At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead FPGA development for innovative energy solutions and enhance product features.
- Company: Join GE Vernova, a leader in the energy solutions market.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, private health insurance, and flexible work arrangements.
- Other info: Dynamic international environment with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the green energy transition with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electrical/Electronic engineering and significant FPGA design experience required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition. As the successful Lead FPGA Development Engineer, you will be working to define requirements, enhance product features for an electronic design for world-class Control & Protection system in VSC and LCC systems, working together with engineers based globally. The role is accountable for business-critical development to meet product requirements and timelines for future commercial HVDC projects.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Analysing system requirements and defining functions to be implemented in Hardware.
- FPGA Application development.
- Analogue and Digital Hardware design.
- Maintain legacy products including updates and improvements to extend product life span.
- Contribution to creating and maintaining manufacturing data packs.
- Writing functional specifications for design.
- Writing test specifications (Routine test, Type test).
- Participating in and contributing to design reviews.
- Ensuring designs are documented to Company standards.
Required Qualifications
- Degree or Higher in Electrical / Electronic engineering or equivalent experience.
- Significant and demonstrated experience of FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog.
- Knowledge and experience of Model Based Design.
- An excellent all-round knowledge and understanding of electronic components & principles.
- Exceptional hardware / FPGA debugging skills.
- Experience with Altera, Microsemi, Xilinx FPGA devices and design tools (Quartus II, Libero SoC).
- Dynamic and proactive with ability to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to resolve technical issues.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience of designing hardware for real time control applications.
- High-speed digital hardware design and PCB layout skills.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Motivated great teammate, self-starter, results oriented.
- Agile development practices e.g., Scrum.
- Scripting experience using Perl, Python.
- Experience of version control, e.g., SVN, GIT.
- Bug tracking tools, e.g., JIRA.
- Power Electronics control system design.
- Knowledge of HVDC.
About Us
GE Vernova is a world leader in the energy solutions market with a portfolio of energy businesses across the globe. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition and we want you to be part of that change and enjoy imagination at work. If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of clean, reliable energy, come join us.
About GEV Grid Solutions
At GEV Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to fulfil the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotal role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.
Why we come to work
At GEV, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we're always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you'll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you'll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.
What we offer
A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements. Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.
Lead FPGA Development Engineer in London employer: GE Vernova
GE Vernova in Stafford is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration among engineers. With a strong commitment to employee growth, you will have access to ongoing training and development opportunities, as well as the chance to work on cutting-edge HVDC projects that make a real impact globally. The supportive environment and emphasis on teamwork ensure that every employee can thrive while contributing to sustainable energy solutions.
