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Renewable Energy Grid Solutions
Design Engineer - Mechanical and Layout Design
Tampere
September 2, 2024
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Job Description
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Grid Solutions, part of GE Vernova, is serving customers globally with over 20,000 employees in approximately 80 countries. Grid Solutions helps enable utilities and industry to effectively manage electricity from the point of generation to the point of consumption, helping to maximize the reliability, efficiency, and resiliency of the grid. www.gegridsolutions.com
In Finland Grid Solutions is engineering and manufacturing systems for electrical substations. Our GE Center of Excellence in Tampere delivers reactive power compensators such as Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOM) and Static Var Compensators (SVC). These are used to control power system voltage and reactive power flow as well as to improve the power system stability and transmission system efficiency. STATCOMs and SVCs are also typically used to improve the integration of renewables to the power system making the future power system more sustainable. Our business is growing rapidly and 95% of the systems manufactured in Tampere are exported globally.
Job Description
You will contribute to the mechanical and layout design of STATCOM and SVC reactive compensation systems.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Execute the 3D and 2D layout design of the STATCOM and SVC systems of assigned delivery projects and tenders
- Create detailed 2D installation drawings and instructions for STATCOM/SVC delivery projects
- Calculate foundation loads according to international standards (IEC / IEEE) considering the prevailing environmental conditions
- Perform thermal and short circuit force calculation for rigid busbars and flexible conductors according to international standards (IEC / IEEE)
- Support installation team locally or remotely considering mechanical aspects
- Participate in the project specific mechanical design of the power electronics valves related to SVC & STATCOM systems
- Support NPI (New Product Introduction) and sales teams in the mechanical and layout designs related topics.
Desired characteristics
- M.Sc or B.Sc in Mechanical engineering or civil engineering
- Solidworks or similar 3D&2D Design tool experience
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Experience in stress analysis is considered as an advantage
- Experience in Autocad and Autodesk Revit is considered as an advantage
- Experience in electrical engineering, especially related to HV electrical design, is considered as an advantage
- English – mandatory
- Finnish – preferred
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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