[Hiring] Senior Engineer - HVDC System Engineering @GE Vernova

Role Description

This role is designed to interpret the customer’s technical enquiry and to design the most cost-effective overall solution for an HVDC installation utilizing the power electronics solutions, aiming to minimize the total cost, and to specify the main (high-value) items of bought-out equipment for HVDC Projects. The successful candidate will also be involved in the development and industrialization of tools and processes and will have technical knowledge and experience in the field of power system engineering (academic and professional).

Essential responsibilities:

• Develop an integrated scheme design that meets the Customer’s needs, by developing requirements on the ratings and functionalities of the different HVDC system’s subsystems, in an optimized and cost-effective manner.
• Insulation Coordination Studies and determine the temporary and transient overvoltage stresses on HV equipment and provide the protective level requirements for the surge arresters.
• Manage the lifecycle of high economic value High Voltage equipment such as power transformers, instrument transformers, reactors, capacitors, and surge arresters, covering the development of its requirements, specification, supplier management and the validation and verification (testing) of design, manufacturing and commissioning.
• Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Studies and Management.
• Create, verify, and validate the electrical power losses models for HVDC systems and subsystems, providing insight to customers and leaders and managing the risks, issues and opportunities that affect the systems throughout their lifecycle.
• Report or resolve any non-conformances in a timely manner.
• Actively and routinely promote the identification of hazards and near misses to their teams.
• Aware of Network Studies, Harmonic Analysis, RFI, EMC assessment and mitigation.
• HVDC valves and their control systems.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical, Electronics, or Power Systems Engineering from an accredited institution.
• 8 years of proven professional experience and technical expertise in the field of Power Systems Engineering and preferably in HVDC System Design/Studies.

Requirements

• 20% travels to customer and/or supplier sites internationally.

Desired additional skills

• Experience executing large and complex substation/plant projects.
• Master's degree in Power Systems Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• Mentoring mindset to develop and grow technical talent.
• Understanding of customer need, problem solving, creativity and innovation, relationship management, operational oversight and accountability, engineering instinct.
• Capable of resolving points of difference, to gain advantage for an individual or collective, or crafting outcomes to satisfy various interests.
• Ability to be a team player and to facilitate group interactions.

Benefits

• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements.
• Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities.
• Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes.
• 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.
• Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.