Hardware Engineer

GE Vernova•Wilmington, NC

2d•$80,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Services Instrumentation and Controls C10 / C35.6 Instrumentation and Controls hardware engineer is responsible for designing and manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) equipment that control safety critical functions for the BWRX-300 Small Module Reactor. This role will be highly integrated with our vendors and will be focused on quickly ramping up suppliers to meet production schedule for new product line of PCB hardware. The role requires technical problem solving, requirements management, and effective communication/collaboration with internal and external teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or college.
2 years PCB design and manufacturing experience.
Eligibility for access to U.S. export-controlled information.
Legal authorization to work in Canada.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, monitoring, and electric power system and field engineering.
Competency in industry standards. IEEE, IEC, IPC, and quality.
Competency in modeling and test data collection tools.
Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced and a results-oriented analyst and leader.
Proven track record of delivering commitments on budget and schedule with high quality results.
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.
Adaptive; able to quickly learn diverse and varying organizational interfaces with professional astuteness.
Continuous improvement mindset with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process.
Solid technical writing skills with focus on requirements and design documents.
Knowledge and experience with PCB design, signal analysis and system verification tools (Altium, PSpice, System Verilog, UVM, etc.).
General knowledge in PCB manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for product control and control system technology needs.
Apply control theory and mathematical modeling to design and control systems with desired behaviors. Includes operability, setting of boundaries, cycle optimization, control logic, control related software, sensors, hardware and software algorithms, and feedback to control the performance of devices, subsystems and systems.
Work with vendors to ensure designs can be manufactured to required quality standards.
Technical collaboration between design engineering and vendors when manufacturing issues arise.
Work with the technical leader to establish an effective work plan, including time estimates, schedule estimates, requirements and work processes.
Apply engineering fundamentals and 1st order engineering principles to establish and/or confirm expected performance.
Provide clear and complete analysis documentation in accordance with GE engineering procedures.
Manage time effectively to provide quality deliverables within the expected project timeline.
Communicate effectively to leadership the status of work activities.
Effectively manage multiple priorities.

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
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
tuition assistance
adoption assistance
paid parental leave
disability benefits
life insurance
12 paid holidays
permissive time off
Relocation Assistance Provided