| Job Number: | 2029324 |
| Business: | GE Power & Water |
| Business Segment: | PW-REN Renewables |
| About Us: | Renewable Energy offers its customers solutions for energy production from renewable resources such as wind, solar and biogas. With more than 18,000 installed wind turbines globally, GE Energy provides more than 25,000 megawatt installed capacity of clean and efficient energy. A comprehensive service program supports clients from project development to operation and maintenance, to solutions for network integration and the commercial exploitation of wind energy. In Germany, GE Wind Energy is represented by almost 2,000 wind turbines. The wind turbines are manufactured in Salzbergen, Lower Saxony - GE's European headquarters for renewable energy, where also the European Customer Service and Training Center is located. |
| Posted Position Title: | Controls Engineer (m/f) |
| Career Level: | Experienced |
| Function: | Engineering/Technology |
| Function Segment: | Product Design and Development |
| Location: | Germany |
| U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces: | |
| City: | Salzbergen |
| Postal Code: | 48499 |
| Relocation Assistance: | No |
| Role Summary/Purpose: | The Controls Engineer is an integral part of the wind product and design process, reporting directly to the Engineering Manager of the Control Systems organization. This is a global engineering role where the scope includes design&enhancement of wind turbine control systems, coordinating with renewable product line and services team on product needs, requirements flow down leading to design, implementation and validation of control systems, coordinating&communicating site validation activities. |
| Essential Responsibilities: | - Assist development and enhancement of controls technologies, such as Advanced Loads Controls, Model Based Controls, extreme loads control, covering functional requirements definition, flow down, preliminary design development & documentation. - As part of control system design, interface with Loads Team and incorporate wind turbine and wind farm operability requirements into the design. - Work with controls product line personnel to flow down desired capability into requirements & preliminary design that can be executed through detailed design & implementation. Focus will be on next generation turbine/system concepts. - Work with Product Service & Warranty and Renewable Services team to define control system needs for the installed base. - Engage with turbine platform and services team and investigate complex controls issues, identify & implement improvements in the controls strategies. - As part of the controls team, work with senior or lead engineer and assist in conceptual design, detailed design, implementation and validation of the controls features. - As part of the controls team, engage in the efforts of defining / documenting turbine operability & constraints. This is creating the foundation on which controls architecture and approach can be modified to meet goals of improved transient response. - Work closely with Principle Engineer (PE) and senior design engineers to develop strategy for high visibility tasks (RCA, new concepts for fast track design needs) and represent the team in discussions and reviews with renewables leadership. |
| Qualifications/Requirements: | - BS Degree in Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering. - 2+ years real-time controls design or modeling experience with GE's Mark VIe or similar controllers. - Strong knowledge of turbine control system software and wind turbine first principles. - Familiar with Matlab Simulink. - Proficiency in control system software requirements definition, requirements flow down and design. |
| Additional Eligibility Qualifications: | |
| Desired Characteristics: | - Greenbelt (internal GE) with demonstrated quality focus. Meets or exceeds schedule and quality targets. - MS Degree in Controls Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering. - Experience in design and/or modeling of controls systems. - 3+ years of wind industry experience with a focus on controls systems. - Experienced in FLEX/Matlab/Simulink - Strong analytical approach to problem solving - Ability to lead in a matrix organization - Strong oral and written communication skills. - Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. - Ability to succeed in a global team environment. Team player with strong communication skills. |
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Controls Engineer (m/f) Job (Salzbergen, Germany)
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