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Control & Protection Application Engineer
GE Vernova. Report to the Control & Protection System Application Manager .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in designing and verifying control and protection systems for HVDC applications, utilizing tools such as MATLAB, PSCAD, and EMTP-RV. Capable of managing technical risks, defining requirements, and ensuring adherence to best practices while maintaining strong client relationships.
Highest-signal resume keywords
HVDC Control DesignMATLAB/Simulink ProficiencyPSCAD Model DevelopmentDynamic Performance StudiesTechnical Leadership Experience
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Hard Skills
Control System Requirements DefinitionPlant Modelling and VerificationModel Conversion and TestingPower System AnalysisAlgorithm Improvement for Power Fault Recovery
Soft Skills
Strong Written and Verbal CommunicationClient Relationship DevelopmentAbility to Work Under PressureSense of UrgencyFlexibility with Working Hours
Tools & Technologies
PSCADMATLABEMTP-RVPower FactoryPSS/E
Certifications & Qualifications
Process Improvement CertificationRoot Cause Analysis Certification
Industry Keywords
HVDC SystemsPower ElectronicsControl and Protection StrategiesAC and HVDC System InteractionTechnical Risk Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Report to the Control & Protection System Application Manager
- Design Control and Protection functions for LCC and VSC HVDC schemes
- Study existing project designs and functionalities in MATLAB/Simulink and transfer them to PSCAD across the full delivery lifecycle
- Design and maintain plant models
- Create and verify MATLAB models
- Create test harnesses for model conversion
- Write model guides and evaluate models in PSCAD
- Support tendering, operations, contractual, and after-sales needs
- Define control system requirements
- Develop HVDC systems in electromagnetic transient tools such as PSCAD and EMTP-RV
- Perform plant modelling and verification in MATLAB, PSCAD, and other simulation tools
- Conduct Dynamic Performance Studies and other design studies using offline and online simulation tools
- Tune control and protection parameters to meet customer grid stability criteria
- Convert MATLAB Simulink algorithms to PSCAD models
- Improve algorithms and strategies for power fault recovery or instability issues during DPS studies
- Develop strategies for control, protection, and sequencing when required
- Propose tools, methods, and process improvements for the control application team
- Promote reuse of solutions while improving quality and reliability and reducing delivery timelines and costs
Requirements
What you’ll need- 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; experience creating and presenting technical reports and responding to clients’ technical questions
- Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, own technical discussions with customers, and develop client relationships
- Competence in functional characteristics of power systems and understanding of interactions between AC and HVDC systems
- Knowledge of HVDC control, protection, and sequencing strategy
- Experience with PSCAD and MATLAB-SIMULINK simulation tools
- Ability to work to deadlines under pressure while maintaining safety, quality, and engineering integrity
- Flexibility with working hours and willingness to travel globally
- Desired: knowledge of power system analysis and stability
- Desired: experience with Power Factory, PSS/E, ETAP, EMTDC RV, etc.
- Desired: process improvement or RCA experience or certification
- Desired: technical leadership experience
- Desired: experience working in the HVDC industry
- Ability to define requirements and ensure adherence to best practice
Benefits
Comp & perks- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes