Job Description

Grid Automation offers its customers a complete range of innovative products, systems and services covering design and manufacture, as well as commissioning and long-term maintenance of Substation Protection and Automation solutions. This includes, amongst others, Protection relays, control systems, cyber security solutions, device management, asset performance, and many more. Grid Automation Software in the boundaries of Grid technologies, embedded software and advanced analytics solutions. If you’re passionate about Software and want to work on improving Grid resilience through Software, this is the job for you.

The Lead Application R&D Engineer directly contributes to and drives the ideation, design, development, verification, documentation, component creation, and delivery of key applications and components supporting AAA business growth in the distributed automation, power generation and transmission fields. In this role he/she closely collaborates with and supports product management, COEs and customers to help define solutions and roadmaps that lead to customer success. As a subject matter expert, he/she actively contributes to and supervises major innovation activities within AAA, GA and with the Grid Solutions Innovation Lab.

This position will report to the Protection and Control System Engineering Leader and is responsible for value creation within the Advance Automation Applications (AAA) scope, contributing to all key stages of the NPI process and, where required, directly to customer projects.

Detailed Responsibilities:

Technology development on power system control and management solutions for smart grid applications, including:

• Functional and system design and architecture specifications:
  • System modelling using tools such as Matlab, Simulink, Opal-RT as a means to create and test applications. Algorithm development: design, develop and validate smart grid algorithms in both function block and conventional software implementations.
  • Test environment design and set-up: support the V&V team to define the test and simulation environment scenarios for validation.
  • Design GUI views that depict application interaction environments and to enable V&V testing and support AAA deliveries.
  • Application function block development: to build ready to use AFB for embedded automation monitoring, analytics, forecasting, management, control and protection systems.
  • Test and validation: to perform test and validation of the solution including related debugging.
• Depending on the context and needs, act as a project technical leader or scrum master.
• Technical support and development leadership of key-business developments for AAA roadmap. Autonomous proposal, development, and demonstration of novel techniques for increased differentiation from competition.
• Contribute to Grid Solutions Innovation Lab activities in support of AAA and wider GS roadmap advancement and strategic activities.
• Support business development and project pipeline build-up and delivery activities. This includes:
  • System design specifications and model verification.
  • Commissioning support to COE and operations teams.
• Propose improvement programs feeding into the team development roadmap.
• Working with customers to identify and solve power systems issues using our software solutions, while ensuring that any REX is used for feeding/prioritizing future developments.
• Participating in technical visits, workshops, demos, conferences, trade shows and delivery of customer/stakeholder training according to the specific case and opportunity.

Basic Qualifications:

• Genuine interest and passion for solving complex power system problems.
• Degree in renewable energies, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar field from an accredited university.
• Strong industrial experience developing and delivering (includes FAT/SAT) power systems management, automation, protection and control applications involving application specification, design, development, testing, in at least Linux and Windows environments using Agile processes.
• Proven experience in R&D solutions related to technology development in power systems, automation, protection and control domains.
• Demonstrated track record of influencing various stakeholders through the R&D process in order to achieve desired outcomes for the customers.
• Pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify and explain critical issues.
• Good technical and higher management communication skills.
• Experienced in multi-cultural distributed working environments.
• Questioning and reasoning skills.
• Team player with excellent team communication skills and knowledge sharing ability.
• Inclined to be a change agent with high energy and drive for innovation.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Software development tools including programming languages, code-checking, version control, Agile-oriented support tools (Jira, SVN, Git),
• Proficient in the use of Matlab, Simulink, Matlab Embedded Coding, Automated testing.
• Experience with 61131 PLC development systems (desired).
• Experience as a developer in Linux and MS Windows environments (desired).
• Experienced in SW release management and other aspects of SDLC.

Performance Measurement:

• Releasing AAA products on time, quality, and cost.
• Open and early communication of progress and issues.
• Adherence to the GE Vernova.

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