Research Engineer - Power Systems

kills development as well as opportunities for networking and showcasing project accomplishments.
Applicable Majors include:
• Electrical Engineering : Power Systems, Electric Power Physical Digital (AI/ML)
• Power system controls, power system protection and drives, power system optimization, renewable integration.
About us:
GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Disclosure of your Gender or Sexual orientation is completely Voluntary and not mandatory.

Job Description

• As a Research engineer, you will:

  • Conduct power system research involving modeling and simulation of electrical components and networks, design of protection, stability, faults and controls, and test lab scale circuit
  • Simulate and analyze electrical power systems consisting of electromechanical systems, renewable generation, conventional generation and controls.
  • Develop algorithms for power system optimization, generation scheduling and dispatch for grid connected and microgrid systems
  • Develop and implement in hardware advanced controls of electrical system.
  • Collaborate with both GE Vernova product engineers and Advanced Research team members on technical projects

• Write and orally represent the research to its business customers and at technical conferences

• Work with multi-disciplinary boarder team or independently deliver based on the requirements of project

• Deliver on technical projects with set timelines and cost

• Gain an in-depth understanding of key business drivers and use this understanding to accomplish own work.

• Gain an in-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

• Use some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Use prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Have access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.

• Have proven interpersonal skills and provide informal guidance to new team members

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with atleast 1 year of experience or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with at least 4 years of industry experience in an advanced technology development environment with designing, building and testing power systems

• Demonstrated expertise in power system operation and optimization.

• Strong expertise in power system simulation and analysis

• Understanding of grid energy management systems

• Understanding of power system dynamics, transients, protection and stability

• Hands-on hardware design and build experience in power systems experimental set-up

• Experience in system simulation tools such as PSCAD, Matlab/Simulink, DigSilent etc.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Ability to work independently as well as in collaborative team environment

• Unfailing dedication to deadlines and commitments

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.

• Experience in power system optimization, dispatch, energy management systems and grid integration

• Experience in Python, C++, Visual Studio

• Understanding of Signal Processing

• Experience in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) applications to Power Systems is an added advantage

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes