Senior Technical Expert - Control & Protection (m/f/d)

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Support the regional technical experts for ACS, HVDC and FACTS Control & Protection platforms, providing expert guidance to engineering, project, and tendering teams.

• Support and act as Chair depending on DoA of project design reviews, validation activities, and technical decision-making to ensure compliance with GE Vernova design standards, cybersecurity policies, and safety-by-design principles.

• Lead or contribute to root cause analyses, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Review technical documentation, interface specifications, and system architectures.

• Overseeing the overall technical solution that meets customer's requirement based on reference solution.

Regional Technical Support

• Act as the primary regional interface between central team and local project delivery organizations.

• Provide specialized support for project execution and commissioning activities.

• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to resolve product or integration issues.

• Support tenders and bids with technical expertise, risk assessments, and optimized platform configurations.

Competence Development

• Mentor and coach senior and lead engineers in ACS, HVDC and FACTS Control & Protection technology, methodologies, and standards.

• Support technical training initiatives and competence assessments.

• Contribute to regional knowledge-sharing sessions, ensuring dissemination of lessons learned and best practices.

Innovation & Product Feedback

• Provide structured feedback to the global platform R&D team on field performance, integration challenges, and customer needs.

• Participate in internal design validation, pilot projects.

• Identify opportunities for platform improvement and cost optimization based on regional market trends and project experience.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with Project Engineering Managers, System and Control Design Leads, Product Managers, and global Consulting Engineers to ensure alignment between project requirements and product capabilities.

• Support customer technical discussions and represent GE Vernova in technical forums, audits, and clarification meetings within the region.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering tools, templates, and workflows.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).

• Proven experience in the design, development, or commissioning of Control & Protection systems, including exposure to system integration and testing.

• Deep understanding of real-time control and protection architectures, digital hardware platforms, and communication networks.

• Solid knowledge of testing, verification, and validation strategies for control systems.

• Familiarity with Safety-by-Design, and EMC design and testing methods.

• Strong experience supporting project delivery environments-preferably across multiple geographies and with cross-functional interfaces.

• Knowledge of IEC 61850, IEEE 1588, protection philosophies, and substation automation concepts.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and lead technical problem-solving activities.

• Open to regional and occasional international travel.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills; able to influence across functions and levels.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities under pressure.

• Effective communicator in both technical and business contexts.

• Experience in HVDC, FACTS and ACS environments preferred.

• Continuous learning mindset, proactive in identifying opportunities for simplification and improvement.

• Demonstrated contribution to technical papers, patents, or cross-functional initiatives is an advantage.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No