Job Description Summary

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

Based at our HVDC Transformer Centre of Excellence in Stafford, UK - The Principal Engineer / Design Review Leader 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.

This role report directly to Site Leader

• GE Grid Solutions is serving customers globally with over 20,000 employees in around 80 countries.
• Grid Solutions equips 90% of power utilities worldwide, to bring electricity safely, reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to the point of use.
• GE Grid Solutions HVDC Transformer business is experiencing exponential long-term growth, and to manage this rapid growth, we're building and strengthening our Engineering Team

• 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 standardization and modularization 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.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent time management and coordination skills, rapid responsiveness.
• Dynamic and flexible approach of thinking.
• An accomplished relationship-builder.
• Creative and Innovation mindset.
• Energetic, forward-thinking individual.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Pro-active and problem-solving attitude.
• Networking and communication skills.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• Flexible with travel worldwide as needed.