Lead Application Engineer

GE Vernova • Schenectady, NY

3d • $79,100 - $131,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Application Engineer executes standard engineering tasks subject to design instructions and established work routines, while providing consulting services to internal and external energy clients. The role works in a lab setting in Schenectady, New York, supporting hands-on design, manufacturing, settings, testing, and field commissioning of specialty or custom protection and control hardware. The position also performs engineering analysis and equipment specification studies, supports hardware manufacturing and fulfillment, and communicates engineering findings and customer value through reports and presentations.

The role is required to work in person from an office in Schenectady and may require domestic and international travel of up to 20%. GE Vernova indicates relocation assistance is available. The stated U.S. pay range is $79,100 to $131,900, with possible geographic salary differentials and discretionary annual bonus eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, electric power engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience with low-voltage electrical equipment design, modification, instrumentation, and PLC controllers, or with power system protection and controls applications, settings development, and programming.
• Experience designing and developing single-line and three-line wiring diagrams and AC/DC schematics.
• Strong project management skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.
• Willingness to work in person from an office located in Schenectady, New York.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; an offer is conditioned on successfully completing a drug screen, as applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of controls concepts for grid-interactive power systems equipment and controls, torsional analysis, torque, and resonances.
• Experience with product design life cycle, including factory acceptance and commissioning testing.
• Experience designing, manufacturing, setting, installing, testing, and maintaining protection and control equipment, including UR relay, Enervista, Mark VIe, ToolboxST/ControlST programming, ladder logic, or ability to convert flow charts into code.
• Experience with power equipment modeling and simulation using tools such as ETAP, EasyPower, ATP, PSLF, PSS/E, MATLAB, DigSilent PowerFactory, Python, PSCAD, and C.
• Understanding of synchronous generators, transformers, circuit breakers, generator protection, closed-loop voltage regulator controls, governor and power/frequency control, shunt and series capacitor applications, synchronous condensers, and power electronic converters for renewable energy and industrial applications.

Responsibilities

• Support hands-on design, manufacturing, settings, testing, and field commissioning of specialty or custom protection and control hardware in a lab setting.
• Perform analysis, design, and development of engineering solutions and equipment specification studies.
• Provide technical consulting services to customers.
• Lead and support the manufacturing and fulfillment process for hardware equipment, including vendor evaluation, procurement, inventory, preparation of bills of materials and O&M manuals, and shipment.
• Communicate with internal and external clients and plant staff by preparing detailed and summary reports and presentations describing analyses, developed solutions, and customer value propositions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, including a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching and company retirement contributions.
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Permissive time off.
• Relocation assistance.
• Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior