This is a product development role - focused on innovating, designing, and bringing to market the next generation of automation platforms. You will work across both HMI and Controls disciplines, contributing to the architecture, development, testing and migration of cutting-edge automation solutions built on distributed control principles.Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and validate control system software for next-generation automation and DP platforms within the NPI framework
- Develop control logic, algorithms, and system architectures to meet functional, safety, and performance requirements
- Support migration of existing control system codebases to the GE priority platforms, ensuring continuity, performance, and compliance
- Design and develop intuitive, high-performance Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions aligned with product requirements and user experience goals
- Ensure HMI designs meet relevant industry standards, usability best practices, and product roadmap objectives
- Develop and maintain software components in C embedded control systems
- Work at both the application and system level, understanding the interaction between hardware, firmware, and software layers
- Analyse existing codebases, identify technical risks, and develop migration strategies to minimise disruption and preserve product integrity
- Document migration processes, test results, and system changes in line with NPI engineering standards and product lifecycle requirements
- Engage in design reviews, architecture workshops, and technical gate reviews
- Collaborate with cross-functional NPI teams including systems architects, software engineers, and product managers to deliver against product roadmaps
- Identify and drive continuous improvements to tools, processes, and engineering practices within the NPI organisation
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
- Proven experience in automation and control systems engineering, ideally within a product development or NPI environment
- Proficiency in C programming, with hands-on experience developing software for real-time or embedded control systems
- Experience designing or working with distributed control system architectures
- Hands-on experience with HMI development tools and platforms
- Strong understanding of control system architectures and real-time systems
- Familiarity with IEC 61131-3 or equivalent programming standards
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills
- Working knowledge of IEC 62443 standards and their application within industrial automation and control system (IACS) product development
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Engineering or related discipline
- Proven experience in automation and control systems engineering within product development or NPI
- Proficiency in C programming for real-time or embedded control systems
- Experience designing or working with distributed control system architectures
- Hands-on experience with HMI development tools and platforms
- Strong understanding of control system architectures and real-time systems
- Familiarity with IEC 61131-3 or equivalent programming standards
- Working knowledge of IEC 62443 standards for industrial automation and control systems (IACS) product development
- Experience with Dynamic Positioning (DP) systems or related marine automation
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical documentation skills
GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.
GE Vernova Insights
What We Do
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
Why Work With Us
Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.
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