Lead Control & Protection Engineer

• Support the business’ Tendering, Operations, Contractual and After Sales needs regarding:

• Defining control system requirements.
• Accountable for preparing the responses to technical queries from clients and solving customer issues.
• 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.
• Conversion of MATLAB Simulink algorithms to PSCAD models
• Technical accountability as a technical leader in engineering design reviews, identifying potential project risks and technical weaknesses and proposing safe, reliable, and compliant solutions
• Understand the key milestones in a project plan, their financial impact and ensuring the technical risks are understood and mitigated in accordance with the plan to meet on time project delivery.
• Ensure that project plans contain the necessary activities and studies required to meet the requirements of the customer and the proposed technical solution.
• Support improvements to existing algorithm/strategies for power fault recovery or instability issues during DPS studies
• Mentor others on development of new strategies for control, protection, and sequencing (start-up/shut down sequence) to meet customer technical specifications if required
• Proposing and leading continual improvement activities for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of control application team through the introduction of tools, methods, and process improvements.
• Support a standard product methodology mindset, seek opportunities to re-use solutions, improve quality and reliability whilst reducing the delivery timeline and associated costs
• Promote collaboration between all projects and ensure Return of Experience is incorporated

• Engineering degree or equivalent including power systems and power electronics subjects or proven equivalent knowledge and experience in HVDC business
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to identify and manage technical risks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, experienced in creating and presenting technical reports and responding to clients’ technical questions
• Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, ownership of technical discussions with customers and capable of developing client relationships.
• Competent on functional characteristics of power systems and understand the interactions between AC and HVDC systems.
• Knowledge of HVDC Control, Protection and Sequencing strategy
• Experience in PSCAD and MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation tools
• Able to work to deadlines under pressure whilst maintaining the safety, quality, and engineering integrity of the solution
• Must be flexible with working hours and willing to travel in order to support projects globally

• Process improvement or RCA experience or certification
• Experienced in technical leadership
• Experience working in HVDC industry
• Ability to define requirements and ensure they adhere to best practice

GE Vernova