Secondary Design Engineer

Substation Secondary Systems design engineer role for Protection and Control Systems is responsible to work with project teams to design and develop the successful delivery of projects within Australia and New Zealand.  Objective is to deliver to Customers Secondary System designs in accordance with Customer Specifications, International Standards and Local Regulations.  Designs to be fully Engineered, tested and commissioned within ANZ working closely with Engineering teams across APAC, Grid Automation Global COE (Centre of Excellence) and local engineering partners to exceed customer expectations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Perform Design Engineering technical work scopes or manage project scopes (secondary design for protection and control, SAS – Substation automation systems)

• Support secondary system design and development through preliminary and detailed design, fabrication, assembly, production test, validation test as well as site installation, start-up test, and commissioning.

• Perform, lead, or manage design and related technical scope from Preliminary, and Detailed Design including successful completion of regulatory design certification or plant licensing as well as procurement packages and hand-off to suppliers for implementation all applicable system, and component requirements; interfaces, function, performance, design assurance process, qualification, standards, regulatory guidance, certification or licensing commitments, technical contract, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, cyber
  Collaborate with system supplier implementation teams to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans, procedures, and reports including factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, construction, pre-operational, and start-up tests.

• Manage all necessary documentation to/from customer in regards to the secondary system design.

• Interface and provide guidance to design team across APAC ensuring ANZ requirements and standards are met

• Interface to customers (&customers partners) on matters relating to secondary design and ensure compliance in the design

• Complete configurations of secondary system devices such as but not limited to HMI, Gateway, switches, time clocks and capable of performing FAT/SAT of the same

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Degree from an accredited university or college in Electrical or control engineering

• min 5 years’ experience in design of secondary protection control system of HV AC substations and thorough knowledge in SAS -Substation automation system architectures.

• Engineering and Business knowledge, with possible experience in T&D/ Energy/ Grid / substation automation activities.

• Fluency in English language.

• Willingness to travel (20%) and perform site activities

Desired Characteristics:

• Leadership by influence with strong team player attributes.

• Ability to interact with term members from different cultural backgrounds.

• Ability to summarize data of a complex project, and to be able communicate the key message as needed.

• Able to manage the details while not losing sight of the big picture under focus.

• Strong business acumen, execution driven. High energy, positive individual loving operational challenges with proactivity.

• Manage workload of own design works, while interfacing design activities of others and customer requirements

As GE Vernova is a global organization, working across different time zones, and monitoring, reading and responding to contact outside normal working hours can be expected.