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Lead Service Engineer – Lead Commissioning Engineer (m/w/d)

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

Germany

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Engineering degree in power electronics, Minimum 5 years in an equivalent position, Experience with FACTS or HVDC equipment, Fluent in German and English, Willingness to travel up to 50%.

Key responsabilities:

Lead maintenance and onsite activities for FACTS or HVDC systems
Manage preparations and site activities
Conduct commissioning of FACTS or HVDC systems
Lead technical aspects of multi-year service contracts
Attend customer meetings and propose solutions

GE Renewable Energy

11068 - 11068 Employees

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Job description

Your missions

Job Description Summary We are looking for a self-motivated service engineer in power electronics able to manage service contracts, site activities and to support/participate in commissioning of FACTS & HVDC equipment.

Key position in GE Grid Solutions' Service OTR organization you will be responsible to lead technical portion of multi-year service contracts, to support customers located in different countries and to be part of a community of experts able to support global customers on high technology equipment.

GE FACTS And HVDC Solutions Includes

SVC, Static Var Compensation
FSC, Fix Series Compensation
SC, Synchronous Condenser
STATCOM, Static Compensation
LCC HVDC, High Voltage Direct Current
VSC HVDC (Onshore & Offshore) Job Description

Responsibilities

Perform and lead maintenance, onsite activities, technical support on FACTS or HVDC transmission systems.
Manage preparations for site activities in coordination with end customer.
Perform commissioning activities on FACTS or HVDC transmission systems.
Lead technical portion on service contracts running over several years
Attend and lead customer meetings, identify solutions that meet needs.
Knowledge and ability to carry out FACTS projects of minor renovations/upgrades.
Support ITO team as needed during tenders for the technical part.
Preparation of Commissioning documentation in ITO & OTR, as needed.

Technical Knowledge

Technical knowledge and site experiences on switching equipment, harmonic filters and instrumentation transformers.
Technical knowledge and site experiences on FACTS equipment (with Thyristor and IGBT), knowledge of rotating machines is a plus.
Technical knowledge and site experiences on commissioning of protection relays.
Technical knowledge and site experiences on troubleshooting, with the use of network recorders and/or analyzers.
Technical Knowledge and ability to resolve incidents on site and to analyze logs and curves.

Abilities

Strong oral and written communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems.
Ability to document, write reports, and plan site activities.
Notions of project management.
Management of on-site teams.
Strong customer management skills, especially on site during an incident.
Ability to work in a team and to share knowledge and experience with colleagues: strong “Team player”
Good ability and culture in EHS, Ability to strictly apply EHS rules during site incident or under pressure by Customer.

Required Qualifications

Engineering degree or “house engineer” in power electronic.
Strong engineering background and technical understanding of power electronics
Minimum 5 years of experience in an equivalent position.
Minimum 5 years of experience on drives or FACTS or HVDC equipment (valves + control + Protections)
Availability to travel up to 50%
Language and communication skills (fluent in German & English).

What We Offer

Working in an international team within Grid Systems Integration based in Berlin or Dresden.
A key role in a dynamic, international working environment
Appealing salary according to tariff regulations, monthly performance allowance
Extensive professional development opportunities in an international and future-oriented environment
Permanent work contract
Nice colleagues, flat hierarchies and a pleasant working atmosphere and corporate culture

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No