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Senior Protection and Control Engineer

United States, Boston Employment contract 113200.00 - 188800.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 10, 2026
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The Senior Protection & Control (P&C) and System Engineer works on T&D substations for AC, HVDC and FACTS projects with designers, peer engineers & leaders. They are responsible for the review of P&C designs developed by the project teams and confirm compliance with project specifications and applicable Standards. The Engineer should actively work on mentoring the secondary design team and acts as its main technical authority while also representing GE with external standards committees (e.g. IEEE). The Senior Protection & Control Engineer is an established leader in their respective engineering team. The Engineer drives business strategy through detailed technical and economic understanding of the marketplace and takes the initiative to provide customers with the best solutions that positively impact business. Accountable for the proper performance of design in matter of engineering cost time, and quality. While the role is primarily in the review of designs prepared by other team member, the Senior Protection & Control Engineer may be identified as project engineering manager for small to medium size project, which are highly secondary engineering focused. The Senior Protection & Control Engineer shall continuously update themselves with new technology, have a mindset of continuous learning, consistent with grid transition needs, and provide technical direction to the team. Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Responsibility

  • Ultimately be responsible to ensure high quality design of protection schemes for all kinds of T&D substations, Data Centers, Industrial, BESS applications including one-lines, three-lines, AC / DC schematics, and relay settings
  • Review, propose optimization and seal (P.E. stamp) protection and control designs prepared by himself or other team members
  • Responsible for leading and coordinating all P&C technical aspects of AC power substation projects, especially ensuring successful and safe operation of power system equipment
  • Review, propose optimization and seal (P.E. stamp) single line diagrams and detailed design for auxiliary systems (Diesel Generator, Low Voltage Switchgear, AC/DC distribution panels, batteries and battery chargers)
  • Review power system load flow studies, fault studies, relay setting coordination, and transient studies performed by other agencies
  • Develop or Review outage, cut-over, and testing procedures
  • Be familiar with IEC 61850 process and system bus architecture and its implementation for substations
  • Interface with internal and external team members such as Protection and Control Engineers, Lead engineers, Project Engineers, Electrical Designers, Civil Engineers, Physical Designers, Draftsmen, Project managers, Sourcing, and support organization
  • Interface with customer technical representatives
  • Review and analysis post fault records in order to confirm correct operation of the system design
  • Lead or support factory acceptance testing and site testing & commissioning
  • Work on development of proposals including: writing and/or reviewing technical specifications, estimating design man-hours and materials, supporting sourcing for vendor quotations, and the development of clarifications and exceptions as well as technical responses and performing technical validation
  • Extensive experience in technical problem solving and Lean techniques. Mastering of secondary engineering discipline (process, tools and technical aspects)
  • Work on development of high-quality design templates and tools to support the secondary design engineering team and the business
  • Define processes, procedures, perform RCA's (Root Cause Analysis), perform corrective actions, and validate process control. Support quality initiatives including aspects of ISO 9002
  • Demonstrate leadership behaviors of acting with humility, lead with transparency and deliver with focus

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or college
  • Must have PE License in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, or California
  • or a P.Eng in Canada
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in system protection schemes, relay selection, primary equipment interface requirements, operational analysis, communication systems and maintenance practices for transmission, distribution, and generation protection applications at both AIS and GIS substations
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in design reviews and technical mentoring
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time, including international, for meetings and on-site commissioning tests for customer installations and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies

Nice to have

  • Extensive experience in protective relaying coordination and practices. Good understanding of circuit breakers, fuses, circuit switchers, transformers, shunt reactors, cap banks, harmonic filters, HVDC and FACTS systems used in the control of power flow, detection and isolation of power system faults
  • Member of Standards Committee such as IEEE or show willingness to become one
  • Demonstrates ownership and accountability, judgment and decision making and has passion for the functional role and knowledge sharing
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Organized, passionate, and goal-oriented
  • Able to work under pressure and comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments

What we offer

  • Health Insurance
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • FSA
  • FSA With Employer Contribution
  • HSA
  • HSA With Employer Contribution
  • Fitness Subsidies
  • On-Site Gym
  • Mental Health Benefits
  • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Family Support Resources
  • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
  • Adoption Leave
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Remote Work Opportunities
  • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Casual Dress
  • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Holiday Events
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Personal/Sick Days
  • Summer Fridays
  • 401(K)
  • Stock Purchase Program
  • Performance Bonus
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Financial Counseling
  • Profit Sharing
  • 401(K) With Company Matching
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Access to Online Courses
  • Lunch and Learns
  • Leadership Training Program
  • Internship Program
  • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
  • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
  • Unconscious Bias Training

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