Job Description Summary
As a GE Vernova accelerator, GE Vernova Advanced Research is driving strategy and leading research & development efforts to execute on the businesss mission to help power the energy transition. We forge the collaborations and help invent the technologies required to electrify and decarbonize for a zero-carbon future. Representing virtually every major scientific and engineering discipline, our researchers are collaborating with GE Vernovas businesses, the U.S. government, and more than 420 entities at the forefront of technology to execute on 150 energy-focused projects. Collectively, these research programs and initiatives aim to solve near-term technical challenges, deliver next-generation product advances, and drive long-term breakthrough innovation to enable more affordable, reliable, sustainable, and secure energy.
As a Lead Engineer - Electric Power Systems, you will contribute to the development of advanced electrical power & energy systems and components used primarily in utility applications. You will engage with and support several GE Vernova businesses.
Job Description: Roles and Responsibilities
The Electric Power Systems team performs advanced leading-edge research in a variety of electric power system areas. We focus on technology that enables more reliable and efficient power generation, transmission, and distribution. Our major customers include GE Power, GE Renewable Energy, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Opportunities will exist to contribute to technology development in a wide range of areas, including:
• The integration of renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar • WAMS (Wide-Area Monitoring System) • HVDC (High-Voltage Direct Current) • Distribution automation • Power system protection • Microgrids
Many of these project collaborations are required within the internal organization by actively working on system-related aspects with the electrical machines, power electronics, and electrical propulsion and energy storage teams.
As a Lead Engineer of Electric Power Systems, you will participate in the development of new technologies and capabilities for GE Vernovas power generation, transmission, distribution, and end-user product offerings by analyzing system requirements and needs to be translated into existing and new products.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Developing algorithms to aggregate distributed energy resources (DERs) to provide services to the grid in a microgrid or virtual power plant configuration • Developing techniques to efficiently assess the impact of DERs on the grid and develop mitigation strategies • Adapting modern distribution automation and management systems for operation with DERs • Developing electrical system requirements into projects related to power electronics, electrical machines, propulsion, system energy storage systems, etc. • Joining multi-disciplinary project teams and providing power system analysis expertise in areas such as: • Real-time modeling • Simulation • Network modeling • System analysis • Protection • Transient stability analysis • Grid codes • Smart Grid concepts • Economic dispatch • HVDC FACTS • etc.
Performing analytical work to define, meet, or exceed customer entitlements.
Participating in the development and identification of technology, product, and service opportunities.
Effectively communicating results by preparing written reports and making presentations describing analyses performed, solutions developed, and value obtained.
Connecting the organization to the latest technology developments and trends.
Demonstrating awareness of competing and disruptive technologies.
Contributing to proposals for GE Vernova businesses as well as government agencies.
Required Qualifications
Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field with a minimum of 2 years of experience in electric power systems or related field, or a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field with a minimum of 6 years of experience in electric power systems or related field.
Demonated power system engineering experience in at least two of the following areas:
• Power system modeling • Protection and stability • Transmission or distribution system planning and optimization • Impact of novel and intelligent devices on power systems (e.g., HVDC FACTS, storage, electric vehicles, etc.) • Control and communication technologies • Machine Learning application to power systems
Experience with implementation of control algorithms and analytics in control hardware or energy distribution management systems in a field or lab hardware-in-the-loop environment (e.g., RTDS and PSCAD simulation capability).
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. This role is not eligible for employer immigration sponsorship now or in the future. Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY.
Desired Characteristics
Experience with microgrid control, energy management systems, hybrid power plant control.
Experience with power electronics-based distributed generation and energy storage.
Experience with cybersecurity in power and energy applications.
Project experience and publications as the lead author in virtual power plant modeling, simulation, optimization, and control.
Extensive experience with simulation software such as PSCAD, PSSE, OpenDSS, and familiarity with EMTP, PSLF, and MAPS.
Programming capability in Python or similar languages to interface different modeling tools and platforms.
Experience in control theory with a focus on control algorithms for power or energy systems.
Detailed understanding of generator excitation and speed controls.
Experience with alternative energy and distributed generation (e.g., wind, PV, fuel cells, data-center, and combined heat and power applications).
Experience in writing government proposals (e.g., DOE, ARPA-E, DOD) for research grants.
Global mindset and customer focus.
Entrepreneurial inclination.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. 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. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen as applicable.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
For candidates applying to a U.S.-based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120%, or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidates experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility is discretionary, and an annual bonus is available.
Available benefits include:
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage • Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 247 nurse-based resource • Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 247 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services • Retirement benefits, including the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants • Other benefits, including tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates, collectively or individually, GE Vernova, sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs. GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority, and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova, continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different, we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, GE, in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. Ver, verde, signal Earths verdant and lush ecosystems. Nova, from the Latin novus, nods to a new innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.