GE Vernova’s Grid Automation Lead Customer Project Support Engineer (Protection/SCADA/Telecom Panel Design) is a hands-on, high-impact engineering role responsible for owning the design, programming, testing, and commissioning of protection, SCADA, telecom, and control panels for generator, excitation, transformer, feeder, bus, line protection, and SCADA systems. Reporting to the CCS Engineering Manager or assigned Team Leader, this role supports the design and testing of protection panels, RTU panels, and Digital Control System (DCS) panels, while partnering closely with Operations and Project Management to help deliver critical power infrastructure solutions from concept through commissioning.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex, large-scale grid modernization projects and make a visible impact on critical energy infrastructure.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
o Analyze customer applications/specifications and designing protection and control panel, Automation Panel, Scada, telecom panel mechanical layout, single line diagram, three line diagram, schematic diagram, power diagram, control diagram and Bill of Materials, engineering instruction, wiring drawing, wire list, wire tags to fulfill user specifications and requirements using Autocad/Ebase/SAP
o Take full technical execution responsibility to assigned projects and discuss the design requirements with the customer and Drafting support in the GEV Back Office (India)
o Review the design from the back office and submit to customer for approval
o Perform engineering studies and analyses such as Load Calculation, Heat Rise Analysis, etc.
o Design control logic solutions to meet customer requests that may include complex control schemes such as Transfer schemes, Synchronizing schemes and Auto-restoration schemes
o Create Test Plans/Procedures/Reports
o Provide training/peer check/design support and mentoring to other members of the team
o Review lessons learned, apply to the next project, recommend changes in checklist, procedures and share with other members of the team
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in panel design, analyzing and creation of specification/compliance statement, single line diagram, schematic diagram, control diagram, wiring drawing and power diagram related to relay protections and control using Autocad/Ebase with detailed knowledge of design, studies, specifications and implementation in electrical generation, transmission and distribution systems
Desired Characteristics:
- Strong knowledge of power systems, protection schemes and communication applications
- Experience in creation of test procedure and maintenance procedure related to factory and site testing and commissioning protection panel
- Experience programming GE Vernova relays (specifically the UR Family) OR 3rd party Protection Relays
- Experience in designing power system control schemes (Transfer Schemes, Auto-restoration Schemes)
- Excellent understanding of theoretical bases for all major protection principles including Distance, Line Differential, Transformer Differential, Bus, Feeder, Generator and Large Motor protection
- Ability to apply advanced ideas in the technical engineering field and LEAN process to practical business problems
- Experience in turn-key Protection and Control projects
- Working knowledge of major test sets and short-circuit / setting coordination software
- Interdisciplinary experience including metering, communications, substation automation and integration
- Working knowledge with E Base panel design tool or AutoCAD tool
- Strong understanding and experience with CSA, UL and CE requirements
- Lean/6 Sigma Green belt or Black belt certification preferred
- P.Eng Certified is an asset
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- At least 5 years of experience in protection and control panel design
- Experience analyzing and creating specifications or compliance statements for electrical protection and control systems
- Experience creating single-line, schematic, control, wiring, and power diagrams
- Experience using AutoCAD or EBase for relay protection and control design
- Strong knowledge of power systems, protection schemes, and communication applications
- Experience creating factory and site testing or commissioning procedures for protection panels
- Experience programming GE Vernova UR-family or third-party protection relays
- Experience designing transfer, synchronizing, and auto-restoration control schemes
- Understanding of distance, line differential, transformer differential, bus, feeder, generator, and large motor protection principles
- Experience with turnkey protection and control projects
- Working knowledge of major test sets and short-circuit or setting coordination software
- Interdisciplinary experience with metering, communications, substation automation, and integration
- Understanding of CSA, UL, and CE requirements
- Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
- P.Eng certification
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.
GE Vernova Insights
What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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