Job Description Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Monitoring and Diagnostics team, based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Our mission is to develop state of the art monitoring technologies, generally deployed in an Electrical Substation, allowing a customer to understand and optimize the operating condition of their Electrical Power Transformers, circuit breakers and other substation assets.
During this 1-year internship, you will work among a talented and motivated R&D team, applying transformer monitoring technologies such as On-line Dissolved Gas Measurement, Bushing Measurement, Circuit-Breaker Monitoring amongst others.

Job Description

About us

Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems,and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We are focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energyresources to the grid. For more about GE’s Grid Solutions, visit https://www.gegridsolutions.com.

• Learn and understand the internal workings of embedded systems within GE transformer monitoring products, with support from relevant experts in the Engineering team
• Work within a team environment to execute appropriate firmware design tasks
• Work collaboratively with hardware and software testers to support new feature development of system and sub-components
• Support firmware development, design, and test of new features to enable new functionality and/or support new hardware components
• Develop automated test code for testing systems and sub-systems

Essential Criteria

• Completed at least 2 years study of degree level education or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronic Engineering, or related degree, or equivalent knowledge or experience
• Programming experience in any language e.g. C, C++, Python etc.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and techniques
• Ability to work both with a team and independently and be self-motivated
• Ability to get projects/tasks across the line, to a high level of quality and within deadline and scope
• Ability to present complex data clearly with meaningful conclusions
• Work collaboratively with hardware designers to optimize software / hardware partitioning.
• Can communicate effectively to team members with and without embedded systems experience clearly and concisely on technical matters.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Must be organized and have methodical approach to problem solving.

Desired Criteria

• Familiarity with software development, defect tracking and test case management tools
• Experience of Linux based operating systems
• Experience of systems with complex, inter-dependent sub-component architecture and communication methods between these
• Understanding of development life cycles e.g. Agile, etc.
• The curiosity and enthusiasm to keep up to date with latest engineering techniques and products.
• The curiosity and enthusiasm to keep up to date with latest engineering techniques and products.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EU/EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post, as the employing body is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. For further information please visit the http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working - UK Border Agency website.

"Applications from all suitably qualified persons are welcome. However, as women are currently under-represented in our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from women. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law."

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