Senior Protection and Controls Engineer - Power Systems

GE Vernova; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 79,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) with

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

12 paid holidays

Job summary

GE Vernova in Schenectady, NY seeks an experienced engineer to execute design and testing tasks for protection and control hardware. You will consult with energy clients, develop equipment specifications, and support manufacturing and field commissioning.

The role requires 5+ years in LV electrical design or protection, experience with wiring diagrams and schematics, and strong project management. Overseas travel up to 20% is expected, with in-person work at the Schenectady office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, electric power engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience with low voltage electrical equipment design, modification, instrumentation, and PLC controllers or with power system protection and controls applications, settings development and programming.
• Experience with design and development of single-line and three-line wiring diagrams and AC/DC schematics.
• Strong project management skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel (up to 20%) domestic and internationally.
• Must be willing to work in-person out of an office located in Schenectady, NY.

Responsibilities

• Work in a lab setting in Schenectady to support hands-on design, manufacturing, settings, testing and field commissioning of specialty or custom protection and control hardware.
• Perform analysis, design and development of engineering solutions and equipment specification studies and provide technical consulting services to customers.
• Lead and support the manufacturing and fulfilment process of hardware equipment including vendor evaluation, procurement, inventory, preparation of bill of materials, O&M manual, shipment, etc.
• Effectively communicate with internal and external clients and plant staff by preparing written detailed and summary reports and making presentations describing analyses performed, solutions developed, and customer value propositions.

Skills

5+ years LV electrical design / power

Single-line & 3-line wiring diagrams

Project management

Willingness to travel up to 20%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or related field

Tools

ETAP

EasyPower

MATLAB

PSLF / PSS/E

Python

C

Job description

GE Vernova in Schenectady, NY seeks an experienced engineer to execute design and testing tasks for protection and control hardware. You will consult with energy clients, develop equipment specifications, and support manufacturing and field commissioning.

The role requires 5+ years in LV electrical design or protection, experience with wiring diagrams and schematics, and strong project management. Overseas travel up to 20% is expected, with in-person work at the Schenectady office.