Lead Electrical Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. in India is seeking a senior Electrical/Power Electronics design engineer to lead detailed engineering for LV/MV drives, transformers, RMU, and switchgear within solar, BESS, and hybrid plant control contexts.

You will verify designs, prepare GA, BOM, SLD, and support manufacturing with hardware and wiring layouts. The role requires 10+ years in electrical design, experience with AutoCAD/EPlan, ETAP, MATLAB, and GE tools (MarkVIe, Cimplicity).

Qualifications

• Bachelor/master's degree in electrical/electronic/instrumentation/controls engineering or equivalent.
• Min. 10+ years of Electrical design, Power electronics design, Project execution, EPC, Industrial drives, Control Panels, PLC Panels etc.
• Preferred experience/knowledge in Electrical design / Simulation tools like AUTOCAD / E-Plan, ETAP and MATLAB.
• In-depth knowledge of LV/MV drives, Transformer, RMU, Power plant control for Solar & BESS application.
• Experience interpreting power system design outputs such as SLDs, LV/MV Protection & Co-ordination / Voltage Drop / Dip Calculations / Load Flow and Fault Studies / Transient System and scenario analysis / Harmonic (VTHD) calculations / MV & LV power system cabling.

Responsibilities

• As part of Project execution team responsible for detailed engineering of LV/MV Drives, Transformer, RMU, Switchgear and AC/DC cables and Power Electronics equipment.
• Electrical system design, Power electronic product hardware design / loss budget calculation / Earth & Protection circuits / Arc Flash Calculation/ RCA.
• Understand product / project specifications and realize requirements to design using calculations, modelling and simulations to fulfil project requirements.
• Design system/equipment to meet reliability, testing standards, manufacturability, material and cost guidelines
• Prepare & validate design documents - Configurations, principles of operation, application guidelines, specifications, GA, BOM, SLD & Schematics drawings as per requirement for above specified products.
• Verify functional performance of Inverter, Transformer and RMU equipment’s under all specified operating conditions.
• Support Manufacturing for component installation, wire harness, cables routing and maintain clearance and creepages at Factory / Vendor facility.
• Document functional test requirements and conduct test according to applicable standards (UL/IEC etc.) /conduct project FAT’s.
• Coordinate with System Engineer and Program / Product / Project manager execution on a continuous basis.
• Take care of project deliverables, co-ordinate with multiple stake holders, detailed engineering, controls software validation, commissioning support for Solar, Battery energy storage system (BESS) & Hybrid Plant Control System and Inverter.

Skills

Electrical design

Power electronics

Project execution

Industrial drives

Control panels

PLC panels

Autocad / E-Plan

MATLAB

ETAP

Simulink

Cimplicity

MarkVIe

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical/Electronic/Instrumentation/Controls

Tools

GE Toolbox ST

Cimplicity SCADA

P80i software

HDM

Simulink

Job description

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• As part of Project execution team responsible for detailed engineering of LV/MV Drives, Transformer, RMU, Switchgear and AC/DC cables and Power Electronics equipment.
• Electrical system design, Power electronic product hardware design / loss budget calculation / Earth & Protection circuits /Arc Flash Calculation/ RCA.
• Understand product / project specifications and realize requirements to design using calculations, modelling and simulations to fulfil project requirements.
• Design system/equipment to meet reliability, testing standards, manufacturability, material and cost guidelines
• Prepare & validate design documents - Configurations, principles of operation, application guidelines, specifications, GA, BOM, SLD & Schematics drawings as per requirement for above specified products.
• Verify functional performance of Inverter, Transformer and RMU equipment’s under all specified operating conditions.
• Support Manufacturing for component installation, wire harness, cables routing and maintain clarence and creepages at Factory / Vendor facility.
• Document functional test requirements and conduct test according to applicable standards (UL/IEC etc.…) /conduct project FAT’s.
• Coordinate with System Engineer and Program / Product / Project manager execution on a continuous basis.

• Take care of project deliverables, co-ordinate with multiple stake holders, detailed engineering, controls software validation, commissioning support for Solar, Battery energy storage system (BESS) & Hybrid Plant Control System and Inverter.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor/master’s degree in electrical/electronic/instrumentation/controls Engineering or Equivalent.
• Min. 10+ years of Electrical design, Power electronic design, Project execution, EPC, Industrial drives, Control Panels, Switchboards, PLC Panels etc.,
• Preferred experience/knowledge in Electrical design / Simulation tools like AUTOCAD / E-Plan, ETAP and MATLAB.
• In-depth knowledge of LV/MV drives, Transformer, RMU, Power plant control for Solar & BESS application.
• Experience in interpreting power system design output such as: SLDs, LV & MV Protection & Co-ordination / Voltage Drop / Dip Calculations / Load Flow and Fault Studies / Transient System and scenario analysis / Harmonic (VTHD) calculations / MV & LV power system cabling (cable selection, rating etc.)/Electrical Component selection / Quality of Power Supply / EMC.

• Demonstrated Software and hardware expertise in Solar, Energy storage, Plant level controls, validation and verification, systems integration, advanced controls, or related technologies.
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• Knowledge in GE’s MarkVIe product & tools like GE’s Toolbox ST, Workstation ST, Cimplicity software (SCADA), P80i software, HDM & Simulink.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Mentor & Guide team
• Self-Starter, demonstrate ability to work effectively within and between teams and as Individual
• Ability to energize teams and perceives change as an opportunity
• Ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse and highly matrix environment.

• Experience in working cross-functionally between Engineering, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Logistics, Product Management, etc.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes