{"id":1558135,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation","title":"Power Systems Engineer – Protection & Simulation","company":{"id":6165,"name":"GE Vernova","domain":"gevernova.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ge-vernova","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":82,"open_postings":356,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.694,"repost_share":0.028,"time_to_fill_p50_days":27,"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Zamudio, Spain"],"countries":["ES"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":32000,"max_usd":78000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":107},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"IEC 61850","optional":false},{"name":"PSCAD","optional":false},{"name":"PSS/E","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-30","last_verified_at":"2026-10-26T22:31:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":26,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":26},"description":"Job Description Summary\nIn this role, you will operate advanced real-time simulators and perform Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), reproducing complex electrical system conditions and testing how protection relays and controllers respond in real-world scenarios.You will work closely with international engineering teams, troubleshoot complex system behavior, and contribute to a wide variety of projects giving you exposure to a different technologies, customers, and challenging power system applications.\nJob Description\nRoles and Responsibilities\nExecution of Engineering and Consulting Services Projects inside the Engineering & Consulting CoE. This includes schedule, customer communication, scope of work, budget, and quality.\nPerform Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) tests using a real-time digital simulator, including Factory Acceptance Tests\nAnalyze and troubleshoot real time digital simulation scenarios\nExecute engineering studies and analysis across the transmission, distribution, and industrial segments, such as: short circuit, load flow, arc-flash studies, protective device coordination studies.\nCreate complex relay setting files to include programming of Protection and Control Elements, Complex control Logic and Communications settings for GE and third-party protective relays.\nDevelop test setups, test plans, and test case (including wiring diagrams and configurations of relays and controllers)\nPrepare test reports, project reports, and project deliverables\nParticipate in preparation of technical papers to be presented at conferences and other venues.\nRequired Qualifications\nB.S (Masters or higher is preferred) in Electrical, Computer or Power Systems Engineering with very good understanding of power system applications and analysis.\nMinimum (2) years of experience in protection, control, and automation applications. \nExcellent understanding of power systems phenomena in transmission & distribution systems.\nUnderstanding of power system protection relays, automation, control and communication protocols.\nEthical and professional business manner in interaction with team members and customers.\nCustomer focused; open to accept new challenges and share ideas\nTechnical skills to execute projects, identify opportunities and write SOW proposals.\nStrong learning skills, demonstrate collaborative style and Customer focused.\nDesired Characteristics\nExperience with RTDS or Opal Simulation Platforms.\nExperienced in study software and power system tools such as PSCAD, PSSE, Power Factory, ASPEN, CAPE for automating the power system study process.\nUnderstand of communication system protocols and architectures in electric power industry (IEC61850, DNP, Modbus, etc.).\nFlexibility to work in a multi-customer environment and to adapt to requests/comments made in the course of execution.\nExperience with transmission, distribution, and smart grid standards.\nStrong communication skills including technical writing and presentations.\nKnowledge or field experience with system commissioning and testing including Doble / Omicron test equipment or similar.\nAdditional Information\nRelocation Assistance Provided: No","description_format":"text","description_chars":3171,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Electrical & Electronic Engineering","Artificial Intelligence","Energy Efficiency","Smart City"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T02:56:33Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":35,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.463,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":26,"expected_fill_days":27,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T23:13:58Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31652,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":6165},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=6165"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/ge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fge-vernova-power-systems-engineer-protection-simulation"}]}