Principal Engineer - HVDC Systems Engineering (M/D/F) in England

Location: Stafford, UK or Berlin, Germany.

We are looking for a technically deep, commercially aware, and collaborative engineering leader who combines HVDC expertise with strong judgement, communication, and a drive to solve complex power system challenges.

• Lead the overall HVDC technical solution to meet customer requirements using reference solutions and sound engineering judgement.
• Develop integrated HVDC scheme designs by defining subsystem ratings, functionalities, and interfaces in an optimized and cost‑effective way.
• Plan execution strategies with team leaders, support engineering estimates, and identify risks, issues, and mitigation plans for new opportunities.
• Define and maintain technical specifications, guidance notes, and engineering standards for HVDC systems and high‑value high‑voltage equipment.
• Manage the lifecycle of key high‑voltage equipment, including transformers, reactors, capacitors, instrument transformers, and surge arresters, from requirements and specification through supplier management, validation, testing, manufacturing, and commissioning.
• Deliver reliability, availability, and maintainability studies, as well as electrical losses modelling, to provide clear technical insight and support lifecycle decision‑making.
• Provide expert technical input to design reviews, project proposals, customer negotiations, supplier audits, and cross‑functional problem solving across manufacturing, supply, and field activities.
• Improve engineering tools, operational processes, systems, and technical solutions to enhance customer value, business efficiency, product introduction, cost performance, and schedule adherence.
• Represent GE Vernova externally with customers, suppliers, professional bodies, conferences, and academic institutions, while supporting innovation and intellectual property activities including patent evaluation.
• Mentor engineers, support technical development and succession planning, and contribute to hiring and promotion discussions within the engineering community.

• The ability to lead HVDC system design and studies, translating customer needs into practical, robust, and value‑driven technical solutions.
• The capability to work across power system design, circuit analysis, power control, reactive power design, and broader HVAC and HVDC system engineering topics.
• An understanding of high‑voltage equipment specification, design, testing, and lifecycle management, including transformers, reactors, capacitors, switchgear, instrument transformers, transducers, surge arresters, bushings, and insulators.
• An expertise in electrical power systems modelling and analysis, including awareness of network studies and the ability to assess system performance, losses, and technical risk.
• Knowledge of key technical areas such as reliability, availability, and maintainability, insulation coordination, harmonic analysis, power quality, radio frequency interference, electromagnetic compatibility, and audible noise assessment and mitigation.
• Familiarity with tools used in power network analysis, electromagnetic transient studies, reliability assessment, audible noise studies, requirements management, and technical scripting or modelling, such as PSS/E, DIgSILENT, PSCAD, EMTP‑RV, ATP, ReliaSoft, Isograph, SoundPLAN, DOORS, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, and VBA.
• The ability to communicate clearly in English, build well‑supported technical arguments, influence stakeholders, and work effectively with customers, suppliers, and multidisciplinary global teams.
• A collaborative and thoughtful approach to technical leadership, planning, negotiation, team facilitation, risk and opportunity management, and engineering decision‑making.
• A strong interest in continuous improvement, innovation, emerging technologies, and sharing knowledge to help others grow.

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