Lead Protection and Control Engineer

Job Description Summary The Lead Protection & Control Engineer works on T&D substations for AC, HVDC and FACTS projects with designers, peer engineers & leaders. The engineer is responsible to define, design, coordinate all technical aspects of HV / EHV substation protection & control and oversee technical plant integration and optimization at project level considering safety, quality, schedule and cost criteria. The engineer should have great attention to detail with a can-do attitude & customer responsiveness. The Lead Protection & Control Engineer may be identified as project engineer for small to medium size project, which are highly secondary engineering focused. The engineer shall continuously update themselves with new technology and have a mindset of continuous learning, consistent with grid transition needs. Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results. Job Description _About Us:_ _Come bring your energy to change the world_ _Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition._ _GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, is focused on leading a new era of energy - electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it._ _If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of energy, come join us._ _Why we come to work:_ _At GE Vernova, we are always up for the challenge - and weu2019re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and youu2019ll 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, youu2019ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the green energy transition._ Essential Responsibilities: + Ultimately be responsible for design of protection schemes for all kinds of T&D substations, Data Centers, Industrial, BESS applications including one-lines, three-lines, AC / DC schematics, and relay settings. + Lead a local or remote design team to develop panel and interconnect wiring as well as panel layouts and elevations + Evaluate the interoperability, control features, and communication / protocol aspects of IEDu2019s serving as protection relays to provide an integrated solution including SCADA, Cyber Security and Telecom needs. + Be familiar with IEC 61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations + Coordinate with and provide technical assistance to SCADA engineers, substation physical engineers, and control design staff in order to fully develop system integration of protection, control, and monitoring systems. Work with team to meet project specifications, cost control, and schedule objectives + Interface with internal and external team members such as Lead engineers, Project Engineers, Electrical Designers, Physical Designers, Draftsmen, Project managers, Sourcing, and support organizations + Review power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies performed by other agencies + Train end-users on the theory, operational use, and maintenance of integrated protection and control systems + Lead or support factory acceptance testing and site testing & commissioning + Develop outage, cut-over, and testing procedures + Define processes, procedures, perform RCA's (Root Cause Analysis), perform corrective actions, and validate process control. Support quality initiatives including aspects of ISO9002 + Work on development of proposals including: writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses and performing technical validation. + Demonstrate leadership behaviors of acting with humility, lead with transparency and deliver with focus Requirements: + Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar degree from an accredited university. + Minimum 5 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations. + Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies Desired Characteristics: + P.E. License or EIT with willingness to pursue and acquire P.E certification. + Extensive experience in protective relaying coordination and practices. + Good understanding of circuit breakers, fuses, circuit switchers, transformers, shunt reactors, cap banks, harmonic filters, HVDC and FACTS systems used in the control of power flow, detection and isolation of power system faults. + Fluent in English. Strong influencing and relationship building skills. Demonstrated presentation skills and ability to succinctly communicate complex messages. + Experience in technical problem solving. Mastering of sec engineering discipline (process, tools and technical aspects) + Demonstrates ownership and accountability, judgment and decision making and has passion for the functional role. We deliver integrated project solutions to enable large scale electrification and support our customer needs. ________________________________________________________________________________ u00c0 propos de nous: Venez apporter votre u00e9nergie pour changer le monde Grid Solutions, qui fait partie du portefeuille d'activitu00e9s u00e9nergu00e9tiques de GE Vernova, sert des clients dans le monde entier avec plus de 12 000 employu00e9s. Grid Solutions fournit des u00e9quipements, des systu00e8mes et des services pour acheminer l'u00e9lectricitu00e9 de maniu00e8re fiable et efficace du point de production jusqu'aux consommateurs finaux. Nous u00e9lectrisons le monde gru00e2ce u00e0 des technologies de ru00e9seau avancu00e9es et accu00e9lu00e9rons la transition u00e9nergu00e9tique. GE Vernova, un accu00e9lu00e9rateur dynamique composu00e9 de nos activitu00e9s u00c9nergie, u00c9nergies renouvelables, Numu00e9rique et Services financiers u00e9nergu00e9tiques, se concentre sur la direction d'une nouvelle u00e8re u00e9nergu00e9tique - en u00e9lectrifiant le monde tout en travaillant simultanu00e9ment u00e0 le du00e9carboner. Si vous u00eates pru00eat u00e0 faire la diffu00e9rence et u00e0 inaugurer une nouvelle u00e8re u00e9nergu00e9tique, rejoignez-nous. Pourquoi nous venons travailler : Chez GE Renewable Energy, nos ingu00e9nieurs sont toujours pru00eats u00e0 relever le du00e9fi et nous sommes toujours du00e9terminu00e9s u00e0 trouver la meilleure solution. Nos projets sont uniques et intu00e9ressants, et vous devrez apporter u00e0 chacun une approche positive et axu00e9e sur les solutions pour faire de votre mieux. Entouru00e9 de collu00e8gues engagu00e9s et fidu00e8les, si vous osez apporter votre