Although re-engineering individual components is key to this role, the understanding of the whole system is more vital. Identifying opportunities to improve performance, be it safety, output, robustness, or cost, is fundamental to this position. the holder must be prepared to help write and rewrite the rules using creativity, innovation and forethought.
Development of new products, including power conversion equipment, wind turbine controllers and fleet wide monitoring systems.
Continuous improvement in terms of safety, reliability, performance or obsolescence elimination through reengineering of existing components.
Specification of engineered components, liaison with potential suppliers and management of subcontractors.
Management of engineering changes, version numbering and document control.
Integration of wind turbines into hybrid wind/solar and storage systems, both on-grid and off-grid.
Ensuring compliance with DNOs and all other applicable regulatory bodies.
Creation and management of electrical installation, user and maintenance manuals.
Providing technical support, both remotely and on-site, working with resellers, installers and customers as required.
Analysing real-world performance data for fault-finding and continuous improvement purposes.
Development of remote monitoring systems for design validation, performance management and product improvement.
Solid experience in electrical design.
Proven capability in testing of electrical systems including fault-finding, power and energy measurement, and data-logging.
Clear understanding of energy management and control in domestic and small-scale renewables, including battery technologies and load management.
Strong knowledge of MATLAB and Python or other similar programming languages.
Practical experience of system assembly, testing and assessment
le of explaining complex engineering concepts to a non-technical audience.
Electrical Wiring Regulations BS7671.
Experience of wind turbines, e.g. energy, loading and noise monitoring and optimization.
Experience with ARM microcontrollers and C programming.
Experience of working within a formal quality management system, e.g. Knowledge of quality tools such as PPAP, FMEA and Six sigma.
IOSH/NEBOSH.
UK driver’s licence.
Degree in electrical or electronic engineering.
Healthcare plan, life assurance and generous pension contribution
Various company discounts (including shops, gym, days out and events)
Holiday of 25 days (plus bank holidays) & ability to buy/sell days
Cycle to work scheme, car pooling and onsite parking available
As a valued member of the team you will be supporting the Group Environmental policy and its associated targets to make the Green Britain Group net carbon neutral by 2025
The fast moving nature of the company's business means that from time to time you may be asked to perform duties or tasks outside of your original job description on an ad hoc basis. This allows the company to use it's people in the best possible way at all times and helps the employees to make make their contribution in a changing environment.
Ecotricity is Britain's greenest energy company. Our mission was, and remains, to change the way energy is made and used in Britain- by replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy.
We don't just supply green energy, we use the money from our customers' bills to make it ourselves too- we build windmills and sun parks in Britain. In 2021, we started work on building two new solar parks, and now, in 2024, we're bringing geothermal energy to our customers' fuel mix, a first in the UK. We don't just focus on energy though- we built Electric Highways, Britain's leading network of electric vehicle charging points, we helped Forest Green Rovers become the greenest football club in the world, and, in partnership with RSPB, we launched Britain's greenest mobile phone service, Ecotalk