About GE Vernova Grid Solutions
GE Vernova's Grid Solutions business serves customers globally with over 17,000 employees in more than 80 countries. Grid Solutions helps enable the transition to a more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy system by bringing together advanced technologies and expertise across the power grid value chain. The business provides equipment, systems, and services for the transmission, distribution, and conversion of electricity, supporting utilities and industries in building the grid of the future.
In Tampere, Vernova's teams contribute to the development and delivery of Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) and STATCOM solutions, which play an important role in improving power system stability, voltage control, and grid performance. These technologies are essential for integrating renewable energy, increasing transmission efficiency, and supporting the evolving needs of modern power systems.
This role is positioned in an international working environment, with close collaboration across teams and stakeholders in Stafford, UK; USA; India; Germany; and Finland.
Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer
The Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer is focusing on valve technology in our global FACTS (NPI) team.
GE Vernova Grid Solutions Oy delivers mainly high power (>100MVAr) Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS), Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOM), Static Var Compensators (SVC), Fixed Series Capacitors (FSC) and Synchronous Condensers (SC). 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. FACTS devices are also typically used to enable the integration of renewables to the power system making the future power system more sustainable. Energy transformation towards generation of electricity from renewables have significantly increased the markets for FACTS devices and R&D needs for the power system stability products.
The Product Delivery Group (PDG) for power electronics-based products STATCOM and SVC is in Tampere, Finland, while the PDG for FSC and SC is in Saratoga Springs, United States.
In this position, you will focus on technology around STATCOM Voltage Sourced Converter (VSC) and you will be functionally reporting to NPI program leaders in Finland.
Key tasks:
Your main task is to act as a senior semiconductor valve technology engineer and ensure high quality of products in close co-operation with research and development team, system design team, tendering team and with other stakeholders also. You are mainly working with STATCOM Voltage Sourced Converted (VSC) valve technology.
You are expected to have capability to work as technical leader. On top, it is expected that you have capability to specify, challenge, validate and approve the proposed solutions.
In this very versatile role, you have a possibility to become recognized expert in the field of power electronics semiconductor valve technology.
Role and tasks:
👉Technology road mapping, approval of designs and guidance for product development, tendering and system design teams and presentations to internal and external customers
👉Define design validation and testing strategies and execute and lead high voltage tests
👉Specify, plan and execute high voltages and Valve Submodule tests
👉Define and validate product protection strategies
👉Participate product cost out programs and support those activities
👉Follow international standards within your expertise area and patent landscape in co-operation with IP team
👉Participate technical discussions with key component suppliers
👉 Support sourcing team with alternative components/suppliers
👉 Provide technical guidance for after sales team
👉 Support integration of other systems, for example energy storage solutions
In this role, you will be focusing on the existing product development as well as future products and technologies. Therefore, you will have the possibility see larger technology trends in the field of electrical power engineering and power electronics. This role gives you real opportunity to work for the more sustainable and green future of global power system.
Required Qualifications:
👉MSc (or higher) degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
👉5-10 yrs experience from the sector
👉Specialized knowledge in semiconductor valve technology
👉 Knowledge in compensation systems, power electronics (IGBT, SIC, GaN)
👉 Knowledge of power supplies, gate drivers, power electronics control HW, Valve measurements considered as benefit
👉 Ability to work in international environment
👉 Strong prioritizing and time management skills
👉 Fluent English (written and oral skills)
👉 Understanding of FACTS devices is seen as benefit
👉Experience in project and test management is seen as benefit
👉Experience in Matlab/Simulink, HIL, RTDS, SW, CPU, FPGAs and control electronics is seen as a benefit
Possible background:
You may have a degree in power supply, or have worked earlier as a senior design engineer or HW architect in the field. Power electronics products and systems as well as grid solution and power transmission technologies are familiar to you. FACTS and STATCOM are your areas. You may be a researcher or a doctor with hands-on experience.
Why GE Vernova?
👉possibility to work in an international large company with career prospects
👉possibility to learn new
👉 be part in making the globe greener by integrating renewable energy.
👉get a chance to work in a complex environment and solve interesting technical problems
Start: as soon as possible
Location: Tampere Finland
Work type: permanent
What next?
The recruitment process consists of interviews by Adecco and GE Vernova.
The recruitment is handled by our partner Adecco and all questions and further information will be provided by: IT&Tech Recruiter Mari Torstila, mari.torstila@adecco.fi
Please include a cover letter and your salary request eur/month to your application by 10/05/2026. Also note that we will start reviewing applications and potentially conducting interviews already during the application period. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
About Adecco Finland
For over 20 years, we at Adecco have been connecting skilled employees with the most interesting job opportunities in Finland, aiming to be the most responsible and reliable HR-partner in the country.
Adecco is part of the world's leading provider of workforce solutions, The Adecco Group, with over 5,000 offices globally in more than 60 countries. Despite our global background, we have strong local knowledge of various regions in Finland.
Our range of services include not only temporary staffing but also recruitment and executive search, comprehensive assessment services, and human resource management services.
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