Internal Interfaces :

- Operations (for Customer projects)
- Technology (for R&D; projects)
- Commercial (for tendering)
- Strategic Sourcing
- Quality
- Other engineering departments, especially Controls, System Design group

External Interfaces

- Major Suppliers
- Customers
- Consultants
- Qualified Organizations
- Statutory Bodies
- Competitors

Essential Responsibilities

- Insulation Coordination Studies: Determination (by simulation) of temporary and transient overvoltage stresses on equipment and surge arrester energy ratings.
- Network studies for the confirmation of the correct interaction between the equipment, its control system and the rest of the network.
- Reliability and Availability Studies: Creation of overall reliability and availability models for projects and reporting to the client.
- Losses: Calculation of overall project losses and reporting to the client.
- Provide guidance and coordinate the engineering tasks to meet the project/tender requirement.
- Technical responsibility in areas of expertise
- Development and Industrialization: Develop and industrialize solutions tools and processes associated with the engineering activities identified above.
- Be actively involved in new developments in HVDC technologies, implementing control and protection solutions and creating / delivering new analysis techniques and system study tools in order to provide optimized system study solutions.
- Process Improvement: Review and record design processes and develop new or improved processes.
- Enforce engineering discipline and set processes across all work tasks and adherence to company policies,



quality procedures and work instructions (e.g. through trainings, technical reviews).
- Representing the business in external events by publishing technical papers- Support and mentor other engineers to increase the team’s technical knowledge and competence
- Values: Comply with the GE Values Charter
- Report or resolve any non-conformances in a timely manner.
- Identify and evaluate EHS risks in the team area and implement practical measures.
- Set the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observe work conditions and behaviors, giving constructive feedback and celebrating EHS effective prevention.
- Actively participate in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.
- Routinely observe routines and behaviors of others and provide immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates achievements or secure behaviors.
- Actively and routinely promote the identification of hazards and near misses to their team/s.

Qualifications / Requirements - Conversant with system tools like PSCAD, PSS/E, DigSilent, RTDS, MATLAB, FORTRAN, Python and Isograph etc.

- RMS System studies such as load-flow,



short circuit and stability (both the network and harmonics).
- EMT System studies such as transient overvoltages, TRV, Ferro resonance, ZMP etc.
- Insulation co-ordination and main equipment characteristics for HVDC
- An expertise in the use of computer mathematical and simulation tools as applied to the design of the aforementioned activities
- Power Quality Studies and mitigation measures of issues
- A general understanding of the characteristics of HVDC Valves and their control systems.
- Presentation ability

Desired additional skills

- Filter Design: Design of AC, DC, high Frequency harmonic filters and screening. Calculations of filter performance and rating. Creation of project-specific equipment specifications for filter reactors/capacitors/resistors.
- Equipment Specification: Creation of project-specific, high economic value, equipment specifications for equipment such as power transformers, instrument transformers, reactors, capacitors, surge arresters etc.- Earthing and bonding studies
- Model writing in softwares such as PSSE and DigSilent

Desired Characteristics

- Able to work to deadlines with high quality, sense of urgency and delivery
- Good technical communication skills
- Self-motivating, proactive and results driven approach
- Strong problem-solving and root cause identification skills
- Precise documentation
- Ability to be a team player and to work independently
- "Professional" approach to engineering delivery
- Right first time culture & attitude

Additional Information : Relocation Assistance Provided :Yes

📌 Lead Engineer - Electrical Engineering (Pallavaram)
🏢 GE Vernova
📍 Pallavaram