Switzerland Global Enterprise

Senior Protection and Control Engineer

Switzerland Global Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • Missouri • United States

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Salary

💰 $113,200 - $188,800 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Ultimately be responsible to ensure high quality 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.
  • Review, propose optimization and seal (P.E. stamp) protection and control designs prepared by himself or other team members.
  • Responsible for leading and coordinating all P&C technical aspects of AC power substation projects, especially ensuring successful and safe operation of power system equipment.
  • Review, propose optimization and seal (P.E. stamp) single line diagrams and detailed design for auxiliary systems (Diesel Generator, Low Voltage Switchgear, AC/DC distribution panels, batteries and battery chargers)
  • Review power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies performed by other agencies
  • Develop or Review outage, cut-over, and testing procedures
  • Be familiar with IEC 61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations
  • Interface with internal and external team members such as Protection and Control Engineers, Lead engineers, Project Engineers, Electrical Designers, Civil Engineers, Physical Designers, Draftsmen, Project managers, Sourcing, and support organization
  • Interface with customer technical representatives
  • Review and analysis post fault records in order to confirm correct operation of the system design
  • Lead or support factory acceptance testing and site testing & commissioning
  • 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.
  • Extensive experience in technical problem solving and Lean techniques.
  • Mastering of secondary engineering discipline (process, tools and technical aspects)
  • Work on development of high-quality design templates and tools to support the secondary design engineering team and the business.
  • Define processes, procedures, perform RCA's (Root Cause Analysis), perform corrective actions, and validate process control.
  • Support quality initiatives including aspects of ISO 9002
  • Demonstrate leadership behaviors of acting with humility, lead with transparency and deliver with focus.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
  • Must have PE License in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, or California
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in design reviews and technical mentoring
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% 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
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • 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
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
protection schemes designAC power substation projectsrelay settingsload flow studiesfault studiesIEC 61850technical specificationsRoot Cause AnalysisLean techniquesdesign reviews
Soft Skills
leadershiptechnical mentoringproblem solvingcommunicationteam coordinationcustomer interfacetransparencyhumilityfocusquality initiatives
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical EngineeringPE License