Technical Leader - Digital Systems, Software, & Cyber Security (Remote Eligible, U.S.)

GE Vernova is a leader in energy solutions, and they are seeking a Technical Leader to lead and mentor teams in digital systems and cyber security. This role involves managing various project phases, ensuring compliance, and driving technical excellence in new build and modernization projects.

Responsibilities:

• Lead integrated approaches and solutions across the diverse plant disciplines or specialties of Instrumentation, Control, DCS, HFE, Simulation, Smart Plant Digital Tools and Electrical
• Coordinate across matrixed Engineering teams to assess RFIs/RFPs, analyze plant system requirements, operations and maintenance goals, possible I&C and DCS architectures, equipment selection, phased implementations, develop list of clarifications and exceptions, prepare proposals with scope, conformance matrix and risk scorecard, work plans, cost estimates, and schedules
• Support business and product line leaders in ITO commercial risk review process, marketing initiatives, bid proposals, RFQ evaluation, and technical recommendations
• Lead preparation of high through low work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across lifecycle phases of Engineer-Procure-Construct or new product introduction using the applicable practices, guides, and tools
• Support project engineering or manager with understanding execution metric and status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovering plans, and be extremely proactive to identify changes in scope
• Drive compliance utilizing scope, level 5 work plan, budget, overall schedule, applicable design processes, and discipline specific practices and tools including design and technical reviews
• Lead “day-to-day” operations and follow-up to ensure deliverables are produced and commitments met on-spec., on-budget, and on-schedule
• Collaborate proactively and inclusively for overall team across other engineering disciplines to support integrated plant design objectives
• Collaborate with project management, project engineering, support functions, and others to drive project completion
• Identify, confirm, document, and lead resolution of technical, risk, other emergent issues
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to ensure system designs and deliverables comply with requirements throughout design release to manufacturing or supplier including production, validation, installation, and commission tests
• Support strategy, plan, statement of work preparation, and implementation of resource loading and mobilization involving employees, staff augmentation contractors, suppliers and partners including other GE entities
• Assist with hosting learning sessions, knowledge capture, and transfer initiatives
• Champion conformance with regulations and guides, standard review plans, branch technical positions, interim staff guidance, information notices and summaries, bulletins, orders, applicable nuclear guidance, and industry standards
• Remain current on nuclear regulatory issues and system, component, and equipment product knowledge
• Use variety of tools for requirements, design, change, configuration, and document management
• Support simplification, continuous process improvement, and cost-out
• Champion nuclear safety culture; Ensure compliance with GEH policies, quality management system, and corrective action program
• Deliver work with integrity, safety, security, quality, and on-time output
• Responsible for processes, procedures and instructions (PPI) and is dedicated to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities and ways to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and agility of processes
• Implementing changes by using methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen to make changes

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in heavy industrial, thermal power, or nuclear industry working in plant instrumentation application, control and monitoring system design, digital control system (DCS), networking, and data communications architecture definition including requisition engineering, implementation, test, installation, and commissioning
• Minimum of 5 years of experience performing independent, or preferably team based, system design or technical reviews including interfacing with requirements management, independent verification and validation, and systems and software quality assurance organizations
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with applicable industry standards
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with PC and desktop engineering productivity software, computer aided design or analysis and modelling, and project collaboration tools