Reporting directly to the Distribution and Industrial (D&I;) CoE Leader, the Advanced Automation Application(AAA) Engineer is a key member of the D&I; CoE team.

The AAA Engineer shall have technical expertise in designing and implementing power management systems, power plant control for both conventional and Renewable sources and expertise in IEC61131 PLC programming.

AAA Engineer will be responsible for: Execute first-of-a-kind projects using GA advanced automation products and by coordinating with the R&D; teams

Define AAA solutions and technical architectures.

Design and develop standardized solution for key segments/customers

RTDS/ OPAL-RT testing of recent AAA solutions.

Promote AAA offering. Owning plans and actions with the goal of expanding our activities with selected segments and accounts.

Participate in service activities when needed: Factory and Site Acceptance Testing, Technical Consulting, Training, On-site Support and Commissioning, etc.

Support Sales & Tendering teams in presales activities and on service offer preparation.

EHS Leadership, conduct work in compliance with applicable regulations and encourage accurate employee safety practices.

Occasionally provide installation, testing, commissioning and service direction on-site and remotely.

Provide both external and internal timely, accurate, professional reports.

Provide advance technical support and be a trusted advisor to customers.

Basic Qualifications :



Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited university or college and /or equivalent experience.

Strong experience in Design and Engineering with good technical acumen in the domain of Grid Automation and IEC61131 PLC programming skills.

Knowledge & Experience : Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Generation Control and/or Power Management systems, Distributed Renewable Resources (DER) integration to Grid, Microgrid Control Systems

Expertise in IEC61131 PLC Programming

Expertise in SCADA systems and communication protocols like IEC61850, Modbus, DNP3, IEC104 and good understanding of networking basics

Experience in validating solutions using Simulators like RTDS and / or OPAL -RT

PDC/PMU/Synchrophasor knowledge is desired

Programming skills in Python, VBA are desired

MQTT knowledge is desired

Experience in PSCAD is desired

Knowledge of the standards relevant to DER integration with Grid like IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2030 is desired

GPG platform knowledge is desired.

Proficiency level in English. Other languages valued (Spanish, French, Arabic, German, Italian and/or Russian).

Willingness and ability to travel globally upto 50% of the time

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a strong customer focus and ability to cooperate with the different departments.

Additional Information : Relocation Assistance Provided :Yes

📌 Advanced Automation Application Engineer-2 (Hyderabad)
🏢 GE Vernova
📍 Hyderabad