Secondary Design Engineer

Job Description Summary

Secondary design engineer role of Protection and Control Systems is responsible to work with project teams to design and develop for the successful delivery of projects within Australia and New Zealand. This includes working with GA APAC region leadership, GA COE (Centre of excellence) to build Engineering standardization in pacific and rest of PAAC region to meet customer satisfaction.

Job Description

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 from conceptual 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 Conceptual, 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.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Degree from an accredited university or college in Electrical or control engineering
• Min 10 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 30%.

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.

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.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Client-provided location(s): Baulkham Hills, Australia

Job ID: GE_Vernova-314705236

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-28T18:31:39