GE Vernova

Tech Lead - I&C Systems & Hardware

GE Vernova$113K — $188K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree.
  • Over 10 years of experience in systems, equipment, and components engineering with adherence to diverse industry standards.
  • At least 7 years in the nuclear industry focused on plant instrumentation and control system hardware design.
  • Minimum of 5 years conducting system design or technical reviews, ideally in a team setting.
  • Competency in industry standards such as IEEE, IEC, and Nuclear quality standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead work planning and scheduling across lifecycle phases for engineering projects.
  • Support project management in evaluating execution metrics and identifying risks.
  • Drive compliance by managing project scope, budget, and detailed work planning.
  • Ensure daily operations meet specifications, budgets, and schedules.
  • Coordinate across teams for integrated plant design objectives.
  • Address and resolve technical and risk issues in collaboration with project stakeholders.
  • Provide technical oversight and mentorship throughout the design release process.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Access to a 24/7 nurse-based Health Coach resource.
  • Retirement benefits including a tax-advantaged 401(k) with company contributions.
  • Tuition assistance and adoption assistance programs.
  • 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
Lead and mentor team responsible for developing and maintaining analog and digital control systems to enable next generation Small Modular Reactor nuclear power plants to operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Focus on work planning, technical approach, design assurance, and execution excellence.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

  • Lead preparation of high thru flow work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across lifecycle phases of Engineer-Procure-Construct or new product introduction using the applicable practices, guides, and tools.
  • Support project engineering or manager with understanding execution metric and status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovering plans, and be extremely proactive to identify changes in scope.
  • Drive compliance utilizing scope, detailed work planning, budget, overall schedule, applicable design processes, and discipline specific practices and tools including design and technical reviews.
  • Lead “day-to-day” operations and follow-up to ensure deliverables are produced and commitments met on-spec., on-budget, and on-schedule.
  • Coordinate proactively and inclusively for overall team across other engineering disciplines to support integrated plant design objectives.
  • Identify, confirm, document, and lead resolution of technical, risk, other emergent issues. Collaborate with project management, project engineering, support functions, and others to drive project completion.
  • Provide technical oversight and mentorship to ensure system designs and deliverables comply with requirements throughout design release to manufacturing or supplier including production, validation, installation, and commissioning tests.
  • Assist with hosting learning sessions, knowledge capture, and transfer initiatives. Support strategy, plan, statement of work preparation, and implementation of resource loading.
  • Use variety of tools for requirements, design, change, configuration, and document management.
  • Champion nuclear safety culture; Ensure compliance with GEH policies, quality management system, and corrective action program.
  • Deliver work with safety, security, quality, and on-time output.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree
  • Minimum of 10 years of application, field installation, and test engineering of systems, equipment, and components including selection and qualification to diverse industry standards
  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in commercial nuclear industry working in plant instrumentation application, control and monitoring system hardware design, including implementation, test, installation, and commissioning
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience performing independent, or preferably team based, system design or technical reviews including interfacing with requirements management, independent verification and validation

Eligibility Requirements

  • Relocation to Wilmington, NC is required.
  • 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.

Desired Characteristics

  • Competency in industry standards IEEE, IEC, IPC, and Nuclear quality standards.
  • Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, monitoring, electric power system and field engineering.
  • Systems engineering experience. Requirements creation and management through plant commissioning.
  • Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced, and a results-oriented analyst and leader.
  • Proven track record of delivering commitments on specification, on budget, and on schedule.
  • Strong verbal communication, as well as, facilitation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences – Able to communicate openly, calmly, and crisply in stressful situations.
  • Continuous improvement mindset with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process.
    Adaptive; able to quickly learn diverse and varying organizational interfaces with professional astuteness.
  • Solid technical writing skills with focus on requirements and design documents.
  • Knowledge and experience with vendor / supplier relationships.
  • Experienced in product, instrument, system design, verification, validation, and qualification.
  • Solves technical challenges through application of common design patterns and identifying appropriate patterns for use in
    problem solving.
  • Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption.
  • Contributes to creative solutions and challenges status quo.

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.

Additional Information

 

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

 

 

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

 

 

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on May 13, 2026.

 

 

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

 

 

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova is an energy business company. They provide digital, energy consulting, energy financial services, gas power, grid solutions, nuclear energy, power conversion, renewable energy, steam power, and so on.

GE Vernova Careers

There has never been a more opportune time to join GE Vernova, a leader in innovative energy solutions. As a pivotal player in the energy sector, GE Vernova offers a plethora of job opportunities that cater to a diverse range of skills and professional aspirations.

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Embark on a career at GE Vernova and contribute to the transformation of the energy landscape. GE Vernova’s team is at the forefront of innovation, driving growth and sustainability with cutting-edge technology. Lead in a unique role where industry expertise meets leadership in energy innovation. GE Vernova provides a platform where professionals can leverage their skills to influence global energy solutions. Engage with a team of experts dedicated to pioneering developments in the energy sector. GE Vernova is home to a dynamic team focused on creating impactful solutions that address global energy challenges.

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