Design Engineer - Mechanical and Layout Design - Urgent Hire

We are looking for a competitive Design Engineer - Mechanical and Layout Design to join our vibrant team at GENERAL ELECTRIC GE Renewable Energy in Tampere.
Growing your career as a Full Time Design Engineer - Mechanical and Layout Design is an awesome opportunity to develop productive skills.
If you are strong in planning, creativity and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Design Engineer - Mechanical and Layout Design at GENERAL ELECTRIC GE Renewable Energy today!

Job Description Summary

Job Description

About the job

Job Description Summary 

Grid Solutions, part of GE Vernova, is serving customers globally with over 20,000 employees in approximately 80 countries. Grid Solutions helps enable utilities and industry to effectively manage electricity from the point of generation to the point of consumption, helping to maximize the reliability, efficiency, and resiliency of the grid.

In Finland Grid Solutions is engineering and manufacturing systems for electrical substations. Our GE Center of Excellence in Tampere delivers reactive power compensators such as Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOM) and Static Var Compensators (SVC). These are used to control power system voltage and reactive power flow as well as to improve the power system stability and transmission system efficiency. STATCOMs and SVCs are also typically used to improve the integration of renewables to the power system making the future power system more sustainable. Our business is growing rapidly and 95% of the systems manufactured in Tampere are exported globally.

Job Description

You will contribute to the mechanical and layout design of STATCOM and SVC reactive compensation systems.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Execute the 3D and 2D layout design of the STATCOM and SVC systems of assigned delivery projects and tenders
• Create detailed 2D installation drawings and instructions for STATCOM/SVC delivery projects
• Design support steel structures for STATCOM/SVC Medium voltage equipment
• Calculate foundation loads according to international standards (IEC / IEEE) considering the prevailing environmental conditions
• Perform thermal and short circuit force calculation for rigid busbars and flexible conductors according to international standards (IEC / IEEE)
• Support installation team locally or remotely considering mechanical aspects
• Participate in the delivery project specific mechanical design of the power electronics valves related to SVC & STATCOM systems

Desired characteristics

• M.Sc or B.Sc in Mechanical engineering
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel
• Solidworks or similar 3D&2D Design tool experience
• Experience in stress analysis is considered as an advantage
• Experience in Autocad and Autodesk Revit is considered as an advantage
• Experience in electrical engineering, especially related to HV electrical design, is considered as an advantage
• English – mandatory
• Finnish – preferred

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Benefits of working as a Design Engineer - Mechanical and Layout Design in Tampere:

● Learning opportunities
● Advancement opportunities
● Advantageous package