Lead Engineer – Customer Application Engineering

GE Vernova

Lead Engineer providing engineering and consulting services and solutions in power industry applications. Focusing on microgrid control systems, automation, and digital substations.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeNoida • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Flash

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and delivery of complex protection solutions for generation, transmission, distribution systems for electrical utilities and industrial clients.
Participate in the design and development of microgrid solutions including power flow optimization and dispatching algorithms.
Perform engineering studies and analyses such as: short circuit, load flow, ground grid, arc-flash protective device coordination, etc.
Performing power system studies and calculations, including, and not limited to CT/VT adequacy checks and relay settings (project-related engineering activity).
Create relay setting files to include programming of Protection and Control Elements, Control Logic and Communications settings for GE and third-party protective relays.
Test customized Protection and Control solutions both in house and at customer installations.
Ability to model and conduct power system simulations using RTDS simulator or equivalent.
Provide factory acceptance test plans and testing services to validate protection designs for customer witnessing.
Site acceptance test planning and field support up to and including commissioning of new applications.
Assist software tool development to automate the engineering process internally and externally with key utility partners.
Participate in project meetings with project managers and customers on technical discussions.
May require travel up to 20 - 40% of the time depending on projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors (Masters or higher is preferred) in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering with very good understanding of power system applications and analysis.
Minimum (5) years of experience in protection, control, and automation applications.
Excellent understanding of power systems phenomena in transmission & distribution systems.
Understanding of power system protection relays, automation, control and communication protocols.
Ethical and professional business manner in interaction with team members and customers.
Customer focused; open to accept new challenges and share ideas.
Technical skills to execute projects and write SOW proposals.
Strong learning skills.
Willingness and ability to work across time zones to support global customers if required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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Hard Skills & Tools

power system analysisprotection solutions designmicrogrid solutionspower flow optimizationdispatching algorithmsrelay settings programmingpower system simulationsCT/VT adequacy checksarc-flash protective device coordinationengineering studies

Soft Skills

customer focusedethical business mannerstrong learning skillsopen to new challengesteam collaborationtechnical communicationproject managementadaptabilityproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills