Electrical Engineer - Power System Studies
GE VernovaRemote
Full Time
Posted October 16, 2026
CA$76k - CA$127k
Power Generation
Remote
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 17, 2026
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Job Description
As a Power System Engineer, your main responsibility is to perform power system studies for high-voltage (HV) substations while ensuring reliability, efficiency, and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
- The Power System Engineer will play a key role in supporting projects execution for EHV/HV Substations. This individual will be responsible for power system studies and calculations using power system software.
- Perform in depth system studies listed below; and support the Senior Power system Engineers for the studies below: Main Circuit Parameters Load Flow, Reactive Power Capability and Compensation, Power Factor Study Short Circuit Study /Combined Short Circuit Ratio (CSCR) Study Transient Switching and Insulation Coordination Study (including Transient Overvoltage and Recovery Voltage Analysis)Harmonic Performance/Stability Study Transient Ride Through and Dynamic Performance Studies (DPS) and other Design Studies using the Offline Simulation Tools Overall System Performance Assessment Study Low Voltage Ride Through (LVRT) and High Voltage Ride Through (HVRT) Study Arc Flash Study Cable Selection and Sizing
- Integration of dedicated studies for systems utilizing combined AC power sources; AC power sources include conventional generations, AC-BESS, turbines, and renewables.
- Expertise in frequency and time-domain simulation tools, like PSCAD, PSS/E, ETAP, DigSilent PowerFactory, to perform system studies as detailed above or under desired characteristics section.
- Excellent technical communication skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering including power systems and power electronics subjects with proven professional experience and technical expertise in the field of power system engineering and preferably in AC substations and power plant System Studies.
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience of network or transient studies for conventional electric-energy generation / FACTS / renewable energy / inverter-based power systems in offshore wind, industrial, utility substations and grid interconnects.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%, including internationally, and comply with GE Vernova travel guidelines
- Professional engineering license and willing to review and seal your work and the work of others under your supervision.
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering including power systems and power electronics subjects with proven professional experience and technical expertise in the field of power system engineering.
- Knowledge of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) compliance requirements and/or ISOs' interconnection or transmission planning guidelines.
- Working knowledge on medium high voltage substation North American standards & guidelines (IEEE & ANSI standards and codes such as the NEC and the NESC.), local grid codes and related equipment (safety, application, sizing, and integration). Moreover, ability to engineer design packages when no clear customer specification is provided.
- Working knowledge of applicable design calculations for primary & secondary equipment such as battery sizing & DC system component selection, power transformer and circuit breaker selection, circuit protection, control and power cable selection and rating, bus, fittings, insulator, and arrector selection, ground grid design, and lightning protection.
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