Description :
Business Unit: GE Infrastructure, Energy
Function: Engineering/Technology
Location: Salem, VA
Job #: 826882
Posted: Aug 26, 2008 Responsibilities
The qualified candidate will provide domain expertise in Excitation Power Conversion and Power Electronics to product development team - Member of multi-disciplinary engineering development team that includes System Engineering , Power Conversion Design , Mechanical Design , PWA Design , Software Design , and Integration / Test.
Essential Functions
1400vac and up to 8000adc high power excitation system designs.
Work with System Engineer to allocate top-level requirements.
Develop and execute subsystem validation test plans.
Develop subsystem models to support concept validation studies and DFSS activities.
Participate in FMEA and risk assessment activities-Lead the detailed design activities related to power conversion.
Create and maintain schedule details.
Qualifications
BS degree.
Minimum 5 years industry experience.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Submit your application for employment through gecareers.com to be considered.
Be 18 years or older.
Willing to take a drug test as part of the selection process.
Willing to submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process.
You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States
If currently a GE employee, you must have been in your current position for at least 12 months and have at least a satisfactory performance rating.
Desired
MSEE degree
Experience with design for six-sigma, design for reliability, design for manufacturability and design to cost.
Experience with simulation tools, Dynamic system simulators (Saber, MATLAB) Circuit simulation (Saber, SPICE) Power electronic device modeling (Saber) and Electro-thermal modeling of power devices.
Power system protection and coordination - Short circuit and fault calculations and ratings & protection of power devices.
Demonstrated ability working with low & medium voltage insulation systems-partial discharge theory and testing methods.
Experience with design, selection, and specification of critical power components.
Demonstrated experience with Instrumentation and measurement of power converters.
Work Traits
Exhibits Lab safety practices.
General
Controls and Power Electronics COE, a subset of GE Energy Engineering Division, is a cutting edge designer and developer of Controls Systems and Drives and Controls Systems for applications such as Turbine Control , Automation Control , and Plant Control. The Controls COE serves markets such as thermal , wind , oil and gas , hydro and solar energy.
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