Senior Control

Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.

As a Senior Control & Protection Engineer, you will be working across two engineering disciplines, Solution, and engineering centre (NPI, ITO, OTR and Product Care) in all aspects of HVDC Control & Protection system, reporting to the Head of Control & Protection Engineering.

This role includes developing department talent and Engineering process management, provide technical guidance, mentoring, drive consistent design practices, common global processes for projects implementation and provide technical solution that meets the NPI, project delivery and Tender objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Senior Control & Protection Engineer, you will also play a key part in technically developing less experienced members of the team, this is a great opportunity to further your mentoring experience as there is scope for this role to build the team up further in the future.

Responsible for leading overall requirement, design, implementation, and development of the HVDC Control & Protection system, this includes the following actives:

• Requirement & Design.
• Engineering Design Process & Review.
• Reviewing and approving technical documents.
• Customer interface and training.
• HVDC System in electromagnetic transient tools like PSCAD, EMTP-RV etc.
• Plant modelling in various simulation tools (MATLAB, PSCAD etc) and its verification.
• Dynamic Performance Studies (DPS) and other design studies using both offline and online simulation tools.
• Control and protection parameters tuning to meet grid stability criteria specified in customer technical specifications.
• Support the business' Tendering, Operations, Contractual and After Sales needs.
• Provide technical guidance that influences outcomes to other people, supporting moderate complexity projects and/or tasks.
• Play a key role in engineering design reviews and technical leadership, identifying potential project risks and technical weaknesses and proposing safe, reliable and compliant solutions.
• Execute and provide guidance for the analysis / evaluation of assigned projects that meet business standards, practices and procedures and the product / program requirements.
• Responsible for coaching and developing department talent.
• Will be responsible in defining strategies and roadmap for development of New Engineers in the department.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements.
• Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field.
• Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational / product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering.
• Takes new perspective on existing solutions.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations.
• Continuously improving the product in terms of delivery speed, stability and reliability.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Electronics / Electrical engineering or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business.
• Extensively demonstrated experience in control and protection system design.
• Expertise in HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategy.
• Expertise in PSCAD and MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation tools.
• Expertise in HVDC Dynamic Performance Studies.
• Experienced in technical leadership.
• Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel in order to support projects globally.
• Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships.

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Proven technical leadership in a complex system engineering development environment.
• Proactively serves on cross functional leadership teams; Makes decisions independently; Pulls in experts when needed.

About GE Grid Solutions:

At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Renewable Energy, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we're always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you'll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you'll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements

Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.

Relocation Assistance Provided: No