GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Applications Engineer for Electrical Systems and Grid Interface to join their multi-discipline technical team. The role involves understanding electrical systems design and performing gap analysis for plant technology deployment, while also contributing to the development of design solutions and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the design basis for standard plant electrical systems of the BWRX-300 technology
- Support 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
- 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 4 years of relevant experience in power generation, nuclear, or other regulated infrastructure industries with significant electric power systems
- Knowledge of nuclear electric power systems design principles, including safety classification, diverse train architecture, and redundancy
- Familiarity with nuclear electrical codes and standards such as IEEE, NFPA, and other regulatory frameworks
- Familiarity with 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.)
- Familiarity with modular solutions and associated interface requirements
- 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