[Remote] Senior Design Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GE Vernova is a global organization seeking a Senior Design Engineer to lead a team in Grid Automation for the design and analysis of protection and control systems. The role involves technical guidance, project management, and collaboration with internal and external customers to ensure successful project execution and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and leadership, oversee project Engineering scheduling and resource planning, develop talent through mentorship, and act as the point-of-contact between your engineering team and both internal and external customers
• Perform lead Design Engineering technical work scopes or manage project scopes (secondary design for protection and control, SAS – Substation automation systems )
• Support secondary system design and development from conceptual through preliminary and detailed design, fabrication, assembly, production test, validation test as well as site installation, start-up test, and commissioning
• Perform, lead, or manage design and related technical scope from Conceptual, Preliminary, and Detailed Design including successful completion of regulatory design certification or plant licensing as well as procurement packages and hand-off to suppliers for implementation all applicable system, and component requirements; interfaces, function, performance, design assurance process, qualification, standards, regulatory guidance, certification or licensing commitments, technical contract, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, cyber
• Collaborate with system supplier implementation teams to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans, procedures, and reports including factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, construction, pre-operational, and start-up tests

Skills

• Degree from an accredited university or college in Electrical or control engineering
• Engineering and Business knowledge, with possible experience in T&D/ Energy/ Grid / substation automation activities
• Min 10-12 years of experience in design of secondary system to high voltage substations
• Fluency in English language
• Knowledge of SAP/ERP, Business Objects, Project Structure and Project tools / dashboards
• Strong LEAN advocate with a love for At point problem solving, RCAs, 5 WHYs and PSRs
• Willingness to travel 30%
• Leadership by influence with strong team player attributes
• Ability to interact with term members from different cultural backgrounds
• Ability to summarize data of a complex project, and to be able communicate the key message as needed
• Able to manage the details while not losing sight of the big picture under focus
• Strong business acumen, execution driven. High energy, positive individual loving operational challenges with proactivity
• Expertise required in finance, project control and data management

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