Lead Protection and Control Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create protection schemes for transmission and distribution substations, data centers, industrial facilities, and battery energy storage systems, including one-line, three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, and relay configurations.

• Lead design teams, either locally or remotely, in the development of panel and interconnection wiring, panel layouts, and elevations.

• Assess interoperability, control features, and communication/protocol aspects of Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) protection relays.

• Integrate SCADA, cybersecurity, telecommunications, protection, control, and monitoring systems effectively.

• Employ IEC 61850 process and system bus architecture within substations.

• Collaborate with SCADA, physical, and control design engineers for seamless system integration.

• Oversee project specifications, manage cost control, and ensure adherence to schedule objectives.

• Interface with lead engineers, project engineers, designers, draftsmen, project managers, sourcing teams, and support organizations.

• Review load flow, fault analysis, relay coordination, and transient studies.

• Educate end-users on the theory, operation, and maintenance of protection and control systems.

• Lead or assist in factory acceptance testing as well as site testing and commissioning activities.

• Develop procedures for outages, cut-overs, and testing operations.

• Define processes, conduct root cause analyses, implement corrective actions, and validate process control measures.

• Support quality initiatives, including activities related to ISO9002.

• Generate proposals, technical specifications, design-hour and material estimates, vendor quotations, clarifications, exceptions, technical responses, and validations.

• May act as project engineer for smaller to medium-sized projects focused on secondary engineering.

• Continuously enhance technical knowledge to address grid-transition requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from an accredited institution.

• At least 5 years of experience in engineering.

• Minimum of 3 years in protection and controls engineering specifically for substations or power generation.

• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including international assignments.

• Ability to adhere to company travel and tax regulations.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Extensive experience in protective relaying coordination and related practices.

• Familiarity with circuit breakers, fuses, circuit switchers, transformers, shunt reactors, capacitor banks, harmonic filters, HVDC, and FACTS systems.

• Proficient in English.

• Experience in resolving technical problems effectively.

• Expertise in secondary engineering discipline processes, tools, and technical details.

• P.E. License or Engineer in Training (EIT) with a commitment to obtain P.E. certification, or P.Eng. with a willingness to acquire certification.

• Strong skills in influencing, relationship building, presentation, and communicating complex ideas.

• Proven ownership, accountability, judgment, decision-making abilities, and enthusiasm for the functional role.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Engaging and challenging career paths.

• Competitive salary and compensation packages.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

• Access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.

• Employee Assistance Program offering 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan.

• Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions.

• Additional company contributions to retirement plans.

• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Adoption assistance support.

• Paid parental leave benefits.

• Disability insurance coverage.

• Life insurance policies.

• 12 paid holidays annually.

• Flexible time off policy.

• Eligibility for discretionary annual bonuses.