Engineering Technical Lead - I&C Embedded Software

GE Vernova • Wilmington, NC

18h • $113,200 - $188,800 • Remote

About The Position

As Engineering Technical Lead for I&C Embedded Software at GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy, you will lead and mentor part of the team responsible for developing and maintaining embedded software controls and instrumentation systems that enable nuclear power plants to operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably. The role focuses on work planning, technical approach, design assurance, and execution excellence.

You will lead planning and execution across project lifecycle phases, monitor status and risks, coordinate with engineering disciplines and project functions, and provide technical oversight and mentorship. You will help ensure system designs and deliverables meet requirements through design release, production, validation, installation, and commissioning. The role also uses tools for requirements, design, change, configuration, and document management, and supports nuclear safety culture and compliance with company policies and quality processes.

The preferred location is GVH headquarters in Wilmington, North Carolina, though highly qualified U.S.-based remote candidates may be considered. The position is remote and requires onsite attendance as needed for testing operations, approximately once a month. Access to U.S. export-controlled information is required; applicable offers depend on authorization to access such information. Relocation assistance is provided.

The U.S. salary range is $113,200–$188,800, subject to geographic differentials and factors such as experience, education, and skills. The role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; health and employee assistance resources; retirement savings with company matching and contributions; tuition and adoption assistance; paid parental leave; disability benefits; life insurance; 12 paid holidays; and permissive time off.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent four-year technical degree from an accredited college or university.
• At least 10 years of experience in embedded software development, including deep working knowledge of C and software development tools such as GitLab version control, IDEs, and debuggers.
• At least 10 years of experience with C coding conventions, unit testing, and software integration testing.
• At least 5 years of experience performing independent or team-based system design or technical reviews, including work with requirements management and independent verification and validation.
• Ability to come onsite as needed for testing operations, approximately once a month.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment is conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable.
• Must be able to obtain U.S. Government authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information, if applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, monitoring, electric power systems, and field engineering.
• Competency in IEEE and IEC industry standards and quality standards.
• Ten years of commercial nuclear industry experience in plant instrumentation application software or control and monitoring software system design, including implementation, testing, installation, and commissioning.
• Ten years of experience with application, field installation, and testing of systems and equipment.
• Competency in modeling and test data collection tools.
• Clear, detail-oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced, results-oriented analytical and leadership approach.
• Ability to solve technical challenges using common design patterns and select appropriate patterns for problem solving.
• Proven track record of delivering commitments to specification, on budget, and on schedule.
• Strong verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills for technical and business audiences, including calm and clear communication in stressful situations.
• Adaptability and ability to learn varied organizational interfaces quickly and professionally.
• Continuous improvement mindset, including identifying, influencing, and implementing better activities or processes.
• Solid technical writing skills, particularly for requirements and design documents.
• Effective use of data structures and algorithms.
• Understanding of C coding standards and ability to deliver required functionality using the technology selected for a project; familiarity with MISRA-C is desirable.
• Experience in product, instrument, and system design, verification, validation, and qualification.
• Experience in design verification and validation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to articulate clearly.
• Ability to contribute creative solutions and challenge the status quo.
• Willingness to learn new tools, identify opportunities for improvement, and promote adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across engineering, procurement, construction, or new product introduction lifecycle phases.
• Support project engineering or management by monitoring execution metrics, status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovery plans, and changes in scope.
• Drive compliance with scope, detailed work plans, budgets, schedules, design processes, discipline practices, and technical reviews.
• Lead day-to-day operations and follow up to ensure deliverables and commitments are on specification, budget, and schedule.
• Coordinate inclusively across engineering disciplines to support integrated plant design objectives.
• Collaborate with project management, project engineering, support functions, and other stakeholders to drive project completion.
• Identify, document, and lead resolution of technical, risk, and other emerging issues.
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to ensure system designs and deliverables comply with requirements through design release, production, validation, installation, and commissioning tests.
• Support strategy, plans, statements of work, and implementation of resource loading.
• Help host learning sessions and support knowledge capture and transfer.
• Use tools for requirements, design, change, configuration, and document management.
• Champion nuclear safety culture and ensure compliance with GVH policies, the quality management system, and corrective action program.
• Deliver work with integrity, safety, security, quality, and timely output.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Health Coach and 24/7 nurse-based resource
• Employee Assistance Program with confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching and retirement contributions
• Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• Permissive time off
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior