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Location

Staffordshire | United Kingdom

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Job description

Job Description Summary

Activities aimed at proving a concept to be valid or technically feasible by the application of scientific and engineering methodologies. Work in this family typically has the objective of demonstrating through test or analyses the performance and implementation potential of a concept

Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.
The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Generate project documentation (such as type test specification, type test reports, design reports…)
• Validation of key component ratings (Size of the Valve Converter, Calculation of losses, RAM study…).
• Working against customer specification at project stage (Clause by Clause, Risk analysis).
• Integration with other engineering departments for product definition (System design, Main Scheme, Layout, Commercial).
• Circuit simulation for valve design and future testing as part of project awarded.
• Product design and validation for high voltage power electronic including IGBT and thyristor and passive component used in valve converter.
• Design or application experience on IGBT and thyristor driver circuit.
• Design experience on the protection and control circuit for IGBT and thyristor.
• Performing 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.
• Product support during complete life cycle from development to tender and commissioning of project
• Support site activities during installation of the valve converter, pre-commissioning and training for customer.
• Expectation to travel 20% of the time across the world.

Candidate profile

The candidate will probably be educated to degree level in electrical or electronic engineering. However, this is not as important as a proven track record and evidence that you have the experience and abilities to perform the role.

Candidates should have proven experience of the design and/or development of power electronic converters (preferably at high power >1MVA). A good understanding of power semiconductors, their control, protection and application would be advantageous.  It is key that the candidate has the ability to work quickly and efficiently within an engineering team.

An enquiring mind and desire to learn new skills, an ability to apply different engineering disciplines and a willingness to share the knowledge are essential qualities. Ideally, the candidate will have a good track record of leading a team of engineers in delivering a technical project on time and according to the scope.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Educated to degree level in electrical or electronic engineering

Required Characteristics:

• Has knowledge and experience on power electronic converters design (such as HVDC and FACTS applications)
• Has knowledge and experience on high power electronic components design and integration (IGBTs, thyristors, passive components)
• Has knowledge and experience on high voltage testing for validation of high power device
• Has knowledge and experience on power electronic thermal Design (loss calculations, heatsink specification liquid cooling)
• Design & type testing programmes
• Specification & report writing
• Experience on design of simulation tools such as Matlab-Simulink, PSCAD-EMTDC
• Requirements capture
• Risk analysis
• EHS compliance ability
• Good communication skills

Desired Characteristics:

• Prior experience of electrical transmission industry
• Prior experience on site
• Thermal and hydraulic design (e.g. loss temperature calculations, thermal modelling, thermal characteristics of material, pressure drop calculations)
• Intellectual property and the patent process experience
• Power Electronic control & protection
• Understanding of multi-modular converters
• High Voltage engineering
• Ability to coordinate and lead a small group of engineers
• Good at sharing knowledge and experience

Specific Abilities

• Able to work to deadlines with high quality
• Good technical communication
• Independent and team worker (Pro-Active)
• Precise documentation
• Attention to details

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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