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About this Lead Designer - Transformer role at GE Vernova

GE Vernova · Onsite · Stafford

Job Description Summary

Transformer Mechanical Design Engineer with expertise in HVAC (and preferably HVDC) transformers.

Job Description

Who We're Looking For

  • You're a specialist transformer Electro Mechanical engineer with hands-on experience in active part design / Tank /External Design. Blends technical rigor with practical judgment, driven by an unwavering curiosity to learn and innovate every day.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Preparation transformer detailed engineering design (including necessary calculations) and drawings (preferably 400kV and above, with HVDC / offshore experience), ability to carry out / review Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and specify parameters critical to quality (CTQ) and Design Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (FMEA)
  • Review of specifications, identification of clarifications/deviations and action plans, with the ability to lead them to conclusion
  • Selection and specification of components for ordering and manufacturing
  • Key Performance Indicators of on-time delivery, right first time and budget adherence
  • Leading communication/co-ordination with internal and external stakeholders (customers, suppliers, other departments such as projects, tendering, manufacturing, quality, procurement, etc).

Education and Experience:

  • Electrical or mechanical engineer or person with similar experience (in Power Transformers)
  • Experience of working on 3D, 2D tools (Inventor / equivalent, Autocad)
  • Experience of Document management system (WindChill / equivalent)
  • Transformer design knowledge (especially transformer design calculations, active part design including lead exits, insulation, windings, nesting of coils and tank design)
  • Knowledge of IEC60076. Knowledge of IEC61378, rail car (Schnable car) design and offshore DNV standards will be preferred
  • Should have worked independently on tender and project designs
     

Additional Requirements:

  • Shall be able to demonstrate GE VernovaWay ( Innovative, customer oriented, Lean is how we work, One Team Approach, Be Accountable).
  • Shall demonstrate focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.

Why GE Vernova

GE Vernova is a global energy technology company on a mission to electrify and decarbonise the world. Our HVDC Solution Line at Stafford is a recognised centre of global excellence — delivering the transformer systems and transmission solutions that connect renewable energy sources to grids across continents.

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. We offer varied, competitive benefits designed to reward performance and support your personal and family needs. We invest in your development through continued on-the-job learning and a culture that values deep engineering expertise — and in a role like this, you'll apply and develop your skills on some of the most technically demanding transformer projects in the world.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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About GE Vernova

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com

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