Control & Protection Design Engineer
RemoteSaudi Arabia
Job Summary
Lead design and integration of control, protection, electrical distribution, telecom, and monitoring systems for high voltage substations. Deliver single line diagrams, schematics, and auxiliary service designs while managing design reviews, gate plans, and ROR mitigation strategies. Oversee engineering subcontractors, initiate equipment procurement, and support commissioning of low voltage systems. Ensure compliance with industry standards, GE policies, and quality processes. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to promote ease of installation and maintenance. This remote role requires an Electrical Engineer with 8+ years of experience in T&D and STATCOMs, up to 20% travel, and strong English communication skills.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from accredited university or college from Electrical Engineer or related field
- Minimum 8 years of engineering experience in related activity/discipline in project & EPC type environment in T&D, STATCOM, HV substations
- Up to 20% travel within MEA & Europe along with other countries/regions for short or medium period based on requirement
- Strong oral and written in English
- Knowledge of Project organization and engineering processes related to his/her scope of activity
- Minimum 5 years' experience with SEC in KSA
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders
- Provide technical support to customers and project teams
- Initiate & support the procurement of equipment
- Compliance with Quality processes and procedures and GE policies and procedures
- Experience in technical problem solving
- Design reviews & Gate reviews plan formalized and followed, to ensure the integration into the overall substation design
- ROR integrates design part and Mitigation plan formalized and actions status identified (not started, ongoing, closed.)
- Discipline provisional document list prepared and aligned with project time Schedule with achievable task duration
- Full set KPI's followed on monthly base
- Design management tools strictly followed, and submission of coherent data
- Design change process in place
- Manage engineering subcontractors on specific work packages
- Oversee the commissioning and testing of Low voltage systems
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in Synchro Condensers in HV substations is a plus
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