Responsible for Design Process and Requirements Management activities that support:

• GE's BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR).

Professional Engineer – Design Process Team

Job Description Summary

The Professional Engineer performs a key role within GE Vernova Hitachi’s (GVH) Design Process team within the Advanced Applications Engineering group. The Design Process team develops, refines, and executes standardized work processes and methods to improve efficiency, coordination, and communication with internal and external stakeholders in support of the global deployment of the BWRX-300.

In this role, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of Design Process standards to support advanced reactor design teams and projects on a global scale.

The ideal candidate should have experience in systems and design engineering and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Great communication and presentation skills are preferred as well as a background or experience in work with nuclear regulatory agencies and international design standards is strongly preferred.

Roles and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Develop, evaluate, and execute engineering solutions to meet near term and long-range integration of plant and system design requirements, verification, and validation.
• Provide guidance and direction by interfacing with engineering teams, customers, and third parties to assist in the development and execution of licensing strategy and compliance with design process.  
• Lead and provide key technical consultation on incorporating design and requirements management tools and methodology into established design processes in support of new nuclear projects.
• Maintain an active role in developing and defining requirements management and design process improvements to anticipate, apply, adapt, or develop technologies for product introduction, quality, performance, cost improvements and problem resolution in meeting current and future business needs.
• Support GVH businesses, internal & external customers, and suppliers as required.
• Provide technical consultation to cross functional business teams throughout the business to improve or resolve manufacturing, product center, supplier, or field issues.
• Effectively communicate and provide recommendations through analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical data to internal and external GVH customers.
• Provide technical guidance, direction, and training to new and experienced materials engineers, specialists, technicians, and co-ops.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university or college.

• 1 year of experience in engineering, design process, critical facility operations, or management.

​Eligibility Requirements:

• Relocation to a GVH Hub Location - Wilmington, NC USA, Markham, ON CAN, or Atlanta, GA USA is required. 

Desired Qualifications

• Fluent communication skills in English.
• Experience working in an engineering capacity in the fields of Design Process, Engineering Design, and Requirements management.
• Requirements Management experience utilizing Siemens Teamcenter, IBM Rational DOORs/Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) or similar tool.
• Experience in designing, building, or operating large infrastructure, manufacturing or critical facilities projects.
• Experience in operating or designing BWR/PWR commercial or Navy Nuclear power plants
• Knowledge of USNRC and CNSC licensing and IAEA requirements
• High performing employee with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance.
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships (including dual citizenships) be from the U.S. Department of Energy’s List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A, which includes Canada and can be found here: ) unless a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy is obtained or unless you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual under the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.

You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.

Strong consideration will be given to Indigenous persons. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $80k and $130K CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. 

Bonus eligibility: eligible for annual incentive program

This posting is for an existing vacancy

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.