The Test Engineer will work with a cross-functional team including hardware design, systems engineering, software development, program, and project management to deliver best in class products for the global market. This position will be responsible for testing Protection relay and Networking products, as well as for contributing on the test automatization in the V&V (verification and validation) process. The V&V team has a key role in the R&D area, testing the products with a "customer view", including functional and application tests.Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensures the quality of software products by creating and applying Embedded Software (Firmware) quality tests to a feature, set of features, or whole feature area. Works independently and contributes to the immediate team or to other teams across businesses.
- Develop, update, and define test strategies, plan tests, and execute test activities with the aim of improving the test strategy and the test management process based on the defined and determined critical metrics.
- Perform regression testing to verify that bug fixes and new features do not introduce defects elsewhere in the product.
- Developing in-depth knowledge of technical discipline and analytical thinking and technical experience to execute strategy.
- Uses good judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated issues. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking to solve tasks. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.
- Collaborate and communicate with different teams and follow standard procedures to escalate unresolved issues and defects to appropriate internal departments.
- In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how the work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in electrical engineering, BSc in Computer Science, or a similar field.
- Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in the field of protection relay testing and quality assurance.
- Available to work onsite.
Desired Characteristics
- Knowledge in testing concepts with good understanding in Manual testing and automated testing.
- Knowledge of capturing and diagnosing logs for any application crashes. Defect logging and defect tracking until bug closure. Using tools like Jira for bug tracking.
- Knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Knowledge/experience in Power Systems (electrical substations).
- Basic knowledge and understanding of network communication protocols including Modbus, DNP3, IEC 60870-5-103, IEC61850.
- Practical knowledge of defect tracking tools and test management systems.
- Excellent collaborator with strong oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent analytical skills and critical thinking skills.
- Experience with performance and/or cyber security testing.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver innovative ideas for products and processes.
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Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No
Skills Required
- Degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a similar field
- Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in protection relay testing and quality assurance
- Available to work onsite
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
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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.
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