Lead Engineer - Customer Application Engineering

General Electric (GE) Qatar; Chengalpattu District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

General Electric in India seeks a Senior Protection & Control Engineer to design and deliver advanced protection solutions for generation, transmission and distribution systems. You will participate in microgrid projects, perform power system studies, and configure relay settings for GE and third-party devices.

The role requires strong electrical engineering expertise, experience across protection and automation, and willingness to travel up to 20-40% to support projects worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Electrical/Power Systems Engineering with strong power systems knowledge.
• 5+ years of experience in protection, control and automation applications.
• Solid understanding of power system phenomena in transmission and distribution.

Responsibilities

• Design and delivery of complex protection solutions for utilities and industrial clients.
• Develop microgrid solutions including power flow optimization and dispatching algorithms.
• Perform studies like short circuit, load flow, ground grid, and arc-flash coordination.
• Carry out relay settings and protection/control/communication configurations.
• Create relay setting files for GE and third-party relays and test solutions.
• Test protection/control solutions in-house and at customer sites.
• Model power systems with RTDS or equivalent and support commissioning.
• Prepare factory acceptance test plans and field acceptance activities.
• Collaborate in project meetings and provide technical input across time zones.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Power Systems

Protection & Control

Communication protocols

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering

Tools

Mathcad

MATLAB

PSSE

PSCAD

Power Factory

Aspen

CAPE

Job description

Job Description Summary

As part of the Global engineering Team, this position will be responsible for engineering and consulting services and solutions to Global team across protection, control, and automation applications, with special focus on power industry applications such as microgrid control systems, remedial action schemes, renewable integration, substation automation, and digital substations. The successful candidate should have proven project experience and an electrical an engineering background.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and delivery of complex protection solutions for generation, transmission, distribution systems for electrical utilities and industrial clients.
• Participate in the design and development of microgrid solutions including power flow optimization and dispatching algorithms.
• Perform engineering studies and analyses such as: short circuit, load flow, ground grid, arc-flash protective device coordination, etc.
• Performing power system studies and calculations, including, and not limited to CT/VT adequacy checks and relay settings (project-related engineering activity).
• Create relay setting files to include programming of Protection and Control Elements, Control Logic and Communications settings for GE and third-party protective relays.
• Test customized Protection and Control solutions both in house and at customer installations
• Ability to model and conduct power system simulations using RTDS simulator or equivalent.
• Provide factory acceptance test plans and testing services to validate protection designs for customer witnessing.
• Site acceptance test planning and field support up to and including commissioning of new applications.
• Assist software tool development to automate the engineering process internally and externally with key utility partners.
• Participate in project meetings with project managers and customers on technical discussions.
• May require travel up to 20 - 40% of the time depending on projects

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors (Masters or higher is preferred) in Electrical 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 and write SOW proposals.
• Strong learning skills.
• 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 Mathcad, MATLAB, PSSE, PSCAD, Power Factory, ASPEN, CAPE for automating the power system study process.
• Understand of communication system protocols and architectures in electric power industry (DNP3, MODBUS, IEC61850, OpenFMB, 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.
• Experience with advanced automation solutions such as microgrids and remedial action schemes.
• Experience with IEC 61131-3 PLC Programming Languages.
• Project Management experience

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes