Location: Chennai
Company: General Electric
Role Summary
- To Specify, Control Design, Implement, Validate and Commission Drive Systems for multiple domains
- Create and maintain Design documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provide Technical interface to the customer and suppliers.
- Validation and development of power electronic drive product design using 3D and 2D CAE tools like Pro-E, eplan P8, Propanel, etc.,
- Liaise with cross functional Team, Sales, Project, Commissioning and Service teams.
- Design, standardization & validation of CSI & VSI Drives Controls for different domains application.
Essential Responsibilities
- Be part of a multi-disciplined project team, control system development and Validation for different domain projects.
- Establish and maintain contract design documentation.
- Improve the efficiency of the engineering process, through development and use of standard engineering solutions for projects.
- Manage change using the engineering change control system.
- Liaise with other company, customers, suppliers and sub-contractors in order to support the Project execution.
- Provide Technical advice and assistance to sales and tendering teams.
- Adapt Project specific system controls for VSD Application.
- Comply with all company and customer health and safety regulations.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Minimum 4 Year hands-on experience in DC Drives / LV AC Drive system /MV VSI or CSI Drive Control system design for applications in Industries, Test bench, PSPP, GT, Oil & Gas, Marine HVDC & Mining.
- Hands-on experience in AC Drives or DC Drives or MV VSI/CSI drive Control engineering- Power electronic sizing, electrical Components sizing & selection and Vendor Specification & coordination.
- Autonomous in hands-on experience in DC Drives, LV AC Drives or Medium voltage VSI/CSI VFD Control adaptation and Validation of VFD controls for multiple application.
- Good knowledge in Induction motor, Synchronous Motor & DC Motors fundamentals, equivalent circuit parameters and its speed control methods. Hands-on experience in drive controls adaptation for any of the motors speed controls for industry applications.
- Good experience in VFD system selection, Power electronics components sizing & proposal for the applications in Metal Industry, Test bench, PSPP & GT.
- Good Experience on IGBT/Thyristor-based VSD system study by using simulation Tools.
- Good experience in Transformer, Reactor sizing, Testing, specification preparation & validation of vendor documents.
- Good Knowledge on Advanced Drives and control, Industrial Automation and control & Power electronics and Control.
- Good knowledge in cable engineering, electrical components selection, heat loss calculation, & short circuit calculation.
- Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplined international team
- Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict time scales
- Excellent communication skills report writing skills
- Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Willing to travel within India and overseas for short-term/Long-term working at customer sites/Regional units.
- Work may include extended hours of working during the weekends/holidays during critical times
Desired Characteristics
- Good knowledge of VFD and its control, Industrial Automation, control system & Power electronics and its Controls.
- Good knowledge in different sources of harmonics, EMC and different mitigation methods.
- Good knowledge of VFD application controls developments for metal, Test Bench, HVDC and Mining application.
- Hands-on experience in drive system Controls validation in a real-time simulator.
- Good knowledge in different industrial networks and hands on experience in implementing in Projects.
- Good knowledge of VFD system design, Sizing and Selection of Electrical Components.
- Hands-on experience on VFD Control design and project execution.
- Good Programming knowledge in FBD, Ladder in any industrial PLC, HMI system.
- Hands-on experience on drive system issue analysis & resolution.
- Knowledge of French/German Language added advantage.