I&C Hardware / FPGA Engineer

GE Vernova • Wilmington, NC

2d • $80,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) hardware / FPGA engineer is responsible for designing and manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) equipment and embedded software that control safety critical functions for GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GVH) BWRX-300 Small Module Reactor. The role requires technical problem solving, requirements management, and effective communication/collaboration with internal and external teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related STEM field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant engineering experience (such as PCB design or embedded systems).
• Eligibility to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information.

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.
• Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced and a results-oriented analyst and leader.
• 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, SystemVerilog, UVM, etc.).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for Semiconductor design and engineering; designing, developing, modifying and evaluating electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment and other hardware systems.
• Determine design approaches and parameters; analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests & evaluate results.
• Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy.
• May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework.
• Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures.
• Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters.
• May be required to lead a junior team.
• For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE Vernova.
• Explains technical information to others.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 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
• 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

What This Job Offers

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