Embedded Systems & Test Engineer Intern

A 1-year engineering internship focused on embedded systems and firmware development for electrical monitoring technologies.

This 1-year internship will be based at the GE Vernova Grid Solutions Monitoring & Diagnostics site in Lisburn, Northern Ireland and is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic university student or recent graduate who is interested in the application of their embedded systems &/or test engineering knowledge in industry.

The Monitoring & Diagnostics product line is a class leading vendor of sensing devices and systems to electrical utilities and industrial customers.

The product line spans sensing of multiple asset types and has a broad portfolio of advanced technology, which aid customers to understand and optimize the operating condition of key assets such as HV/MV power transformers and circuit breakers. Our products include the Kelman DGA900, Hydran M2-X and BMT-330. 

Role responsibilities

• Learn and understand the internal workings of embedded systems within GE transformer monitoring products, with support from relevant experts in the Engineering team

• Work within a team environment to execute appropriate firmware design tasks

• Work collaboratively with hardware and software testers to support new feature development of system and sub-components

• Support firmware development, design, and test of new features to enable new functionality and/or support new hardware components

• Develop automated test code for testing systems and sub-systems for complex system

• Assist DevOps in automating build, test, and deployment processes to improve efficiency and reliability.

Essential criteria

• Completed at least 2 years study of degree level education or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronic Engineering, or related degree

• Programming experience in any language e.g. C, C++, Python etc.

• Basic understanding of firmware development tools, such as compilers, debuggers, and version control systems

• Willingness to learn new technologies and techniques

• Ability to work both with a team and independently and be self-motivated

• Ability to get projects/tasks across the line, to a high level of quality and within deadline and scope

• Ability to present complex data clearly with meaningful conclusions

• Work collaboratively with hardware designers to optimize software / hardware partitioning

• Can communicate effectively to team members with and without embedded systems experience clearly and concisely on technical matters

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Must be organized and have methodical approach to problem solving

Desirable Criteria

• Familiarity with software development, defect tracking and test case management tools

• Experience of Linux based operating systems

• Experience of systems with complex, inter-dependent sub-component architecture and communication methods between these

• Understanding of development life cycles e.g. Agile, etc.

• The curiosity and enthusiasm to keep up to date with latest engineering techniques and products.

• Basic understanding of DevOps principles and practices is a plus.