Job Description Summary

Job Description

Do you want to shape the future of automation for some of the world’s most unique, large-scale power and propulsion testing facilities?

GE Vernova is looking for an exceptional Automation Engineer to join our Electrification team based in Whetstone, UK.

GE Vernova - The Energy to Change the World

With over 130 years of experience and proven innovation, GE Vernova is leading a new era of energy. We are electrifying the world while working to decarbonize it. Our name reflects our mission. “GE” carries a legacy of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” signals Earth’s lush ecosystems, while “Nova” nods to a new era of lower-carbon energy we are helping to deliver.

Focused on the future, GE Vernova is accelerating the shift to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We help customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, and quality of life.

Electrification

Our Electrification solutions modernize grids, enable renewable integration, and strengthen energy systems. From software to power conversion and storage, we help create smarter, more resilient energy networks.

GE Vernova’s 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 world’s 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 today’s industrial processes for a cleaner, more productive future. We serve specialized sectors such as energy, marine, industry and all related services.

GE’s 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 world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.

Our engineers dedicated to Naval get involved in solving exciting challenges through leading the development and delivery of the engineering aspects of our projects. Projects that range from designing, de-risking and delivery of new power / propulsion and energy system solutions alongside digital & automation technologies to our UK and international customers both to surface and submarine systems.

Research and development are key to what we do, and you will have the opportunity to influence and play a critical role in the successful execution of programs for future surface ships, submarines and future technology programs along with the growth of a unique world class facility, its optimised operations and the development of new capabilities.

Let’s Talk about the Role

As Automation Engineer, you deliver high-quality automation installations for project testing through requirement capture, design, installation, commissioning, test programme delivery, and service support.

You work hands-on with integrated hardware and software components, ensuring that automation solutions are reliable, efficient, and consistent with company standards. You collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, customers, and suppliers to facilitate design, produce technical documentation, and drive improvements in processes and tools that help us deliver safer, more cost-effective solutions on time.

How You Will Make a Difference

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

Skills for Success

You are a detail-oriented, collaborative, and practical automation professional who thrives in a hands-on environment and enjoys solving complex technical challenges.

• Advanced and demonstrated 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, EtherCAT, 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

Knowledge of the following would be advantageous:

• 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).

A formal education and subsequent University Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our Whetstone, UK office.

This role requires the successful candidate to work on-site throughout the week (expectations: 5 days per week).

Special Role Requirements

This role involves work for customers who mana