Full-Time

Controls Engineer

GE Vernova

GE Vernova

1,001-5,000 employees

Global energy provider: power, wind, electrification

No salary listed

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

In Person

Relocation assistance is provided; international travel may be required.

Bachelor's, Master's

Category
Electrical Engineering (2)
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Requirements
  • A bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience in substation protection relay systems within extra-high-voltage electrical substations, Oil and Gas, or power transmission industries is required.
  • Experience working in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction environments with multidisciplinary teams is required.
  • Experience with secondary control and protection, substation automation systems, auxiliary systems, telecom, and interface engineering up to 765 kV, 400 kV, or 220 kV and in high-voltage direct-current substations is required.
  • The candidate must have strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, responsiveness, supervision, evaluation, and problem-solving abilities.
  • The candidate must be able to manage programs and projects, document, plan, market, and execute programs, and demonstrate established project-management skills.
  • The candidate must be able to make self-directed decisions, engage experts when needed, and contribute to cross-functional leadership teams.
Responsibilities
  • Design and prepare engineering drawings, including single-line diagrams, key-line diagrams, protection single-line diagrams, and control relay panels, using an electrical computer-aided design tool such as Engineering Base, EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical, or an equivalent for substations up to 400 kV or 765 kV.
  • Design and review substation automation systems based on IEC 61850 and their interconnections.
  • Review bills of quantity and network drawings for power-line carrier communication and fiber-optic telecommunications engineering, and interface between control relay panels, substation automation systems, and telecom equipment.
  • Review equipment drawings for major air-insulated and gas-insulated substation equipment, including circuit breakers, isolators, earth switches, circuit-switching devices, power distribution modules, transformers, reactors, and associated condition-monitoring devices.
  • Perform current-transformer and voltage-transformer sizing calculations.
  • Design and review control and power cable engineering for substations.
  • Design low-voltage and low-tension auxiliary systems for electrical substations and interface them with substation automation systems and supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
  • Perform and review protection-relay application and setting calculations and coordination, including tripping analysis.
  • Coordinate with workgroups and the Global Engineering Center, regions, and business lines to meet assigned project objectives.
  • Apply engineering concepts to moderately complex issues and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.
  • Manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, maintain quality and compliance, and guide or mentor junior engineers.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with renewable energy projects, including solar, onshore or offshore wind, battery storage, or hybrid projects.
  • Experience with HVDC or FACTS integrated project applications.
  • Experience conducting electrical power-system, load-flow, and short-circuit studies.
  • Competency with specialized tools such as CANECO, ETAP, DIgSILENT, or equivalent.
  • Experience with substation automation systems and database preparation in automation or remote terminal unit software.
  • Experience consolidating input/output mapping, troubleshooting database issues in substation automation or remote terminal unit systems, and working with different makes of intelligent electronic devices, numerical protection relays, and bay control units.
  • Experience in relay testing, equipment testing, control and protection scheme testing, and substation automation system commissioning is advantageous.
  • Fluency in English is required; an additional foreign language is a plus.
  • Willingness to travel internationally as required.
  • Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment.

GE Vernova is a global energy company created in 2024 to support the electricity grid and the energy transition, with three focuses: Power, Wind, and Electrification. It sells large-scale equipment, signs long-term service agreements, and provides software to utilities, independent power producers, grid operators, and large industrial energy users. Its products include H-Class gas turbines that can burn natural gas with blends of hydrogen toward 100% hydrogen, Haliade-X offshore wind turbines up to 14.7 MW, and GridOS software that unifies grid data to help manage networks and integrate renewables. By combining hardware, services, and software under GE heritage, it aims to meet rising electricity demand while accelerating decarbonization across global energy systems.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$17.6M

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

2022

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 orders jumped 88% to $24.2 billion, led by Power and Electrification.
  • Data center orders exceeded $5 billion in first-half 2026, more than all 2025.
  • Management raised 2026 guidance and expects at least 125 GW gas backlog by year-end.

What critics are saying

  • Wind orders fell 40% in Q2 2026, and GE Vernova expects roughly $400 million losses.
  • Massachusetts courts blocked GE Vernova from exiting Vineyard Wind over unpaid $300 million claims.
  • Tariff uncertainty and permitting delays still throttle U.S. onshore wind orders through 2026.

What makes GE Vernova unique

  • GE Vernova sells the grid and turbine hardware that runs 25%-30% of global electricity.
  • Its 116 GW gas backlog and H-Class turbines lock customers into decade-long service contracts.
  • GridOS, HVDC, and Prolec-backed electrification make it harder for utilities to multi-source suppliers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

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Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

Mental Health Support

Relocation Assistance

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