Engineer – Control & Protection

Switzerland Global Enterprise

Engineer – Control & Protection at GE Vernova designing and optimizing protection relay systems for substations. Ensuring reliability and efficiency of power systems across global operations.

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 our global operations across various regions.
Execute secondary engineering activities (Control & Protection, Substation Automation Systems, Interface Engineering, Telecom Requirements & LV Auxiliary Systems).
Provide technical leadership and interface with GSI Regions/GE Vernova Business Lines.
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.
Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for assigned projects and/or tasks.

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.

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 skillsorganizational skillsplanning skillsexecution skillsresponsiveness

Certifications

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