems throughout their lifecycle.
Quality
Report or resolve any non-conformances in a timely manner.
Health and Safety
Identify and evaluate EHS risks in own area and implement practical measures.
Set the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observe work conditions and behaviours, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
Actively participate in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
Routinely observe routines and behaviours of others and provide immediate feedback regarding unsafe behaviour and celebrates achievements or safe behaviours.
Actively and routinely promote the identification of hazards and near misses to their team/s.
Desired additional skills:
Transient Studies
Determination (by simulation) of temporary and transient overvoltage stresses on equipment and surge arrester energy ratings.
Harmonic Analysis and Power Quality
Conducting AC and DC harmonic performance and harmonic stability studies for HVDC converter stations for VSC and LCC HVDC schemes. Radio Frequency Interference studies and Electromagnetic Compatibility studies. Power Line Carrier Interference studies and filters. Design of AC, DC, and High Frequency harmonic filters and screening. Calculations of filter performance and rating. Creation of project-specific equipment specifications for filter reactors/capacitors/resistors.
Tools
PSCAD, PSS/E, DigSilent, Python and MATLAB.
Desired Candidate Profile
Qualifications and Experience:
Preferably educated with a Master in Power Systems Engineering from an accredited institution (or equivalent knowledge) and first professional experience and technical expertise in the field of Power Systems Engineering and preferably in HVDC System Design.
