Lead Verification & Validation Engineer
GE Vernova · Posted Oct 23
Power generation, wind turbine, grid solution, and electrification services
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About the role
GE Vernova’s HVDC Controls & Protection Verification and Validation team delivers verification and validation activities for HVDC projects. The role involves technical leadership across work packages, Factory System Test and Factory Acceptance Test execution, and electromagnetic transient modelling of HVDC systems and plants. It coordinates with Controls, Software, Hardware, and Commissioning teams to maintain project schedules and quality.
What you will do
- Prepare and maintain Validation & Verification team’s activity plans as per the Project scheduled.
- Design, create Factory System Test (FST) cases and review results against design requirements including leading Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) with clients.
- Developing HVDC System and plant modelling in electromagnetic transient tools like PSCAD, RSCAD, EMTP-RV etc including undertaking Dynamic Performance Studies and Protection co-ordination.
- Preparing control system requirements for the RTDS Lab setup including AC DC interface requirement, Plant Emulator Interface requirement and RSCAD Power system network conversion, modelling, and verification.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) to develop existing and new products and tools.
- Provide support to Commissioning Engineers during Dynamic commissioning at Site.
- Support continual improvement, raising the effectiveness and efficiency of the team through the introduction of tools, methods and process improvements and coordinating with the Continuous Improvement leaders.
- Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
- In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
- Maintain rigorous end-to-end requirement traceability, ensuring that every design change is verified against system architecture and validated via documented test evidence.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in the V&V lifecycle, implementing changes where necessary that increase test coverage and decrease the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ).
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for V&V engineers.
- Investigate complex technical anomalies by correlating event-logs, signal traces, and control states to identify and implement corrective actions under high-pressure delivery timelines.
- Provide technical guidance to junior V&V engineers, fostering a culture of "Quality First" and promoting best practices in test plan preparation and documentation.
- Orchestrate communication between cross-functional teams (Controls, Software, Hardware, and Commissioning) to resolve integration bottlenecks and maintain project velocity.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business.
- Significant experience in the position of Verification Engineer in High Voltage field, with experience as a Control & Protection design Engineer.
- Good knowledge of overall 400kV substation, HVDC system (LCC/VSC/SVC) including control and protection system is essential.
- Experience of developing and working with PSCAD and RSCAD models is essential including knowledge of Overall HVDC System Operational Behaviour.
- Experience in defining Test Strategy, Root-Cause Analysis (RCA), Cross-functional Stakeholder Management and Mentorship.
- Experience in technical leadership with ability to manage team of validation engineers
- Strong communication skills with a fluency in English language.
- Willingness to travel to support projects globally and readiness for flexible with working hours
- Knowledge of applicable electrical standards such as IEC 61850, IEC 62351, IEC 12207, IEEE 15288, IEC 25010, IEC 27032, NERC/CIP.
Preferred qualifications
- Process improvement or RCA experience or certification
- Experience on MATCAD, PSS/E and MATLAB SIMULINK, EMTP-RV, Digsilent etc will added advantage.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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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