GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

Lead Protection and Control Engineer - Systems Engineering

Power Systems EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline from a reputed university is required.
At least 10 years of relevant experience in high-voltage or extra-high-voltage substation design and engineering is required.
Knowledge of General Electric and competitors' products is required.
Knowledge of substation automation systems is required.
Knowledge of digital substations, station and process bus communication, IEC 61850, PRP, RSTP, and other serial communication is required.
Good oral and written communication skills in English are required.
Ability and willingness to travel across the region without limitation is required.

Responsibilities

Execute design and engineering activities for protection and control panels of extra-high-voltage and high-voltage substations while meeting quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
Understand project technical requirements, customer standards, and specifications, and propose solutions to customers within the project scope.
Perform technical calculations for panel AC/DC loads, CT/PT sizing and adequacy, and relay settings.
Select protection relays and auxiliary materials according to project technical specifications and customer requirements.
Prepare, review, and submit complete project detailed designs to customers, and follow up for approval.
Liaise with multidisciplinary team members to specify and design projects according to required technical standards and specifications.
Prepare and coordinate applicable manufacturing documents required for panel integration.
Support the factory during panel integration and factory acceptance testing, and clarify and close comments or snags raised during factory acceptance testing.
Support management with man-day and material estimates during the ITO stage, and control them during the OTR stage.
Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of design documents to stakeholders.
Participate in and contribute to multidisciplinary project design reviews according to PL procedures and project strategy.
Participate in project strategy development with the project manager and manage design issues through resolution.
Analyze customer technical requirements, prepare compliance documentation, and highlight project risks and exceptions to the project team.
Raise change requests for requirements that do not conform to project specifications.
Validate designs through customer acceptance and check engineering-document consistency before final customer release by evaluating customer requirements and associated impacts.
Optimize project execution costs through standardization and other ideas from the base design phase through energizing.
Review and validate suppliers' technical offers, support procurement during commercial negotiations for purchase-order issuance, and support the post-order stage.
Improve designs and solutions to meet customer requirements optimally.
Demonstrate environmental, health, and safety compliance; ensure the Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team; model proper practices; observe work conditions and behaviors; provide constructive feedback; and recognize effective prevention.
Communicate directly with customers to provide excellent customer service and build and maintain customer relationships.
Work with the application team to address product issues and provide solutions to customers.

Desired Qualifications

Ability to read and interpret tender and contract documents, schematics, procedures, and policy guidelines.
Ability to lead, guide, and coach the team.
Ability to present technical solutions to customers and identify possible workarounds for issues.
Solution-oriented approach and ability to work as a team player.
Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental requirements for engineering activities.
Ability to work under pressure and on tight schedules.

Job Description Summary

GA CCS Lead Protection and Control (CCS) Engineer will execute Conventional Control System (CCS) engineering activities considering the quality/Cost/time for the project assigned. This role involves the execution of project design activities in line with the Engineering Process. Monitoring and controlling of project design budget, implementing design change process, supervising, and coordinating all engineering activities required to execute the project, whether done in house or by suppliers/subcontractors, and ensuring the compliance to project technical specification in line with defined scope. The successful candidate will be responsible for the performance of CCS engineering activities of the project. The successful candidate will coordinate with cross functional teams, customers, and suppliers to ensure timely and efficient design delivery.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Execute the Design and Engineering activities for the Protection and Control Panels of EHV/HV Substation adhering the Quality, Cost and time.
Understanding the project technical requirement Customer Standards and specification and proposing the solution to customer as per the project scope.
Performing the technical calculation for panels AC/DC Load, CT/PT Sizing & its Adequacy and Relay Setting.
Selection of Protection Relays and other auxiliary materials as per project technical specification and customer requirement.
Preparation/Reviews and submission of the complete detail design of the project to customer and its follow-up for approval.
Liaise with other members of a multidisciplinary team to specify and design the project as per the required technical standards and specification.
Preparation and coordination for all applicable Manufacturing documents required for panels integration.
Support factory during Panels Integration and FAT and clarify/close any raise comments/snags during FAT.
Supporting management for Man-days and materials estimation during ITO stage and its control during OTR stage.
Ensure on-time delivery of design and documents to stakeholders with quality.
Participate and contribute to the project multidisciplinary design reviews according to PL procedures and per the project strategy.
Participate to project strategy elaboration with PM and manage design issues up to resolution.
Analyze customer technical requirements, and preparation of the compliance, and highlighting the potential risk/exception in the projects to the Project Team.
Raise Change request for any such requirements which are not as per the project specification.
Validate design throughout customer acceptance and check consistency of engineering documents before final release to customer by evaluating the customer requirements & associated impacts.
Work for the cost optimization during the project’s execution through standardization and out of the box ideas, starting from the base design phase till the energizing stage.
Review & validate the technical offers from suppliers, Support Procurement during commercial negotiation for POs issuance and during post order stage.
Works for the enhancement and improvement of the design and solution to meet customer requirement in an optimum way.
Demonstrate EHS compliance and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team and setting the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observes work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
Effectively communicate directly with customers to ensure excellent customer service and to build and maintain customer intimacy.
Works with application team to address any product issues and provide the solution to the customer.

Requirements

Bachelors in electrical engineering or related discipline from a reputed university
10 years minimum relevant experience in HV/EHV substation design and engineering
Knowledge of GE and Competitors Products
Knowledge of Substation Automation System
Knowledge of Digital Substation and Station and Process bus Communication, IEC61850/PRP /RSTP and other Serial Communication
Good oral/written communication skills in English
Ability and willingness to travel across the region without limitation

Desired qualification

Ability to read, interpret tender/contract documents, schematics, procedures and policy guidelines
Ability to Lead, guide and coach the team
Ability to present technical solutions to customer and identify possible workaround solution for an issue
Solution Oriented, Team Player with Strong Communication Skills
Health, Safety & Environmental requirements for engineering activities
The ability to work under pressure and with tight schedule

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

About the Company

GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

GE Vernova makes equipment and software that generate and manage electricity for utilities, power producers, and industrial customers. Its Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses span gas turbines, wind generation, and the systems that move electricity across grids. The company supplies generators, grid equipment, and controls, while its software coordinates network operations and integrates changing sources of power. Customers buy equipment and enter service agreements for maintenance, upgrades, and technical support over its operating life, alongside purchases of software and related services. GE Vernova became an independent company in 2024 after separating from GE and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: N/A
Total funding: $17.6M
Headquarters: Cambridge, MA
Founded: 2024

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