Senior Applications Engineer - SMR Electrical Systems & Grid Interface (Remote Eligible, U.S.)

GE Vernova is a company focused on innovative plant technology, and they are seeking a Senior Applications Engineer for Electrical Systems to join their technical team. This role involves providing engineering support for the deployment of SMR plant technology and developing design solutions for electrical systems and grid interfaces.

Responsibilities:

• Provide mentorship and professional development for early-career and lead-level engineers on the team
• Develop and maintain a deep technical knowledge of the design basis for standard plant electrical systems of the BWRX-300 technology
• Perform detailed gap analysis between stand plant electrical systems and site-specific requirements, including regulatory requirements, electrical codes and standards, transmission system and grid interconnection requirements, and local power system reliability requirements
• Evaluate impacts of site-specific requirements on both plant electrical systems and grid interface/switchyard systems
• Develop and propose conceptual design solutions to resolve site application challenges while maximizing design standardization where practicable
• Support integration across multiple engineering disciplines, including architectural engineering, licensing, equipment design, and safety systems
• Participate in design evolution programs that extend and improve our modularization strategies
• Contribute to an engineering team that assures proposals and early works packages for selected sites are compatible with our standard product offering
• Establish and maintain strong working relationship with internal engineering teams
• Interface with external partners, customers, and other applicable country specific regulatory agencies as required on technical issues
• Work with proposal and early works teams to build estimates, schedules, and identify risks associated with different opportunities
• Provide guidance to external partner engineering resources to ensure the quality of deliverables
• Support commercial and marketing opportunities to develop new business opportunities
• Protect the Intellectual Property rights of GVH
• Support GVH initiatives, corrective action, process improvement and simplification
• Ensure adherence to GVH’s standards for nuclear safety and compliance

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in electric power systems engineering
• At least 5 years of experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale power generation industry
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government
• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Professional Engineer registration in one or more states
• Strong knowledge of nuclear electric power systems design principles, including safety classification, diverse train architecture, and redundancy
• Demonstrated ability to adapt electric power systems designs to new codes, standards, and regulations
• Familiarity with nuclear electrical codes and standards such as IEEE, NFPA, and other regulatory frameworks
• Experience working at the interface between plant power systems and utility grid requirements
• Knowledge of diverse regulatory schemes (e.g., US NRC, CNSC, IAEA, etc.) and grid code requirements (e.g., US regions, Canada, EU, etc.)
• Experience developing modular solutions and associated interface requirements
• Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations
• High performing individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance
• Proven interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of highly experienced engineers and balance multiple demands and priorities
• High performing energetic leader with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance
• Experience with project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change mgmt)
• EPC experience and knowledge; specifically, power plant
• Understanding of nuclear industry and technology
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business