Principal Engineer

Job Description Summary

Based at our HVDC Transformer Centre of Excellence in Stafford, UK - The Principal Engineer will ensure the product is designed according to design, quality & manufacturing best practices, and that the specific risks are properly identified and addressed.

The successful candidate will support:
• FAT and site issues
• The factory during manufacturing at design related issues
• The design is properly transfer to manufacturing and that our design process fully meets the quality gates and applicable quality controls.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical support on FAT and Site issues
• Technical communication with customers and suppliers to present and discuss our analysis with compelling arguments.
• Technical support factory on design and material related issues
• Design review Leadership to ensure the product is designed according to design, quality & manufacturing best practices, and that the specific risks are properly identified and addressed.
• Support on ensuring that the design is properly transfer to manufacturing.
• Ensuring that our design process fully meet the quality gates and applicable quality controls.
• Ensure and support the proper execution of the Design Quality Gates and Controls in accordance with internal procedures.
• Analyse quality data to determine effective corrective actions and monitor improvements over time.
• Ensuring that lessons learned are identified and implemented in future designs.
• Continuously update our manufacturing capabilities and tolerances and ensures they are properly considered in the design.
• Support the introduction of new designs in manufacturing.
• Ensuring CTQ formal identification and implementation.
• Lead standardisation and modularisation efforts.
• Research improvements in the industry to identify best solutions to continuously improve our designs.

• Deep technical knowledge in transformer electrical and mechanical design.
• Transformer Manufacturing knowledge and experience.
• Extensive continuous improvement and quality process knowledge and experience.
• Knowledge and experience on Site and Fat issues, RCA, DFMEA, Testing, Standardisation and Modularisation.
• Focus on Quality excellence and early risk identification and mitigation.
• The ability to work autonomously.
• Flexible with travel worldwide as needed.