Job Description Summary

The Grid Applications engineer provides essential support for customer proposals and orders. They will lead project specific power system evaluations and configure turbine / wind farm control solutions to adapt to site specific requirements. They interact regularly with customers ISOs/TSOs commercial sales teams project engineers and services teams to provide the wide range of technical information required to permit and install wind farms in North America. The grid applications function includes everything from ITO support of proposals to requisition support commissioning support and assisting the GE installed base in complying with new requirements.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As the Lead Grid Integration Engineer you will:

• Configure grid electrical simulation models of turbines and wind farms and work with customers and grid operators to apply those models to system integration and connection studies including existing sites and Services programs
• Simulate converter turbine and plant level controls/ interactions to evaluate project specific grid requirements
• Work with the commercial team to assess scope and risk with respect to grid code compliance
• Support customers and Sales in answering questions and resolving grid code concerns for wind farm proposals and orders
• Support customers grid acceptance tests and issue resolution with grid authorities utilities TSOs and ISOs including developing plantlevel control settings
• Develop depth and expertise in wind turbine capabilities especially existing products and their interaction with the electrical Balance of Plant Distribution and Transmission systems
• Translate grid connection requirements into product capability specifications for new unit and services products
• Work closely with NPI and Services electrical design engineering to understand new product offerings and assess risks of not complying with grid code requirements
• Lead efforts to support customers with grid code compliance for existing sites including IEEE2800 NERC and other grid authority requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or power systems degree from an accredited college or university or a bachelors degree in a related field

Desired Characteristics

• Familiar with power system simulation software such as PSS/E PSLF PSCAD or other transient analysis tools
• Experience in the renewable energy industry
• Experience in wind turbine electrical systems
• Experience in controls or componentlevel power conversion equipment
• Experience applying grid code requirements for power plants or wind farms
• Knowledge on renewable plant control features configuration and grid interface
• Knowledge on IBR fault ride through requirements and performance
• Experience providing technical support to sales commercial and marketing functions
• Experience in generating and delivering customerfacing technical documents & presentations
• Strongorganizational skills anda proven ability tomanage multiple high priority tasks
• Strong communication skills
• Ability and willingness to accept challenges outside of technical expertise / comfort zone

The salary range for this position is $79400 $119000 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience their education and the work location. This posting is expected to close on April 1st or thereafter.

*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110 120 or 130 of salary in certain areas.

Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach a 24/7 nursebased resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan a taxadvantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid timeoff for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company Ropcor Inc. their successors and in some cases their affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e. is a Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.