Automation Engineer

Job Description Summary

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 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).

• 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 companys quality procedures.
• Participate in Design reviews.
• Assist in other areas of the business as required.

• 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.

• 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 Ether
  
  CAT OPC-UA).
• Familiar with industrial networks and their implementation.
• Solid understanding of computer programming and software development.
• Hands‑on hardware troubleshooting and software debugging experience.
• Knowledge of electrical circuit operation / design.

• 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).

• 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.

GE Vernovas 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 worlds major energy maritime and industrial organizations helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization including through our specialist motors power electronics systems electrical drives and control technologies that evolve todays industrial processes for a cleaner more productive future.

We serve specialized sectors such as energy marine industry and all related services.

GEs Power Conversion business part of GE Vernova provides electrification systems that are critical to customers power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the worlds major energy maritime and industrial organizations helping to enable a transition to energy…