Offers “General Electric”

Expires soon General Electric

Principal Engineer

  • Richmond (Contra Costa)
  • Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering

Job description



3318375
Additional Cities

Richmond, North Sydney
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

No
Business

GE Power
Business Segment

Power Headquarters
Function

Sales
Country/Territory

Australia
Postal Code

3121
Role Summary/Purpose

As a member of Energy Consulting, the successful candidate will lead and actively contribute to GE business initiatives related to power systems and power electronics equipment and services.
Essential Responsibilities

·  Leading and conducting technical analysis related to power electronic and power systems control of renewable generation, battery energy storage systems, large industrial drives and FACTS. 
·  Identifying scope of studies and modeling efforts required to solve GE and GE customer technical challenges and preparing proposals in collaboration with other technical and commercial contributors. For example, short-term and long-term support to modeling and simulation requests from AEMO and TNSPs in Australian projects. 
·  Contributing to multiple project teams to perform technical analysis and to mentor and advise other team members. Organizing project teams and guiding the work of individual contributors to the team effort. 
·  Managing project technical work, cost, and schedule. 
·  Documenting and presenting project findings and deliverables  
·  Learning new technologies and adapting team capabilities to meet the needs of the industry and of GE 
·  Developing technical understanding of electrical characteristics of GE generation and transmission products and their integration to electrical grids 
·  Initiating, leading and conducting technical marketing activities (i.e., using technical analysis to develop and support market opportunities for power system products and services) 
·  Enhancing industry knowledge and presenting technical content in customer seminars, regional forums, technical workshops, and professional society conferences 
·  Actively participating in a global working environment where teamwork, quality, customer service and innovation are prized

Qualifications/Requirements

·  Masters or equivalent degree in Electrical, Systems, Mechanical, or Power Systems Engineering 
·  Minimum of 10 years-experience in electric power industry  
·  Demonstrated experience in;
·  Technical performance analysis of electric power systems with power electronic sources or loads, or;
·  Electrical design/harmonic analysis /generator excitation and prime mover controls of industrial systems with captive generation 
·  Demonstrated Experience with transient analysis.  
·  Proficiency using and creating simulation models with at least one transient analysis simulation package (ATP, EMTP-RV, PSCAD, etc.). 
·  Ability to perform engineering analysis and design, and to develop engineering solutions in a team environment, and to provide technical consulting services to customers 
·  Strong project management/team skills. Ability to lead project teams conducting technical analysis and to effectively represent the team to our customers 
·  Demonstrated ability in mentoring less experienced engineers 
·  Strong technical and analytical skills, written and oral communication skills
·  Willingness to travel (30% is typical)

Desired Characteristics

·  PhD degree or Doctorate, in Engineering or other advanced degree with focus on electrical power industry 
·  Passion for working in an open, sharing, and supportive environment where colleagues welcome opportunities to assist each other with solving challenging technical problems  
·  Experience supporting power electronics control development for products connected to bulk utility systems or large industrial systems. 
·  Experience creating models of complex equipment in transient analysis (ATP, EMTP-RV, PSCAD, etc) and stability (PSSE, PowerFactory, PSLF, etc) simulation tools based on field tests or equipment. 
·  Experience in preparation of complex technical proposals 
·  Active participation within industry professional societies, such as IEEE or CIGRE

About Us

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com
Primary State/Province

Victoria
Primary City

Richmond

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