Lead Protection & Control Engineer at GE Vernova responsible for designing protection schemes in T&D substations. Collaborating with a team to ensure project specifications and safety in the energy sector.
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 IED’s 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.
Requirements
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
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).
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
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
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