Senior HVDC Control & Protection Engineer — Lead System Design

GE Vernova; Stafford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

GE Vernova’s North Europe Grid Solutions team seeks a Senior Control Automation System Engineer to lead the digital control system design for HVDC Control & Protection, including IEC 61850 implementation, network and cybersecurity design, and system deployment across UK, Ireland and Scandinavia.

You will drive requirements, architecture, and project delivery while mentoring colleagues and ensuring quality deliverables on time and within cost.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronics / Electrical engineering or related field.
• Strong background in configuring Substation Bay Controllers/Merging Units/ IEC61850 IEDs.
• Extensively demonstrated years’ experience in control and protection system design.
• Knowledge of industrial communication networks such as IEC61850 and Ethernet based protocols.
• Control & Protection Relay logics design techniques.
• Experience developing electrical designs for industrial control systems.
• Knowledge of communication networks security/hardening and cybersecurity best practices.
• Familiarity with Layer2/3 protocols (IPv4, OSPF, DMZ, VPN, DMS/ADMS, DNP, Modbus).
• Experience in electrical power systems and Substation automation engineering.
• Working knowledge of industrial and utility electrical control and protection systems and Digital Control Systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the requirement, design, implementation and development of the digital control system for HVDC control & protection.
• Oversee the overall technical solution that meets customer requirements based on reference solutions.
• Design the control system architecture and network communications.
• Implement IEC 61850, system integration and deployment, plus cybersecurity measures.
• Train and interface with customers; mentor department talent.
• Ensure design documents are reviewed, approved and delivered on time and within cost.

Skills

HVDC control & protection design

IEC 61850 networks

Cybersecurity design

Network design

Project delivery leadership

Technical mentoring

Industrial communication protocols

System integration

Education

Degree in Electronics / Electrical engineering

Tools

Substation Bay Controllers

Merging Units

IEDs (IEC61850)

Job description

GE Vernova’s North Europe Grid Solutions team seeks a Senior Control Automation System Engineer to lead the digital control system design for HVDC Control & Protection, including IEC 61850 implementation, network and cybersecurity design, and system deployment across UK, Ireland and Scandinavia.

You will drive requirements, architecture, and project delivery while mentoring colleagues and ensuring quality deliverables on time and within cost.