Principal Engineer - HPC

GE Vernova•Greenville, NC

About The Position

The HPC Principal Engineer serves as a recognized subject matter expert and provides advanced technical leadership to the Engineering team. The role drives engineering excellence, supports projects of moderate-to-high complexity, and mentors developing engineers. The Principal Engineer collaborates across functions to manage risk and foster innovative solutions for business and customer needs. The position owns the long-term HPC strategy and infrastructure roadmap, including capacity planning, scheduling policy, modernization priorities, queue governance, and resource allocation. It partners with Digital/IT and engineering stakeholders on infrastructure upgrades, maintenance, licensing, and system changes to support reliable HPC operations. The role leads engineering solution design and implementation, provides technical guidance, reviews and approves deliverables, identifies and mitigates technical risks, and promotes continuous improvement, technical standards, and a high-performance team culture. The role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information; where applicable, a final offer is contingent on obtaining U.S. Government authorization. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer is conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a STEM major from an accredited college or university.
Minimum 8 years of experience in an engineering or analytical role.
Significant experience in HPC systems, computational engineering environments, or technical infrastructure leadership.
Major experience in Engineering/Technology & Services Engineering.
Knowledge level comparable to a master's degree from an accredited university or college.
Ability to travel globally as needed.
Ability to obtain U.S. Government authorization to access U.S. export-controlled information, if applicable.
Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver results.
Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and provide solid leadership on challenging technical issues.
Experience interfacing with customers, conferences, and user groups.
Customer-focused approach and clear, concise written and oral communication appropriate to the audience.
Success working in a complex, cross-functional global environment.
Servant leadership mindset.
Focus on continuous improvement and challenging existing ways of working.
Data-driven decision-making and decisiveness despite ambiguity.
Humility, openness, collaboration, and commitment to continuous learning.
Leadership to pursue correct engineering processes in adverse conditions.
Familiarity with Linux-based HPC environments, workload schedulers, and compute cluster administration concepts.

Responsibilities

Serve as a recognized technical authority in High Performance Computing, setting standards and influencing engineering decisions.
Own the long-term HPC strategy and infrastructure roadmap, including capacity planning, scheduling policy, and modernization priorities aligned with engineering simulation demand.
Define and refine queue governance and resource allocation practices to optimize utilization and throughput and ensure fair access to HPC resources.
Coordinate infrastructure upgrades, maintenance windows, licensing needs, and system changes with Digital/IT and engineering stakeholders.
Lead end-to-end design, analysis, and implementation of engineering solutions for moderate-to-high complexity projects.
Own critical projects and technical deliverables supporting the ADT and engineering teams.
Provide technical guidance to project teams, stakeholders, suppliers, and field support as an HPC subject matter expert.
Review and approve engineering documentation, analyses, and deliverables for compliance with internal standards and external requirements.
Collaborate with HPC experts and users in engineering and digital teams to review designs, align strategy, and provide technical direction.
Identify technical risks, lead cross-functional problem resolution, and define system-level mitigations.
Stay current with emerging technologies, regulations, and industry trends to drive innovation and technical relevance.
Implement process improvements using Lean principles, data, and AI-enabled tools to improve safety, quality, and cost.
Mentor and coach developing engineers, support knowledge sharing, and help identify and close team skill gaps.
Lead development of technical standards and best practices and foster a culture of inclusion, accountability, and high performance.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Health Coach access and a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, including a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching 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.
Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
Professional development and challenging career opportunities.