What impact you’ll make
As a Principal Engineer for Power Systems in the Advanced Research team, you will serve as a technical visionary within GE Vernova. You will shape research strategy across our electrification, renewables, and power businesses, defining the future of grid technology. You are expected to demonstrate technical mastery in an industrial context, shaping how the organization defines and quantifies technical priorities, and influencing R&D direction across multidisciplinary teams.Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Shape research strategy across the Electrification technology domain, generating breakthrough ideas and fostering collaborations with universities, government agencies, and strategic business partners
- Architect solutions across complex electrical grid systems from generation to load. Comprehend intricate system relationships to make intelligent decisions and build systems-thinking capability across disciplines of power systems and power electronics within teams
- Own the organization's most difficult technical challenges in power systems. Convert innovation into strategies that advance organizational objectives and deliver highly innovative solutions to complex, ambiguous problems
- Leverage an extensive internal/external network to align leaders and stakeholders around major technical opportunities. Act as the organization focal point for championing high-stakes technical decisions
- Demonstrate strong ability to adapt GenAI tools to improve the quality and depth of scientific output. Lead by example in the rigorous validation of AI-assisted outputs and mentor others in responsible GenAI use
Qualifications/Requirements
- Education: Doctorate in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) + 15 years experience, OR Master’s in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) + 18 years experience
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrated technical mastery in power system operations, controls, protection, and grid dynamics. Proven ability to scale lab-scale developments (e.g., hardware-in-the-loop, PSCAD, Matlab/Simulink) to field implementation
- Research Leadership: Proven record of leading large research programs, writing successful R&D proposals, and taking concepts to product introduction
Desired Characteristics
- Consistently exhibit curiosity, scientific integrity, humility, transparency, and focus
- Cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, challenge legacy thinking, and share lessons learned to strengthen collective capability
- Grow best teams for the hardest problems, act as a strategic mentor, and foster cross-organizational collaboration
- Demonstrate ability to translate strategy into specific goals and ensure electrical technology roadmaps link to business objectives and customer vision
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Skills Required
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering specializing in Power Systems and 15 years of experience, or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering specializing in Power Systems and 18 years of experience.
- Technical mastery in power system operations, controls, protection, and grid dynamics.
- Experience scaling laboratory developments, including hardware-in-the-loop, PSCAD, and Matlab/Simulink, to field implementation.
- Record of leading large research programs, writing successful R&D proposals, and taking concepts through product introduction.
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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