Control & Protection Design Engineer

GE Vernova

Control & Protection Design Engineer ensuring reliability and compliance of substation designs for GE Vernova. Responsible for designing control and protection systems in high voltage substations and collaborating with project teams.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and integrating control and protection systems for High Voltage substations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Proficient in technical problem solving and project documentation management within T&D and EPC environments.

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Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering8 Years Engineering Experience In T&DControl System DesignProtection System DesignTechnical Problem Solving

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Hard Skills

Control System DesignProtection System DesignElectrical DistributionTelecom & MonitoringSingle Line DiagramSchematic DiagramDesign Management ToolsKPI ManagementDesign Change ProcessCommissioning And Testing

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsCollaborationTechnical Support

Industry Keywords

High Voltage SubstationEPC EnvironmentT&DSTATCOMSynchro CondensersQuality ProcessesGate ReviewsDiscipline Design ReviewsMEA & Europe TravelEngineering Subcontractor Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure design reliability, efficiency, and compliance with industry standards, protection standard, and regulations
Collaborate with other engineers and support for project documentation and continuous improvement initiatives
Design and integrate control systems, protection systems, electrical distribution, telecom & monitoring of a High Voltage substation
Deliver single line diagram, schematic diagram, protection system, electrical consumption and design of auxiliary services, interlocking, communication & network
Lead and support the team in charge of designing the Control system and protection system

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree from accredited university or college from Electrical Engineer or related field
Minimum 8 years of engineering experience in related activity/discipline in project & EPC type environment in T&D, STATCOM, HV substations
Up to 20% travel within MEA & Europe along with other countries/regions for short or medium period based on requirement
Strong oral and written in English
Minimum 5 years’ experience with SEC in KSA
Experience in Synchro Condensers in HV substations is a plus
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders
Provide technical support to customers and project teams
Initiate & support the procurement of equipment
Compliance with Quality processes and procedures and GE policies and procedures
Experience in technical problem solving
Discipline Design reviews & Gate reviews plan formalized and followed, to ensure the integration into the overall substation design
ROR integrates design part and Mitigation plan formalized and actions status identified (not started, ongoing, closed.)
Discipline provisional document list prepared and aligned with project time Schedule with achievable task duration
Full set KPI’s followed on monthly base
Design management tools strictly followed, and submission of coherent data
Design change process in place
Manage engineering subcontractors on specific work packages
Oversee the commissioning and testing of Low voltage systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation Assistance Provided: No