Engineer – Controls & Protection
GE Vernova
Engineer – Controls & Protection
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Chennai • 🇮🇳 India
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Design, implement, and optimize protection relay systems for EHV/HV substations considering safety/quality/Cost/time delivery criteria.
- Ensure reliability and efficiency of power systems, supporting global operations.
- Engage in secondary engineering activities related to Control & Protection, Substation Automation Systems, Telecom Requirements & LV Auxiliary Systems.
- Execute objectives with workgroups as applicable.
- Work within parameters to solve moderate complexity issues and resolve through action or planning.
- Coordinate with GSI Global Engineering Center based on project requirements.
- Provide technical leadership and interface with GSI Regions/GE Vernova Business Lines for estimating optimized manhour cost for engineering activities.
- Prepare and present technical data to customers and document results of technical data generated.
- Participate on teams addressing specific organizational initiatives and share engineering information while promoting open dialogue.
- Prepare invention disclosures to protect technology that provides competitive advantage.
- Document technical data generated for projects/tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures.
- Perform electrical power systems studies, load flow, short circuit studies, and design scheme drawings as per project requirements.
- Review/control designs and interface with major substation equipment.
Requirements
- 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 leadership teams; self-directed decision-making; Pulls in experts when needed.
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
protection relay systemssubstation automation systemsload flow studiesshort circuit studiescontrol/protection scheme testingSAS commissioningEPC environmentsHVDC substationsdesign scheme drawingsrelay testing
Soft skills
oral communicationwritten communicationinterpersonal skillsproblem-solvingproject managementsupervision skillsplanningmarketingtechnical leadershipself-directed decision-making
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineeringMaster's degree in electrical engineering
