Automation Engineer in Leicester

Become part of a winning team at our UK Centre of Excellence and a Government strategic facility. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for delivering an automation installation of high quality for project testing through the requirement capture, design, installation, commissioning, test programme delivery and service support.

Identify and propose improvements in processes, tools, and system solutions, rolling out improvements when agreed with the leadership team. The role is a full-time, on-site role and will require both hands-on and office-based activities ensuring the delivery of solutions that are safe, cost-effective and on time.

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (e.g. UK Security Clearance (SC)) as part of the hiring process. This position requires the successful candidate to work onsite throughout the week (expectations: 5 days per week).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• The Automation Engineer will be responsible for every part of the project delivery lifecycle including:
• Requirement capture and detailed design of the automation system, ensuring it is maintainable, extensible, reliable, efficient and consistent with company standards.
• Integration of the software and hardware components into one application.
• Verification / validation of the system complete with hardware including with the power system under test.
• Liaise with the other teams and disciplines within the company and customers and suppliers at all levels to facilitate the design and produce requirements and other system documents.
• Provide maintenance, fault finding, diagnosis, repair, and upgrades / development as required.
• Perform factory acceptance testing and commissioning work to the company's quality procedures.
• Participate in Design reviews.
• Assist in other areas of the business as required.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Degree in engineering, computer science, or related field.
• Existing or the ability to obtain the higher levels of UK Security Clearance including SC Clearance and UK Eyes Only Clearance are required for this role.

Desired Characteristics:

• Advanced and demonstrated years of experience of implementing automation systems.
• Experience in PLC programming, HMI creation and SCADA configuration.
• Proficient in a variety of industrial communication protocols (e.g. Modbus, Profinet, EtherCAT, OPC-UA).
• Familiar with industrial networks and their implementation.
• Knowledge of data acquisition systems (DAS) configuration and operation.
• Solid understanding of computer programming and software development.
• Hands-on hardware troubleshooting and software debugging experience.
• Knowledge of electrical circuit operation / design.
• Knowledge of the following would be advantageous:
• Data storage, IT systems.
• Power Systems.
• Test & Instrumentation.
• Data processing and analysis.
• Instrument / sensor selection.
• Control systems.
• Industrial cyber Security, (IEC 62443, Perdue model).
• Substation networking (61850, PRP).
• NI LABView.

Personal Qualities:

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Exceptional organisational skills and experience with project management.
• Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplined team.
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task on a variety of projects to agreed time scales.

About us:

GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business 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 organisations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonisation, including through our specialist motors, power electronics systems, electrical drives and control technologies that evolve today's industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future.

We serve specialised sectors such as energy, marine, industry and all related services. GE's Power Conversion business, part of GE Vernova, provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. Our engineers dedicated to Naval get involved in solving exciting challenges through leading the development and delivery of the engineering aspects of our projects.

Research and development are key to what we do, and you will have the opportunity to influence and play a critical role in the successful execution of programmes for future surface ships, submarines and future technology programmes along with the growth of a unique world-class facility, its optimised operations and the development of new capabilities.