[Hiring] Lead Protection & Control Engineer @GE Vernova

Role Description

The Lead Protection & Control Engineer works on T&D substations for AC, HVDC, and FACTS projects with designers, peer engineers & leaders. The engineer is responsible for defining, designing, and coordinating all technical aspects of HV/EHV substation protection & control and overseeing technical plant integration and optimization at the project level considering safety, quality, schedule, and cost criteria. The engineer should have great attention to detail with a can-do attitude & customer responsiveness. The Lead Protection & Control Engineer may be identified as project engineer for small to medium size projects, which are highly secondary engineering focused. The engineer shall continuously update themselves with new technology and have a mindset of continuous learning, consistent with grid transition needs. Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ultimately be responsible for design of protection schemes for all kinds of T&D substations, Data Centers, Industrial, BESS applications including one-lines, three-lines, AC/DC schematics, and relay settings.
• Lead a local or remote design team to develop panel and interconnect wiring as well as panel layouts and elevations.
• Evaluate the interoperability, control features, and communication/protocol aspects of IEDs serving as protection relays to provide an integrated solution including SCADA, Cyber Security, and Telecom needs.
• Be familiar with IEC 61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations.
• Coordinate with and provide technical assistance to SCADA engineers, substation physical engineers, and control design staff in order to fully develop system integration of protection, control, and monitoring systems.
• Work with team to meet project specifications, cost control, and schedule objectives.
• Interface with internal and external team members such as Lead engineers, Project Engineers, Electrical Designers, Physical Designers, Draftsmen, Project managers, Sourcing, and support organizations.
• Review power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies performed by other agencies.
• Train end-users on the theory, operational use, and maintenance of integrated protection and control systems.
• Lead or support factory acceptance testing and site testing & commissioning.
• Develop outage, cut-over, and testing procedures.
• Define processes, procedures, perform RCA's (Root Cause Analysis), perform corrective actions, and validate process control.
• Support quality initiatives including aspects of ISO9002.
• Work on development of proposals including: writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses and performing technical validation.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors of acting with humility, lead with transparency, and deliver with focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree from an accredited university.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in protection and controls engineering for substations or power generation.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies.

Desired Characteristics

• P.E. License or EIT with willingness to pursue and acquire P.E certification or P.Eng or willingness to acquire certification.
• Extensive experience in protective relaying coordination and practices.
• Good understanding of circuit breakers, fuses, circuit switchers, transformers, shunt reactors, cap banks, harmonic filters, HVDC, and FACTS systems used in the control of power flow, detection and isolation of power system faults.
• Fluent in English. Strong influencing and relationship building skills. Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages.
• Experience in technical problem solving. Mastering of sec engineering discipline (process, tools, and technical aspects).
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability, judgment and decision making and has passion for the functional role.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• Retirement benefits including the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Permissive time off.