Remote Protection & Control Lead - Substation Systems

GE Vernova; United States; Remote; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

12 paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks a Lead Protection & Control Engineer to drive protection scheme design for T&D substations, data centers, and BESS projects. You will lead local or remote design teams, coordinate relay settings, SCADA and cybersecurity needs, and ensure safe, reliable system integration.

The role requires a strong background in protection and controls with IEC 61850 familiarity, and the ability to travel up to 20% for on-site commissioning and international meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar from an accredited university.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in protection and controls engineering for substations or power generation.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international.

Responsibilities

• Design protection schemes for T&D substations, data centers, industrial, and BESS applications.
• Lead a design team to develop panel and interconnect wiring, layouts and elevations.
• Coordinate IEDs with SCADA, Cyber Security and Telecom needs.
• Review protection studies and relay setting coordination.
• Train end-users on integrated protection and control systems.
• Support factory acceptance testing and site testing/commissioning.
• Develop outage, cut-over, and testing procedures.

Skills

Protective relaying

Power systems

English fluency

Problem solving

Electrical engineering

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

IEC 61850

Job description

GE Vernova seeks a Lead Protection & Control Engineer to drive protection scheme design for T&D substations, data centers, and BESS projects. You will lead local or remote design teams, coordinate relay settings, SCADA and cybersecurity needs, and ensure safe, reliable system integration.

The role requires a strong background in protection and controls with IEC 61850 familiarity, and the ability to travel up to 20% for on-site commissioning and international meetings.