GE Vernova Gas Turbine Controls Development Intern - Summer 2026

GE Vernova • Greenville, NC

2d • $25 - $27

About The Position

Come join GE Vernova and be part of the team leading the Energy Transformation. Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. In support of GE Vernova's Gas Power Business, this controls engineering position is responsible for developing, validating, and productizing advanced gas turbine controls solutions. During the internship, you'll have the opportunity to develop control strategies and algorithms to improve the performance, emissions, operability, and reliability of gas turbines responsible for powering residential households, AI data centers, and manufacturing complexes around the world. Potential projects include developing a tool to assist in tuning a dynamic system. Investigating and resolving gas turbine core engine control loop instabilities by determining optimal gain settings. Verifying PI gain settings on a real time physics-based simulation model of the gas turbine.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline. The gas turbine controls organization is composed of engineers of various disciplines (electrical, mechanical, chemical, aerospace, and computer).
• Minimum GPA of 4.0/5.0.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of classical control theory and PID tuning
• Experience developing and testing PLC logic
• Experience using MATLAB and coding in Python.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• GE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after their accumulated service reaches 90 days, and they meet any other eligibility requirements as defined in the plans. (Eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day.)
• Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
• Housing Allowance: Co-op/Interns employees receive a weekly housing allowance to help off-set living expenses when the co-op/Intern’s permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees