Lead Application Engineer
About The Position
The Engineer will execute standard tasks typically subject to design and engineering instructions and work routines and provide consulting services to internal/external energy clients. The role involves working in a lab setting in Schenectady to support hands-on design, manufacturing, settings, testing, and field commissioning of specialty or custom protection and control hardware. The engineer will perform analysis, design, and development of engineering solutions and equipment specification studies, and provide technical consulting services to customers. A key aspect of the role is to lead and support the manufacturing and fulfillment process of hardware equipment, including vendor evaluation, procurement, inventory, preparation of bill of materials, O&M manuals, and shipment. Effective communication with internal and external clients and plant staff is crucial, involving the preparation of detailed and summary reports and presentations on analyses performed, solutions developed, and customer value propositions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, electric power engineering or related field
- A minimum of 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 with design and development of single-line and three-line wiring diagrams and AC/DC schematics.
- Strong project management skills.
- Willingness and ability to travel (up to 20%) domestic and internationally.
- Must be willing to work in-person out of an office located in Schenectady, NY
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of controls concepts for grid-interactive power systems equipment and controls, torsional analysis, torque, resonances.
- Experience with product design life cycle, including factory acceptance and commissioning testing.
- Previous experience with design, manufacturing, settings, installation, testing and maintenance of 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 in software analytic 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 applications of capacitors, synchronous condensers, power electronic converters for renewable energy and industrial applications.
Responsibilities
- Work in a lab setting in Schenectady to support hands-on design, manufacturing, settings, testing and field commissioning of specialty or custom protection and control hardware.
- Perform analysis, design and development of engineering solutions and equipment specification studies and provide technical consulting services to customers.
- Lead and support the manufacturing and fulfilment process of hardware equipment including vendor evaluation, procurement, inventory, preparation of bill of materials, O&M manual, shipment, etc.
- Effectively communicate with internal and external clients and plant staff by preparing written detailed and summary reports and making presentations describing analyses performed, solutions developed, and customer value propositions.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
