Lead Engineer – Customer Application Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

JOB DESCRIPTION

Essential Responsibilities

– Execute engineering studies and analysis across the transmission, distribution, and industrial segments.

– Design and testing of customized P&C solutions (both in house and at customer installations) to meet user specifications & requirements

– Programing protection relays and RTUs

– Develop test setups, test plans, and test case (including wiring diagrams and configurations of relays and controllers)

– Perform in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) including Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) tests using real-time digital simulators

– Prepare test reports, project reports, and project deliverables

– Analyze and troubleshoot field cases involving GE or third-party relays

– Participate in business development activities to grow services, including writing and presenting technical papers, delivering customer presentations,

– Conduct training sessions for customers.

– May require travel up to 10 – 30% of the time depending on projects

Required Qualifications:

– B.S (Masters or higher is preferred) in Electrical, Computer or Power Systems Engineering with very good understanding of power system applications and analysis.

– Minimum (4) years of experience in protection, control, and automation applications

– Understanding of power systems phenomena in transmission & distribution systems

– Understanding of power system protection relays, automation, control and communication protocols.

– Ethical and professional business manner in interaction with team members and customers.

– Customer focused; open to accept new challenges and share ideas

– Technical skills to execute projects and write SOW proposals.

– Strong learning skills.

– Willingness and ability to work across time zones to support global customers if required

Desired Characteristics:

– Experienced in study software and power system tools such as Mathcad, MATLAB, PSSE, Power Factory, ASPEN, CAPE for automating the power system study process.

– Understand of communication system protocols and architectures in electric power industry (DNP3, MODBUS, IEC61850, OpenFMB, etc.).

– Experience with RTDS or Opal Simulation Platforms

– Flexibility to work in a multi-customer environment and to adapt to requests/comments made in the course of execution.

– Experience with transmission, distribution, and smart grid standards;

– Strong communication skills including technical writing and presentations

– Knowledge or field experience with system commissioning and testing

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Relocation Assistance Provided:
No