Systems Control Engineer

Posted 19 Days Ago
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND
In-Office
Mid level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
Design, specify, implement, validate, and commission drive control systems across industrial applications. Develop project documentation, adapt VSD controls, size power-electronic and electrical components, coordinate with customers and suppliers, and support multidisciplinary teams. Validate controls using real-time simulators in HIL and SIL modes. The role requires expertise in AC/DC and medium-voltage drives, motors, PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, power quality, harmonics, and control-system troubleshooting. Travel to customer sites and regional units in India and overseas is required.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description SummarySystems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.
Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance.

Job Description

Role Summary

  • To Specify, Control Design, Implement, Validate and Commission Drive  Systems for  multiple domains.
  • Create and maintain Design documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Provide Technical interface to the customer and suppliers.
  • Liaise with cross functional Team, Sales, Project, Commissioning and Service teams.
  • Validation of developed control system with RTS in HIL & SIL mode.
  • Design, standardization & validation of CSI & VSI Drives Controls for different domains application.
  • Validation of developed control system with RTS in HIL & SIL mode autonomously


Essential Responsibilities

  • Be part of a multi-disciplined project team, control system development and Validation for different domain projects.
  • Establish and maintain contract design documentation.
  • Improve the efficiency of the engineering process, through development and use of standard engineering solutions for projects.
  • Manage change using the engineering change control system.
  • Liaise with other company, customers, suppliers and sub-contractors in order to support the
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  • Provide Technical advice and assistance to sales and tendering teams.
  • Adapt Project specific system controls for VSD Application.
  • Comply with all company and customer health and safety regulations.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Minimum Qualification - BE/B.Tech - Electrical and Electronics Engineering and/ or M.E/ M.Tech - Control System/ Power electronics/ VFD Controls Engineering.
  • Minimum 3 Year hands on experience in DC Drives / LV AC Drive system /MV VSI or CSI Drive Control system design for applications in Industries, Test bench, PSPP, GT, Oil & Gas, Marine HVDC & Mining.
  • Hands on experience in AC Drives or DC Drives or MV VSI/CSI drive Control engineering- Power electronic sizing, electrical Components sizing & selection and Vendor Specification & coordination.
  • Autonomous in hands-on experience in DC Drives, LV AC Drives or Medium voltage VSI/CSI VFD Control adaptation and Validation of VFD controls for multiple application.
  • Good knowledge in Induction motor, Synchronous Motor & DC Motors fundamentals, equivalent circuit parameters and its speed control methods. Hands on experience in drive controls adaptation for any of the motors speed controls for Industry application.
  • Good experience in VFD system selection, Power electronics components sizing & proposal for the applications in Metal Industry, Test bench, PSPP & GT.
  • Good Experience on IGBT/ Thyristor based VSD system study by using simulation Tools.
  • Good experience in Transformer, Reactor sizing, Testing, specification preparation & validation of vendor documents.
  • Good Knowledge on Advanced Drives and control, Industrial Automation and control & Power electronics and Control.
  • Good knowledge in cable engineering, electrical components selection, heat loss calculation, & short circuit calculation.
  • Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplined international team
  • Ability to multi-task on a variety of projects to strict time scales
  • Excellent communication skills report writing skills
  • Good interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Willing to travel within India and overseas for short term/Long-term working at customer sites/Regional units.
  • Work may include extended hours of working during the weekends/holidays during critical times
  • Good knowledge on PLC, HMI and different Industrials Communication protocol and its adaptation with PLC system.
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Desired Characteristics 

  • Good Knowledge on VFD and its control, Industrial Automation, control system & Power electronics and its Controls.
  • Good knowledge in different sources of harmonics, EMC and different mitigation methods.
  • Good Knowledge on VFD application controls developments for metal, Test Bench, HVDC and Mining application.
  • Validation of developed control system with RTS in HIL & SIL mode autonomously
  • Hands on experience in drive system Controls development and validation in Real time simulator.
  • Validation of developed control system with RTS in HIL & SIL mode autonomously
  • Good knowledge in different industrial networks and hands on experience in implementing in Projects.
  • Good Knowledge on Electrical equivalent circuit parameters calculation for different Motors and its speed controls methods.
  • Good knowledge on Power quality control adaptation for DSVC, RS application
  • Good Knowledge on VFD system design, Sizing and Selection of Electrical Components.
  • Hands on experience on VFD Control design and project execution.
  • Good Programming knowledge in FBD, Ladder in any industrial PLC, HMI system.
  • Hands on experience on drive system issue analysis & resolution.

Knowledge of French/German Language added advantage

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Skills Required

  • BE/B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, or ME/M.Tech in Control Systems, Power Electronics, or VFD Controls Engineering
  • At least 3 years of hands-on experience with DC drives, LV AC drives, or MV VSI/CSI drive control system design
  • Experience designing and validating AC, DC, VSI, or CSI drive controls for industrial applications
  • Experience with power-electronics sizing, electrical-component sizing and selection, and vendor specification coordination
  • Knowledge of induction, synchronous, and DC motors, equivalent-circuit parameters, and speed-control methods
  • Experience with VFD system selection, power-electronics component sizing, and application proposals
  • Experience studying IGBT- and thyristor-based VSD systems using simulation tools
  • Experience with transformer and reactor sizing, testing, specifications, and vendor-document validation
  • Knowledge of advanced drives, industrial automation, control systems, and power electronics
  • Knowledge of cable engineering, electrical-component selection, heat-loss calculations, and short-circuit calculations
  • Knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, and industrial communication protocols
  • Experience validating drive controls with real-time simulation in HIL and SIL modes
  • Knowledge of industrial networks and experience implementing them in projects
  • Knowledge of harmonics, EMC, and mitigation methods
  • Programming experience in FBD or Ladder logic for industrial PLCs and HMI systems
  • Experience troubleshooting and resolving drive-system issues
  • Ability to work in multidisciplinary international teams and manage multiple projects to strict timelines
  • Excellent communication and report-writing skills
  • Willingness to travel within India and overseas for customer-site or regional-unit assignments
  • Knowledge of French or German

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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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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