Lead Engineer - Controls & Protection

GE VERNOVA

Hybrid
Ehv/hv substation protection relay design
Iec61850 substation automation systems
Engineering base or e-plan software proficiency
This role is crucial for designing, implementing, and optimizing protection relay systems for EHV/HV substations while ensuring safety, quality, cost, and time delivery criteria

Job Summary

  • This role is crucial for designing, implementing, and optimizing protection relay systems for EHV/HV substations while ensuring safety, quality, cost, and time delivery criteria.
  • The candidate will lead secondary engineering activities including control systems, substation automation, and interface engineering for various high-voltage technologies like HVDC and FACTS.
  • Relocation assistance is provided for this position requiring strong technical leadership in complex system engineering development environments.

Matching Summary

This role is crucial for designing, implementing, and optimizing protection relay systems for EHV/HV substations while ensuring safety, quality, cost, and time delivery criteria.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • EHV/HV substation protection relay design
  • IEC61850 substation automation systems
  • Engineering Base or E-Plan software proficiency
  • CT/VT sizing calculations and cable engineering
  • Protection relay setting calculations and coordination
  • 400kV to 765kV substation experience
  • Secondary engineering for AIS/GIS/HVDC

Nice-to-have

  • Renewable project engineering experience
  • HVDC/FACTS integrated project applications
  • Relay testing and SAS commissioning experience
  • ETAP, CANECO, or DIG Silent tool competency
  • IO mapping and database troubleshooting skills
  • Cross-functional leadership and mentoring abilities
  • International travel willingness

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 8+ years of experience in substation protection relay systems
  • Experience in EPC environments with multidisciplinary teams
  • Minimum 1 year of Relay Testing and SAS Commissioning experience (preferred)
  • Fluency in English required

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