Lead Project Engineer

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Wilmington, NC, USA
In-Office
98K-164K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
Serve as the primary owner for hardware execution across multiple projects, coordinating procurement, vendors, and cross-functional teams to meet schedules. Manage lab bring-up and maintenance, track purchase orders and punchlist items, mitigate risks, and ensure timely delivery of hardware into operational lab environments.
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Job Description SummaryYou will serve as the primary point of contact for hardware execution and delivery. You will bridge the gap between engineering, procurement, and project management to ensure hardware requirements are met, schedules are maintained, and lab environments are fully operational.#LI-ML2

Job Description

Main Responsibilities

  • Execution & Project Delivery: Act as the internal owner for all hardware-related needs across multiple projects. Proactively monitor delivery status against project timelines and escalate risks early.
  • Supply Chain Coordination: Partner with the procurement team to track purchase orders, manage material lead times, and ensure critical components arrive on schedule.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as the central link between Engineering Managers, Project Managers, and Technical Leads to remove roadblocks, communicate project status, and align priorities.
  • Lab Operations: Collaborate with Systems and Hardware System Engineers to facilitate the timely bring-up, configuration, and maintenance of lab equipment.
  • Vendor & Punchlist Management: Take full ownership of open "punchlist" items; track and resolve issues with hardware manufacturers and external suppliers to ensure project completion.

Required Qualifications

  • Degree: Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronics, or mechanical engineering.
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a hardware-focused engineering, instrumentation and controls, project engineering or project management role.
  • Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, including a recurring schedule of one week per month at our facility in Wilmington, NC.

Desired Characteristics

  • Proven experience in PCB design, cabinet layout or instrumentation & controls (I&C).
  • Project Leadership: Demonstrated history of managing projects, from requirements gathering to execution and delivery.
  • Project Engineering: Excellent background in technical project engineering, including scheduling, risk mitigation, and cross-functional coordination.

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.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes



For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98 400,00 and $164 000,00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on juin 11, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, or mechanical engineering
  • Minimum 5 years professional experience in hardware-focused engineering, instrumentation & controls, project engineering or project management
  • Ability to travel up to 25%, including one week per month onsite in Wilmington, NC
  • Ability to obtain authorization to access U.S. export-controlled information
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States
  • Successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable)
  • Proven experience in PCB design, cabinet layout, or instrumentation & controls
  • Demonstrated project leadership and technical project engineering skills (scheduling, risk mitigation, cross-functional coordination)

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

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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