The Control Systems Lead Project Engineer will act as the single point of contact for engineering on the project. You will develop a solid knowledge and experience with electrical and mechanical control systems for turbines. You will support coordinating technology resources for the application of the correct customer solution. In this role you will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers to develop and implement custom solutions that supply the world with energy. Help design the solution, see it through manufacturing, and support commissioning at domestic and international customer sites. This is a great opportunity to expand your professional career and gain invaluable hands-on experience.Job Description
What you’ll do
- Provide engineering support for retrofit control systems under the overall management responsibility of the project manager. Be accountable for project deliverables, customer CTQ compliance, on-time schedule execution and team performance.
- Apply electrical and mechanical engineering principles to analyze, propose, design, test, and troubleshoot control systems.
- Help review contract documentation and customer specifications for technical impact.
- Co-responsible for technical review and response to customer specifications. Provides support to commercial/sales organization to interpret requirements and define responses in proposals and Tables of Compliance.
- Work alongside, receiving mentoring from, Senior Project Engineers.
- Help design systems for interface to existing turbine control equipment, and evaluate all system components, requirements, and interactions.
- Responsible to coordinate and co-lead technical design reviews of projects and to update and archive all required documentation.
- Apply knowledge of industry practices and international standards to produce high-quality and cost-effective designs.
- Support customer meetings, factory acceptance testing, and eventually installation and commissioning of control systems.
- Frequently interact with customers and suppliers.
- Demonstrated expertise in technical problem resolution, especially with regards to power plants operation.
- Travel within the region up to 25% of the time
What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
- Min. 5 years of experience in power application with turbine-generator control systems.
What will make you stand out:
- Familiarity with GEV and non-GE turbines or non-GEV control systems.
- Master’s degree in a STEM field preferred
- Experience in interfacing with all levels of GE internal and external customers (GE Vernova employees only).
- Green Belt certified, or other lean training.
- Familiarity with Control ST software suit.
- Familiarity with power plant methods of communication and networking with DCS systems such as MODBUS.
- Knowledge and experience with electrical and mechanical control systems.
- Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously in a matrix management environment.
- Organizational, analytical, and problem-solving ability and adept at communicating with several levels of the organization.
- Influence, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Process discipline with sound analytical and statistical skills.
- Strong customer service mindset.
About GE Gas Power
GE Gas Power engineer’s cleaner, more accessible energy that people depend on, powering growth and prosperity for people everywhere. Our leading technologies produce a third of the world’s electricity thanks to our talented people, who make gas work for our customers, stakeholders, and the world. Through relentless innovation and continuous partnership with our customers, we are building the energy technologies of the future and providing the cleaner, more efficient power people depend on today.
This position can be Offered on site at the Longmont, Colorado office additionally ; for U.S. based candidates only; for purposes of complying with U.S. pay transparency requirements, the base pay range for this position is $98,400.00 - 164,000.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
This position is also eligible for a variable 10% (AIP) performance bonus.
The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. This position will stay open on the career website until Jan 15th. 2026 -
Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No
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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.
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