Lead System Engineer

Overview

Lead Power System Engineer role at GEV Power Conversion's Chennai site, supporting customer projects with Power Conversion products and solutions while collaborating with global functional teams.

What you'll do

• Support business verticals in creating and reviewing systems solutions as part of the OTR process, ensuring solutions are technically fit for purpose.
• Understand and manage technical risk, identifying contingencies.
• Lead project execution: analyze customer contracts and prepare specifications to vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Perform basic and detailed engineering for variable speed drive systems, converter duty transformers, MV/LV motors, MV/LV switchgear, and power and signal cables.
• Prepare technical documentation as per contractual requirements and review vendor documentation.
• Perform and review power system design and studies for various industries and domains.
• Identify technical risks and put in place mitigation plans.
• Review solutions developed and identify opportunities for improvement of process, system, or equipment.
• Ensure strict compliance with company and customer EHS policies and procedures.
• Identify and propose improvements in processes, tools, system solutions and technologies, rolling out improvements when agreed with leadership.
• Foster relationships with other GE business entities to maximize synergies.
• Liaise with Platform Engineering, Technology and Value Engineering, and Supply Chain as appropriate.
• Liaise with other GE businesses, platform verticals, supply chain, sub-contractors and suppliers as appropriate.
• Drive a lean mindset to provide optimum technical solutions for projects.

What you'll need

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from a reputed college or university.
• Minimum of 10 to 12 years' experience in engineering design or power system studies for systems based on VSD, transformer, motor, and switchgear.
• Experience of system integration working on multi-discipline projects.
• Knowledge and application of international standards.
• Conversant with marine classification society (ABS, DNV, LR, BV etc.) rules for equipment certification.
• Ability to adapt and multitask with project and application engineers.
• Analytical and innovative approach to problem solving.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in Matlab, ETAP, EDSA, PSCAD, SKM, EMTP.
• Proficiency in French or German language.

Details

• Location: Chennai.
• Willing to travel on short notice within base country and overseas for short or long term assignments.
• Willing to work extended hours during the week, at weekends and holidays at critical times.
• Relocation assistance provided.