Remote Power System Protection & Control Engineer

GE Vernova; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote eligibility

25% travel

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Power System Protection and Control Engineer to execute engineering and consulting services for protection and control applications across transmission, distribution and industrial markets in the US and Canada. You will design, program, test, and commission protective relays and control systems for substation projects, collaborating with a regional team and utility partners.

The role requires a PE license eligibility, a BS or higher in electrical or computer engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Five years of experience in design, study, and analysis of electric power systems.
• Must hold or be eligible to obtain a Professional Engineer license in at least one state.

Responsibilities

• Design and delivery of complex protection solutions for generation, transmission, distribution systems for electrical utilities and industrial clients.
• Perform engineering studies and analyses such as short circuit, load flow, ground grid design, Lightning protection studies, Insulation coordination, arc-flash studies, protective device coordination.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Power system analysis

Symmetrical components

Technical writing

Team collaboration

Customer focus

Ethical conduct

Project collaboration

Education

Bachelor or higher degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Mathcad

MATLAB

ASPEN

CAPE

SKM

CDEGS

WinIGS

ETAP

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Power System Protection and Control Engineer to execute engineering and consulting services for protection and control applications across transmission, distribution and industrial markets in the US and Canada. You will design, program, test, and commission protective relays and control systems for substation projects, collaborating with a regional team and utility partners.

The role requires a PE license eligibility, a BS or higher in electrical or computer engineering,