Grid Automation

Grid technologies

LeadApplicationR&DEngineer

Madrid, Spain FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Lead Application R&D Engineer at Grid Automation. Skills: Grid Automation, Software development, Power systems. Drive ideation, design, development, verification, documentation, component creation, and delivery of key applications and components. Collaborate with product management, COEs and customers to define solutions and roadmaps”

What You'll Achieve.

Value creation within the Advance Automation Applications (AAA) scope; Releasing AAA products on time, quality, and cost; Open and early communication of progress and issues; Adherence to the GE Vernova

Industry & Context.

Grid technologies
Problems you'll solve

Solving complex power system problems; Pragmatic approach to problem-solving; analytical skills with ability to identify and explain critical issues; Questioning and reasoning skills; Working with customers to identify and solve power systems issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Genuine interest and passion for solving complex power system problems, Degree in renewable energies, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar field from an accredited university, industrial experience developing and delivering (includes FAT/SAT) power systems management, automation, protection and control applications involving application specification, design, development, testing, in at least Linux and Windows environments using Agile processes, Proven experience in R&D solutions related to technology development in power systems, automation, protection and control domains, Demonstrated track record of influencing various stakeholders through the R&D process in order to achieve desired outcomes for the customers, Pragmatic approach to problem-solving

Nice to Have

analytical skills with ability to identify and explain critical issues, Good technical and higher management communication skills, Experienced in multi-cultural distributed working environments, Questioning and reasoning skills, Team player with excellent team communication skills and knowledge sharing ability, Inclined to be a change agent with high energy and drive for innovation, 61131 PLC development systems, developer in Linux and MS Windows environments, SW release management and other aspects of SDLC

What You'll Do.

and delivery of key applications and components

Collaborate with product management

COEs and customers to define solutions and roadmaps

Supervise major innovation activities

Contribute to all key stages of the NPI process

Directly contribute to customer projects

Technology development on power system control and management solutions

Functional and system design and architecture specifications

System modelling using tools

Algorithm development

Test environment design and set-up

Application function block development

Perform test and validation

Act as a project technical leader or scrum master

Technical support and development leadership

and demonstration of novel techniques

Contribute to Grid Solutions Innovation Lab activities

Support business development and project pipeline build-up and delivery

System design specifications and model verification

Commissioning support to COE and operations teams

Propose improvement programs

Working with customers to identify and solve power systems issues

Participating in technical visits

Delivery of customer/stakeholder training

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Closely collaborates with and supports product management, COEs and customers; Actively contributes to and supervises major innovation activities within AAA, GA and with the Grid Solutions Innovation Lab; Support business development and project pipeline build-up and delivery activities; Commissioning support to COE and operations teams; Working with customers to identify and solve power systems issues; Participating in technical visits, workshops, demos, conferences, trade shows; Delivery of customer/stakeholder training

Communication Scope

Good technical and higher management communication skills; Excellent team communication skills

Process & Methodology

Act as a project technical leader, Act as a scrum master, Technical support and development leadership of key-business developments for AAA roadmap, Autonomous proposal, development, and demonstration of novel techniques, Support business development and project pipeline build-up and delivery activities, System design specifications and model verification, Commissioning support to COE and operations teams, Propose improvement programs feeding into the team development roadmap

Full Job Description

# ******Job Description Summary****** Grid Automation offers its customers a complete range of innovative products, systems and services covering design and manufacture, as well as commissioning and long-term maintenance of Substation Protection and Automation solutions. This includes, amongst others, Protection relays, control systems, cyber security solutions, device management, asset performance, and many more. Grid Automation Software in the boundaries of Grid technologies, embedded software and advanced analytics solutions. If you’re passionate about Software and want to work on improving Grid resilience through Software, this is the job for you. The Lead Application R&D Engineer directly contributes to and drives the ideation, design, development, verification, documentation, component creation, and delivery of key applications and components supporting AAA business growth in the distributed automation, power generation and transmission fields. In this role he/she closely collaborates with and supports product management, COEs and customers to help define solutions and roadmaps that lead to customer success. As a subject matter expert, he/she actively contributes to and supervises major innovation activities within AAA, GA and with the Grid Solutions Innovation Lab. This position will report to the Protection and Control System Engineering Leader and is responsible for value creation within the Advance Automation Applications (AAA) scope, contributing to all key stages of the NPI process and, where required, directly to customer projects. # **Job Description** _**Detailed Responsibilities:**_ **Technology development on power system control and management solutions for smart grid applications, including:** * Functional and system design and architecture specifications: * System modelling using tools such as Matlab, Simulink, Opal-RT as a means to create and test applications. Algorithm development: design, develop and validate smart grid algorithms in both fun

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