Power System Application Engineer

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Zamudio, Vizcaya, País Vasco
In-Office
5-5
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
The Power System Application Engineer will execute Protection and Control Engineering services, leading engineering projects, conducting advanced power system studies, and developing customized solutions for clients.
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Job Description SummaryThis position will be responsible for executing Protection and Control Engineering and Consulting services in Transmission, Distribution and Industrial markets. Reporting through the Grid Automation Global Engineering and Consulting Center of Excellence manager, the Power System Protection and Control Engineer will be part of the global Center of Excellence (CoE) team. Activities will include designing, programming, testing and commissioning protection and control related applications for power system design and substation automation projects.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the execution of Engineering and Consulting Services Projects inside the Engineering & Consulting CoE. This includes schedule, customer communication, scope of work, budget, and quality.
  • Responsible for leading the development of a project technical scope of work and engineering effort estimations.
    Lead customer and regional engagements to define customer requirements and develop innovative solutions.
  • Execute engineering studies and analysis across the transmission, distribution, and industrial segments, such as: short circuit, load flow, arc-flash studies, protective device coordination studies.
  • Perform advanced power system studies and analysis such as reliability studies, feasibility studies, power quality, harmonic studies, harmonic mitigation studies, motor starting, power factor correction, transient stability studies, grid code compliance studies, etc.
  • Design and testing of customized P&C solutions (both in house and at customer installations) to meet user specifications & requirements.
  • Create complex relay setting files to include programming of Protection and Control Elements, Complex control Logic and Communications settings for GE and third-party protective relays.
  • Lead the development and design of advanced protection solutions
  • Develop test setups, test plans, and test case (including wiring diagrams and configurations of relays and controllers)
  • Perform in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) including Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) tests using real-time digital simulators
  • Prepare test reports, project reports, and project deliverables
  • Analyze and troubleshoot field cases involving GE or third-party relays
  • Participate in preparation of technical papers to be presented at conferences and other venues.
  • Participate in business development activities to grow services, including writing and presenting technical papers and delivering customer presentations.
  • Conduct trainings to regional operation teams on engineering and consulting activities.
  • Assist software tool development to automate the engineering process internally and externally with key utility partners.

Required Qualifications

  • B.S (Masters or higher is preferred) in Electrical, Computer or Power Systems Engineering with very good understanding of power system applications and analysis.
  • Minimum (5) years of experience in protection, control, and automation applications. 
  • Excellent understanding of power systems phenomena in transmission & distribution systems.
  • Understanding of power system protection relays, automation, control and communication protocols.
  • Ethical and professional business manner in interaction with team members and customers.
  • Customer focused; open to accept new challenges and share ideas
  • Technical skills to execute projects, identify opportunities and write SOW proposals.
  • Strong learning skills, demonstrate collaborative style and Customer focused.
  • Willingness and ability to work across time zones to support global customers if required.

Desired Characteristics

  • Experienced in study software and power system tools such as PSCAD, PSSE, Power Factory, ASPEN, CAPE for automating the power system study process.
  • Understand of communication system protocols and architectures in electric power industry (IEC61850, DNP, Modbus, etc.).
  • Experience with RTDS or Opal Simulation Platforms.
  • Flexibility to work in a multi-customer environment and to adapt to requests/comments made in the course of execution.
  • Experience with transmission, distribution, and smart grid standards.
  • Strong communication skills including technical writing and presentations.
  • Knowledge or field experience with system commissioning and testing including Doble / Omicron test equipment or similar.
  • Experience with advanced automation solutions such as microgrids and remedial action schemes.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Top Skills

Aspen
Cape
Dnp
Doble
Ge Protective Relays
Iec61850
Modbus
Omicron
Power Factory
Pscad
Psse
Real-Time Digital Simulators
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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

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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