What impact you’ll make
As a Senior Principal Engineer for Power Systems, you serve as a global technical authority within GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center. You are responsible for steering the long-term technical direction of GE Vernova’s power and electrification portfolio. You will operate at the enterprise scale, defining the "state-of-the-art" for the organization, driving the adoption of exponential technologies, and serving as the primary architect for multi-generational product strategies that directly influence the company’s ability to meet its 2035 revenue goals.
Essential Responsibilities
- Define the multi-year technology vision for GE Vernova. You will translate global energy challenges into actionable, enterprise-wide research programs that ensure competitive dominance in grid, renewables, and electrification.
- Act as the technical authority for high-stakes grid innovations. Oversee the maturation of breakthrough technologies, ensuring alignment between lab-scale feasibility and industrial-scale deployment.
- Mobilize global networks, including government bodies, industry consortia, and strategic partners, to shape external technology landscapes. Represent GE Vernova in high-level technical forums and set the agenda for industry-wide standards.
- Serve as a primary Change Agent. You will systematically dismantle legacy silos, foster an "One Team" culture, and drive the adoption of new methodologies (including AI integration) to accelerate research throughput and improve operational excellence.
- Elevate the organization’s collective intelligence by mentoring Engineers. You are responsible for creating the next generation of technical leadership by fostering an environment of scientific integrity and high-impact accountability.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Doctorate in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) with 20+ years of industry-recognized experience or equivalent record of sustained, exceptional technical contributions.
- Proven ability to define and deliver on 5–10 year technology roadmaps that have demonstrably moved the needle on organization-critical objectives.
- Demonstrated mastery in designing enterprise-scale power system architectures including 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 with a focus on grid reliability, decarbonization, and energy security
- 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, with 20+ years of industry-recognized experience or equivalent sustained exceptional technical contributions
- Ability to define and deliver 5-10 year technology roadmaps tied to organization-critical objectives
- Mastery of enterprise-scale power system architectures, including power system operations, controls, protection, and grid dynamics
- Experience scaling laboratory developments, including hardware-in-the-loop, PSCAD, and MATLAB/Simulink, to field implementation
- Experience leading large research programs and writing successful R&D proposals
- Record of taking technical 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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