Lead Engineer - Systems Engineering
GE Vernova · Posted Oct 8
Power generation, wind turbine, grid solution, and electrification services
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About the role
The GA CCS team executes Conventional Control System (CCS) engineering activities for EHV/HV substation projects, delivering protection and control panel designs in line with the Engineering Process while managing design budget, change control and supplier/contractor engineering. The work spans technical calculations, protection relay selection and settings, substation automation, and digital substation station/process bus communications. This Lead Engineer role owns the performance and on-time delivery of CCS engineering activities and coordinates with cross-functional teams, customers and suppliers.
What you will do
- Execute the Design and Engineering activities for the Protection and Control Panels of EHV/HV Substation adhering the Quality, Cost and time.
- Understanding the project technical requirement Customer Standards and specification and proposing the solution to customer as per the project scope.
- Performing the technical calculation for panels AC/DC Load, CT/PT Sizing & its Adequacy and Relay Setting.
- Selection of Protection Relays and other auxiliary materials as per project technical specification and customer requirement.
- Preparation/Reviews and submission of the complete detail design of the project to customer and its follow-up for approval.
- Liaise with other members of a multidisciplinary team to specify and design the project as per the required technical standards and specification.
- Preparation and coordination for all applicable Manufacturing documents required for panels integration.
- Support factory during Panels Integration and FAT and clarify/close any raise comments/snags during FAT.
- Supporting management for Man-days and materials estimation during ITO stage and its control during OTR stage.
- Ensure on-time delivery of design and documents to stakeholders with quality.
- Participate and contribute to the project multidisciplinary design reviews according to PL procedures and per the project strategy.
- Participate to project strategy elaboration with PM and manage design issues up to resolution.
- Analyze customer technical requirements, and preparation of the compliance, and highlighting the potential risk/exception in the projects to the Project Team.
- Raise Change request for any such requirements which are not as per the project specification.
- Validate design throughout customer acceptance and check consistency of engineering documents before final release to customer by evaluating the customer requirements & associated impacts.
- Work for the cost optimization during the project’s execution through standardization and out of the box ideas, starting from the base design phase till the energizing stage.
- Review & validate the technical offers from suppliers, Support Procurement during commercial negotiation for POs issuance and during post order stage.
- Works for the enhancement and improvement of the design and solution to meet customer requirement in an optimum way.
- Demonstrate EHS compliance and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team and setting the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observes work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
- Effectively communicate directly with customers to ensure excellent customer service and to build and maintain customer intimacy.
- Works with application team to address any product issues and provide the solution to the customer.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelors in electrical engineering or related discipline from a reputed university
- 10 years minimum relevant experience in HV/EHV substation design and engineering
- Knowledge of GE and Competitors Products
- Knowledge of Substation Automation System
- Knowledge of Digital Substation and Station and Process bus Communication, IEC61850/PRP /RSTP and other Serial Communication
- Good oral/written communication skills in English
- Ability and willingness to travel across the region without limitation
Preferred qualifications
- Ability to read, interpret tender/contract documents, schematics, procedures and policy guidelines
- Ability to Lead, guide and coach the team
- Ability to present technical solutions to customer and identify possible workaround solution for an issue
- Solution Oriented, Team Player with Strong Communication Skills
- Health, Safety & Environmental requirements for engineering activities
- The ability to work under pressure and with tight schedule
Benefits and support
- Relocation assistance
About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. is a global energy company that provides equipment, services, and software to generate, transfer, orchestrate, convert, and store electricity. Operating through its Power, Wind, and Electrification segments, the company supports a broad customer base across more than 100 countries in powering economies and driving the energy transition. Formed as part of the strategic spin-off of General Electric's energy portfolio, GE Vernova is dedicated to electrifying and decarbonizing the world.
- Industry
- Energy
- Company size
- 75000+ employees
- Founded
- 2024
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer and President
Stephen F. Angel
Chairman of the Board
Lola Lin
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Roger Martella
Chief Corporate Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Global Government Affairs
Eric Gray
CEO, Power Segment
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