Service Engineer - PSA

Job Description Summary

Come Join Our Software Integration Team!! Our main activity consists in setting up GE Vernova software in different environments for internal and external customers, supporting project activities and providing expertise in tailoring the components based on requirements. We have a hybrid work environment as we work from home, the office and travel to customer sites as needed. The integration engineer is a key member in all projects, being engaged throughout the full lifecycle (Development, Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, Cutover, Support).

Job Description

GE Vernova allows us to bring a significant contribution to the Worldwide Electrical Energy context. Delivering on life-critical solutions we are deeply immersed into the worlds of Transmission, Distribution, Asset Management and Market Management making sure we shape how the energy landscape looks today and tomorrow.

Our teams breathe software-life into R&D, Services and Support for GE Vernova Electrification Software’s products while liaising with stakeholders and customers all around the globe.

GE Vernova is a global provider of software, hardware, services, and expertise in automation and embedded computing. We offer a unique foundation of agile and reliable technology providing customers a sustainable competitive advantage in the industries they serve, including energy, water, consumer packaged goods, oil & gas, government & defense, and telecommunications.

The activity within this office consists of development and implementation of:

• Energy Management Systems (EMS)
• Distribution Management Systems (DMS)

Different specialized teams for distinct technical fields contribute to the realization of these systems. (hardware, communications, databases, HMI, applications).

One of the activities, carried out in the mentioned context, is engineering for specific monitoring and control of power systems applications (power flow, short-circuit calculation state estimator, contingency analysis, optimization in power systems, voltage control, load frequency control, power reserve management, load forecast, stability analysis, transient regimes, modeling of the equipment, of the automation and protection systems in power plants and of the power grids, energy market models).

Main job responsibilities:

• Development of the mathematical models of the physical phenomena in the power systems
• Software development for real-time applications (code, testing)
• Carrying out the analysis to define the specifications for the real time monitoring and control systems
• Commissioning of the EMS, DMS systems
• Engineering and code development for the EMS, DMS systems that meets the high standards.
• Parameterization, optimization, testing of EMS, DMS systems
• Databases management

• Good technical background is required. The development of professional skills is achieved, in time, by involvement in the team activities and by trainings.
• Knowledge of the power systems phenomena and processes and related mathematical models (power flow, state estimator, short-circuit analysis, contingency analyst, voltage control, load-frequency control, power systems optimal regimes, load forecast, stability analysis, transient analysis, modeling of equipment and of automation and protection systems in power plants and power grids, DTS, models for the energy market)
• C / C ++ programmer skills or similar
• Exposure in Modelling of SCADA and Power System Analyst Applications
• Familiarity or development experience on Windows OS or UNIX OS

Qualifications / Requirements

• Master's degree in Power Systems with 2 to 5 years of experience in the PSA Domain
• Troubleshooting skills
• Fluent in English
• Ability and willingness to travel

Desired Characteristics

• Technically good performer who can integrate and test complex software systems to completion with a minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Rigorous, methodical, well organized and self-disciplined
• Take initiatives, good trouble-shooter and autonomous
• Adaptability, reactivity and Availability
• Ability to analyze complex topics and make a verbal/written synthesis
• Ability and willingness to travel

Network & Links

• Internal: Operations, Product Development, Tendering, and Maintenance & Support
• External: Customers, Partners

Performance Measurement

• On Time Delivery
• Costs deviation + Committed budget (effort) deviation
• Software Delivery Processes Compliance
• Customer Satisfaction

In collaboration with Methods & Tools

• Drive excellence in execution through continuous improvement and change management to implement competitiveness improvement initiatives (costs base reduction, lead time reduction, DevOps framework, productivity improvement, quality improvement…)
• Monitor the efforts performance measurement indicators

In collaboration with Maintenance & Support

• Ensure a smooth transfer to maintenance of ending projects through coordinated knowledge transfer.
• Can be solicited to provide some back-end support to maintenance team as part of the maintenance contract

Customer Management

• Comply and contribute to elaboration of relevant Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes in Quality Management System
• Report or resolve any process non-conformances in a timely manner

Health and Safety

• Sets the example by demonstrating the proper acts and actively observes work conditions.
• Routinely observes routines and behaviors of others and provides immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrates achievements or safe behaviors.
• Actively and routinely promotes the identification of hazards and near misses.

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