Location: Stafford, UK (3 days/week onsite)
You will also play a key part in technically developing less experienced members of the team, this is a great opportunity to further your mentoring experience as there is scope for this role to build the team up further in the future.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic and tactical direction for Verification and Validation of HVDC Control and Protection System in collaboration with Grid and HVDC technology groups.
- Establish a process to assess, review and record the testing needs and boundaries of each project to ensure that the control system is verified to the maximum extent possible before leaving the factory.
- Lead the generation of plans, procedures and specifications for the Development of Integration System Tests, Full System Tests, and Factory Acceptance Tests and Commissioning Tests at site.
- Develop, maintain and Prepare Test Management Plans & Solutions.
- Ensure the coordination of testing and validation process steps from Lab Testing, Factory System Testing and Site System testing leading to the Customer acceptance of HVDC Control & Protection System.
- Be Responsible for technical validation of processes and test specifications.
- Drive the Continuous Improvement process in in collaboration with other Control & Protection Engineering teams.
- Ensure sufficient de-risking is included in Product plans, such that quality problems due to the introduction of new technologies are avoided when the new technologies are deployed on Projects.
- The Enforcement of engineering discipline and set processes across all work tasks and adherence to company policies, quality procedures and work instructions (e.g. through training, technical reviews).
- Reviewing the validation and verification department's skills, identifying any shortfalls or skills gaps to ensure the necessary training, guidance and mentoring of Engineers is in place.
- Serve as approver for technical reviews and quality gates / project milestones.
- Support the New Technology IP strategy to identify opportunities for new IP development.
- Supports Customer communications to define quality and testing expectation from the project kick-off till final sign off.
- Represent in various Industry working groups as a key content contributor.
- Continuously improving the product in terms of delivery speed, stability and reliability