Lead Electrical Engineer

**Job Description Summary**: The Lead Systems Engineer for the multi-disciplined engineering team within global system engineering organization will execute technical projects of world class power conversion and automation/control to ensure the design meets customer, budget, schedule, contract, and regulatory requirements.

**Essential Responsibilities**

In this capacity, you will be the focal point to provide technical leadership on projects for FPSO E-House business. Working alongside project management teams, you will lead and coordinate design teams to meet project objectives (quality, cost, delivery) as well as provide technical guidance and advice to the customer. You will also be instrumental in identifying and implementing improvements on processes, tools and system solutions.

Your broad technical experience within marine, power or utility will be useful when anticipating the needs of customers by providing practical solutions to achieve customer satisfaction. In addition to this, you will also be responsible for (but not limited to):

- Produce designs, specifications and documentation for systems and backing equipment, including generators, switchboards, transformers, converters, motors, energy storage, cabling etc.
- Review technical drawings, documents and electrical schematics for technical compliance and functionality.
- Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
- The execution of design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements
- Providing technical leadership to personnel backup the assigned project
- Documenting technical data generated by the assigned project consistent with engineering policies and procedures
- Ensure drive and project system designs comply with the relevant health & safety and applicable International standards and class society rules.
- Liaise with other GE businesses, sub-contractors and suppliers as appropriate in order to backing the project and the business.
- Providing timely communications on significant issues or developments
- Participating on teams assigned to address organizational initiatives and generic issues
- Participating as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews
- Collaborate across the function including, Sales and ComOps for sales backing with providing technical assistance to tendering

**Qualifications / Requirements**

The successful person would:

- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college / university in Electrical Engineering or Electronic or Instrumentation Engineering.
- Who have experience in vendor or supplier of such equipment would be advantageous.
- Possess at least 7 to 10 years’ experience in a similar site-based role within power, utilities, offshore oil and gas and/or marine sectors.
- Draw on their excellent communication skills, to manage and influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Technical knowledge on Industrial Power Conversion equipment like generators, switchboards, transformers, converters, motors, energy storage, cabling etc.
- Experience in design engineering, field engineering, manufacturing, shop assembly or spares/ replacement parts involvement.
- Experience in offshore marine industry especially FPSO E-house
- Ability to read and write technical specifications.
- Excellence in Customer Service
- Commercial awareness.
- Ability and willingness to travel as required.

**Desired Characteristics**
- Electrical engineering in Marine /Offshore / Oil & Gas industry.
- Marine electrical power and propulsion systems. Experience of interpreting power system studies such as: LV & MV Protection & Co-ordination / Voltage drop / dip calculations / Load flow and fault studies / Transient system and scenario analysis / Harmonic (VTHD) calculations / MV & LV power system cabling (cable selection, rating etc.) / Quality of Power Supply / EMC
- Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict time scales, always with professionalism and integrity.
- Good communication, report writing and organization skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Cross functional, ability to work on matrix environment, and international team experience.
- Be able to work within a team environment.
- Demonstrated technical aptitude and business acumen.
- On site commissioning experience of large projects.

**GE’s Culture**:
GE’s culture is about providing everyone who works here with opportunities to exercise their responsibility, integrity, and creativity while growing themselves, their careers, and our business.

**About us**

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