Controls Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field from an accredited college or university.
• At least 10 years of work experience in the combined-cycle power plant industry.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment is conditioned on successful completion of a drug screen, as applicable.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing and applying GE power-generation controls, electrical, or accessory systems.
• Experience in power-generation requisition and working with customers, project management teams, or EPCs.
• System integration experience.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills with teams and business leaders.
• Gas turbine, steam turbine, and/or plant controls knowledge or experience; GE Mark VIe experience is preferred.
• Ability to independently drive projects to completion.
• Technical writing expertise.
• Experience successfully providing technical leadership to a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Lead controls engineering projects and programs from kick-off through design, software development, commissioning, and commercial plant operation.
• Compile project-level controls strategies and document requirements for GT, bottoming-cycle (HRSG and ST), and BOP systems.
• Make independent project-level decisions and own high-risk complex projects from ITO through COD.
• Support ITO and proposal efforts, and work within an Agile software methodology.
• Support and influence product requirements definition; lead overall control-system requirements definition and management.
• Drive system architecture, top-level design, verification, validation, and commissioning requirements.
• Define and manage system function, performance, interface, reliability, maintainability, and safety requirements, goals, and margins.
• Support and influence comprehensive system verification and validation test plans, including new-article and customer-system Software Acceptance Tests (SwATs), site pre-operation, startup, and commissioning.
• Coordinate the flow-down of internal and external customer requirements and tasks.
• Partner with Project Managers to establish project baseline master schedules and cost roll-ups.
• Lead customer discussions and reviews to improve controls solutions, customer experience, and alignment with expectations.
• Drive consistent controls solutions across GT, ST, HRSG, BOP, and electrical systems.
• Lead fulfillment teams with an inclusive, adaptable approach across diverse organizational interfaces.
• Build and maintain responsive, productive working relationships with internal GE groups and external customers.
• Be accountable for controls cost and schedule targets in collaboration with functional managers.
• Communicate clearly with the team and business leaders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to a 24/7 nurse-based Health Coach 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.
• Relocation assistance.