Control & Protection Engineer

Switzerland Global Enterprise

Engineer specializing in Control & Protection at GE Vernova Grid Solutions. Designing and optimizing protection relay systems for EHV/HV substations in a global operational context.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeChennai • 🇮🇳 IndiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing protection relay systems for EHV/HV substations considering the safety/quality/Cost/time delivery criteria.
Ensure the reliability and efficiency of power systems, supporting global operations across various regions.
Involved in the secondary engineering activities (Control & Protection, Substation Automation Systems, Interface Engineering, Telecom Requirements & LV Auxiliary Systems for EHV/HV Electrical Substations ).
Execute with the association of workgroups, where applicable, in order to meet assigned objectives.
Work within defined parameters to draw conclusions, apply concepts to issues of moderate complexity, and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.
Coordinate with the GSI Regions / Business Lines as per Project requirement.
Provide technical leadership and interface with GSI Regions/GE Vernova Business Lines to estimate the optimized manhour cost for the engineering activities.
Prepare and present technical data to internal and external customers.
Document and communicate results of technical data generated.
Participate on teams assigned to address specific organizational initiatives.
Share engineering information and promote open dialogue.
Prepare invention disclosures to protect the technology that provides a competitive advantage.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s (or) master’s degree in electrical engineering
5+ years of experience in substation protection relay systems within EHV Electrical Substations, Oil & Gas or Power Transmission industries.
Experience in EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) environments with multidisciplinary teams.
Experience of Secondary(CRP/SAS, Aux Systems, Telecom, Interface) engineering up to 765kV/400kV/220KV and HVDC Substations (AIS/GIS/SOLAR/WIND).
Experience/Knowledge on Relay Testing, Equipment Testing, Control / Protection scheme testing & SAS Commissioning experience (min 1 year) shall be given additional weightage.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal , responsive and supervision skills.
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and resolve problems.
Demonstrated ability to manage programs / projects.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.
Fluent in English; additional language (any foreign Language) is a plus.
Willingness to travel internationally as required.
Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment.
Proactively serves on cross functional management teams, supportive ; self-directed decision-making ; Pulls in experts when needed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation Assistance Provided

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Hard Skills & Tools

protection relay systemssubstation automation systemscontrol engineeringtelecom requirementsrelay testingequipment testingcontrol/protection scheme testingSAS commissioningEPC environmentsHVDC substations

Soft Skills

oral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvingproject managementsupervision skillsplanningmarketingself-directed decision-makingteam collaboration

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringMaster's degree in electrical engineering