Lead Engineer - Power Systems

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova Purpose

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?

What impact you’ll make

As a member of the Electrical & Electronics team at Advanced Research, you will be an active contributor to the advancement of technology in the areas of Electrification and Power Generation including Renewables.

Job Description

What you’ll do

As a Lead Engineer, you will:

• Conduct power system research involving modeling and simulation of electrical components and networks, design of protection, stability, faults and controls, and test lab scale circuit
• Simulate and analyze electrical power systems consisting of electromechanical systems, renewable generation, conventional generation and controls. Develop algorithms for power system optimization, generation scheduling and dispatch for grid connected and microgrid systems. Develop and implement in hardware advanced controls of electrical system.
• Manage program execution, budget, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure timely deliverables. Hold self and program team members accountable towards business deliverables.
• Collaborate with both GE Vernova product engineers and Advanced Research team members on technical projects. Work with multi-disciplinary boarder team or independently deliver based on the requirements of project.
• Represent research through written proposals and oral presentations to business customers and at technical conferences. Use some level of judgment and have the ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Use prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Have access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions. Gain an in-depth understanding of key business drivers and use this understanding to accomplish own work, shape collaborations, lead tasks and/or projects.

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)

• Doctorate degree in Power Systems with atleast 5 years of experience or a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with at least 7 years of industry experience in an advanced technology development environment with designing, building and testing power systems
• Demonstrated expertise in power system operation and, power system simulation and analysis, power system dynamics, transients, protection and stability. Understanding of grid energy management systems and optimization.
• Hands-on hardware design and build experience in power systems experimental set-up with real-time simulators, controllers, power supplies, relays etc. Experience in system simulation tools such as PSCAD, Matlab/Simulink, Opal-RT, RTDS, DigSilent etc.
• Ability to work independently as well as in collaborative team environment. Unfailing dedication to deadlines and commitments.

What will make you stand out

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Experience in power system optimization, dispatch, energy management systems and grid integration, Python, C++, Visual Studio
• Understanding of Signal Processing
• Experience in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) applications to Power Systems is an added advantage

Benefits Available to You

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

• Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.
• GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Inclusion

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.  Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e

About GE Vernova Advanced Research

GE Vernova Advanced Research is accelerating a new era of available, affordable, and sustainable energy. We’re tackling decarbonization, renewables, and electrification with the pioneering spirit to enable a zero-carbon future. At GE Vernova Advanced Research, scientists, engineers and technicians work to provide GE Vernova's businesses and strategic partners with technical innovations for their future generation products, processes and services.

Additional Information