ingu00e9niositu00e9 et votre envie du2019avoir un impact, vous serez exposu00e9 u00e0 des projets diversifiu00e9s et ru00e9volutionnaires qui vous permettront vu00e9ritablement de jouer votre ru00f4le dans la transition u00e9nergu00e9tique verte. Essential Responsibilities: + u00catre finalement responsable de la conception de schu00e9mas de protection pour tous les types de sous-stations T&D, de centres de donnu00e9es, d'applications industrielles et BESS, y compris les schu00e9mas unifilaires, trifilaires, les schu00e9mas AC / DC et les ru00e9glages de relais. + Diriger une u00e9quipe de conception locale ou u00e0 distance pour du00e9velopper le cu00e2blage des panneaux et des interconnexions ainsi que les agencements et u00e9lu00e9vations des panneaux. + u00c9valuer l'interopu00e9rabilitu00e9, les fonctionnalitu00e9s de contru00f4le et les aspects de communication/protocole des IED servant de relais de protection pour fournir une solution intu00e9gru00e9e incluant les besoins en SCADA, cybersu00e9curitu00e9 et tu00e9lu00e9communications. + u00catre familiarisu00e9 avec l'architecture de bus de processus et de systu00e8me IEC 61850 et son implu00e9mentation pour les sous-stations. + Coordonner et fournir une assistance technique aux ingu00e9nieurs SCADA, aux ingu00e9nieurs physiques de sous-station et au personnel de conception de contru00f4le afin de du00e9velopper pleinement l'intu00e9gration des systu00e8mes de protection, de contru00f4le et de surveillance.Travailler avec l'u00e9quipe pour respecter les spu00e9cifications du projet, le contru00f4le des cou00fbts et les objectifs de calendrier. + Interagir avec les membres internes et externes de l'u00e9quipe tels que les ingu00e9nieurs principaux, les ingu00e9nieurs de projet, les concepteurs u00e9lectriques, les concepteurs physiques, les dessinateurs, les chefs de projet, les u00e9quipes d'approvisionnement et les organisations de support. + Examiner les u00e9tudes de flux de charge du systu00e8me u00e9lectrique, les u00e9tudes de du00e9fauts, la coordination des ru00e9glages de relais et les u00e9tudes transitoires ru00e9alisu00e9es par d'autres agences. + Former les utilisateurs finaux sur la thu00e9orie, l'utilisation opu00e9rationnelle et la maintenance des systu00e8mes intu00e9gru00e9s de protection et de contru00f4le. + Diriger ou soutenir les tests d'acceptation en usine et les tests et la mise en service sur site + Du00e9velopper des procu00e9dures de coupure, de transition et de test + Du00e9finir les processus, les procu00e9dures, effectuer des RCA (Analyse des Causes Racines), mettre en u0153uvre des actions correctives et valider le contru00f4le des processus.Soutenir les initiatives de qualitu00e9, y compris les aspects de l'ISO9002. + Travailler sur le du00e9veloppement de propositions incluant : la ru00e9daction et/ou la ru00e9vision de spu00e9cifications techniques, l'estimation des heures de conception et des matu00e9riaux, le soutien u00e0 l'approvisionnement pour les devis des fournisseurs, ainsi que le du00e9veloppement de clarifications et d'exceptions ainsi que de ru00e9ponses techniques et la validation technique. + Du00e9montrer des comportements de leadership en agissant avec humilitu00e9, en dirigeant avec transparence et en livrant avec concentration. Exigences : + Avoir obtenu un baccalauru00e9at en gu00e9nie u00e9lectrique ou un diplu00f4me similaire d'une universitu00e9 accru00e9ditu00e9e. + Au moins 5 ans d'expu00e9rience dans les schu00e9mas de protection des systu00e8mes, la su00e9lection des relais, les exigences d'interface des u00e9quipements principaux, l'analyse opu00e9rationnelle, les systu00e8mes de communication et les pratiques de maintenance pour les applications de protection de transmission, de distribution et de production dans les sous-stations AIS et GIS. + Capacitu00e9 et volontu00e9 de voyager jusqu'u00e0 20 % du temps, y compris u00e0 l'international, pour des ru00e9unions et des tests de mise en service sur site pour les installations des clients et de se conformer u00e0 toutes les politiques pertinentes en matiu00e8re de voyages et de fiscalitu00e9 de l'entreprise. Caractu00e9ristiques souhaitu00e9es : + P.E. Licence ou EIT avec volontu00e9 de poursuivre et d'acquu00e9rir la certification P.E. + Vaste expu00e9rience dans la coordination et les pratiques de relais de protection. + Bonne compru00e9hension des disjoncteurs, des fusibles, des commutateurs de circuits, des transformateurs, des ru00e9acteurs shunt, des bancs de capuchons, des filtres harmoniques, des systu00e8mes HVDC et FACTS utilisu00e9s dans le contru00f4le du flux d'u00e9nergie, la du00e9tection et l'isolation des du00e9fauts du systu00e8me u00e9lectrique. + Anglais courant. Solides compu00e9tences du2019influence et du2019u00e9tablissement de relations. Compu00e9tences du00e9montru00e9es en matiu00e8re de pru00e9sentation et capacitu00e9 u00e0 communiquer de maniu00e8re succincte des messages complexes. + Expu00e9rience en ru00e9solution de problu00e8mes techniques. Mau00eetrise de la discipline de l'ingu00e9nierie sec (procu00e9du00e9s, outils et aspects techniques) + Fait preuve du2019appropriation et de responsabilitu00e9, de jugement et de prise de du00e9cision et est passionnu00e9 par le ru00f4le fonctionnel. + Nous proposons des solutions de projets intu00e9gru00e9es pour permettre une u00e9lectrification u00e0 grande u00e9chelle et ru00e9pondre aux besoins de nos clients. _For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $105,300 and $155,300 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidateu2019s experience, education, and skill set._ _Bonus eligibility: Discretionary annual bonus_ _This posting is for an existing vacancy._ GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer ( . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable). Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes #LI-Remote - This is a remote position Application Deadline: February 20, 2026 For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidateu2019s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on February 06, 2026. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off. GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, u201cGE Vernovau201d) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Created: 2026-02-09