Protection Commissioning Engineer – Substations & HVDC

GE Vernova, Inc.; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 113.000 - 189.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Relocation Assistance Provided

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company matching

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Descripción de la vacante

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Protection Commissioning Engineer to lead pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, testing, and maintenance of protection and control systems for critical power infrastructure, including substations and HVDC systems.

You will guide site teams, supervise testing, and ensure safety, quality, and timely project delivery. The role requires extensive field work (60-75%), strong troubleshooting, and experience with numerical relays and SAS/SCADA systems; US-based travel

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5-8+ years of field experience in electrical power systems with a primary focus on protection and control commissioning.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and execute pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, testing, and maintenance of protection and control systems.
• Coordinate daily site testing activities and commissioning schedules with primary electrical teams.
• Troubleshoot complex protection misoperations, wiring errors, logic issues, and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Manage punch lists, NCRs, technical issues, site instructions, and protection setting change logs.
• Review protection coordination studies, diagrams, relay setting files, and FAT results.

Conocimientos

Protection testing

Relay testing

Field leadership

Project coordination

Travel readiness

English fluency

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Herramientas

Omicron Test Universe

Doble ProTest

Descripción del empleo

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Protection Commissioning Engineer to lead pre-commissioning, commissioning, startup, testing, and maintenance of protection and control systems for critical power infrastructure, including substations and HVDC systems.

You will guide site teams, supervise testing, and ensure safety, quality, and timely project delivery. The role requires extensive field work (60-75%), strong troubleshooting, and experience with numerical relays and SAS/SCADA systems; US-based travel