Job Details: Smart Grid Transmission Engineer

Job Title Smart Grid Transmission Engineer
Company GE ENERGY
Location Atlanta GA (US)
Date Posted 01/14/10
Role Summary/Purpose The Smart Grid Transmission Systems Engineer works in partnership with the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) System Engineer (T&D SE) to create new systems for the transmission grid optimization and reliability market. The Transmission Systems Engineer (TSE) will architect system offerings for the Electric transmission grid optimization and reliability market, driving increased value for customers while gaining incremental revenue & margin growth for GE.
Essential Responsibilities
- Utilize your high level of creativity, you will be a top technical contributor for the advancement of the ES Smart Grid business
- Work with the T&D SE, customers, strategic marketing, other GE entities and 3rd parties, and Energy Services Engineering (ESE) Systems Engineering to define the automation system requirements for new transmission grid optimization and reliability systems. Stay abreast with current and emerging technologies and industry needs
- Collect and maintain an inventory of technologies from GE and major competitors identifying the technical & market advantages between competitors and GE
- Develop action plans to anticipate and respond to power delivery system issues in existing system designs
- Identify current gaps and future game changing technologies
- Document and maintain the transmission grid optimization and reliability system strategies in multi-generation plans (MGPP & MGTP)
- Drive interoperability framework, utilizing established and emerging standards, between system components including interoperability with competitor system components
- Actively search for and apply synergies within the GE businesses to share and reuse control system technologies, processes, and best practices
- Participate in tollgate reviews to insure that the system requirements are being met. Introduce and preserve intellectual property for GE. Drive the development and enforcement of key design practices
- Participate in industry standards bodies in the area of transmission grid optimization and reliability
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Power Systems, or Software engineering
- Minimum 5 years of Electric T&D technical industry experience
- Minimum 2 years technical leadership experience in T&D systems design
Additional Eligibility Qualifications GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
Desired Characteristics
- Be a recognized domain expert in electric transmission grid optimization and reliability automation (protection & Control), and have the ability to translate and drive functional system requirements into executable system concepts, and to identify the alternatives to bring those concepts to reality
- Strong understanding of the global Utility T&D technical requirements as well as global regulatory requirements for Utility T&D systems
- Firm understanding of the product development process for high-tech systems products, including external execution alternatives
- Demonstrated success in leading technical teams and individuals in a matrix organization
- Proficient computer user skills including design and simulation tools as well as standard documentation and communication tools
- Superior analytical skills and communication (written and oral) skills
- Experience and expertise in multiple engineering disciplines including electronic design, embedded software design and transmission system design
- Black Belt Certification (GE employees only)
- Strong understanding of the global Utility T&D commercial market, customer practices and preferences as well as competitors of GE
- Deep experience with the design of T&D system components and in particular, power delivery system components
- Strong understanding of business processes such as NPI, Multi-Generation product planning, financial processes & planning, organizational reviews
- Experience in dealing with vendors and competitors of equipment, services, and products in the T&D field
- Currently active in standards bodies in the T&D field or other industries
- Proven success at working with senior engineering leaders and driving change in that environment



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