Senior Development Engineer Job in Manchester, England

High Voltage Partial Discharge (HVPD - www.hvpd.co.uk) is a leading market supplier of a complete range of On-line Partial Discharge (PD) Test Equipment, Services and Training. Our products and services are used worldwide by utility and industry customers to assess the insulation condition of their HV cables and plant in the voltage range from 3.3kV up to 750kV. HVPD's PD Technologies enable reliable asset management of HV and MV plant including Cables, Switchgear, Transformers, CTs/VTs and Rotating Machines.

Senior Development Engineer Job Description

High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd (HVPD) are experts in the growing technology field of Partial Discharge (PD) test and monitoring technology for in-service medium and high voltage cables and plant. We offer a complete range of High Voltage Test equipment and solutions to our electricity generation, utility, industrial and commercial clients across our Global Customer Base. HVPD Ltd has an exciting opportunity, based in our head office in Manchester, UK for a Development Engineer to work on the on-going development and expansion of the company’s product range.
 
Role and Responsibilities

The senior engineer will work as part of the development team on new partial discharge monitoring products for on-line PD measurement in high voltage cables and plant and subsea networks.  The candidate should be graduate level with at least 5 years experience.
 
Essential functions include:
 

• Writing design specifications for new PD test products and sensors
• Writing in-house product documentation including test procedures, calibration records and assembly instructions.
• Technical point of contact to industry partners in collaborative development projects
• Liaising with suppliers, consultants and subcontractors
• Well organized with ability to multi-task on several projects.

Senior Development Engineer Job Requirements

The candidate must have

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (or other relevant Engineering discipline)
• At least 5 years experience working in product development environment
• Experience in product design, development and testing for subsea installations.
• Good computer skills and understanding of computer networking.
• Good understanding and experience in RF, control systems and instrumentation.

• Knowledgeable in the use of test instrumentation: Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers.
• Knowledgeable in high voltage system design and testing.
• Experienced in Linux operating system as user or administrator
• Experience with SCADA communications protocols.
• Experience of EMC testing, procedures and design criteria
• A valid and unrestricted driver’s license

• Company pension scheme (after qualifying period)
• Childcare vouchers
• Excellent career progression opportunities

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