Essential Responsibilities
The Gas Turbine Performance Design & Methods team is seeking a Senior Professional Band Technical Leader to lead a team of engineers in the design, characterization and validation of transient thermal performance and operability of heavy-duty gas turbines.
As the Technical Leader, Transient Engine Analysis, you will:
- Provide technical leadership and work direction for engineers in transient thermal cycle modeling and analysis.
- Deliver control solutions that ensure robust operation during transient gas turbine conditions.
- Define and deliver transient cycle profiles in support of product design and equipment sizing activities
- Characterize HDGT thermal cycle behavior through transient events such as start-up, shutdown, offline trips and other grid transients
- Lead control optimization efforts to maximize product value while balancing competing product requirements.
- Communicate HDGT operability risks and opportunities to the broader commercial and engineering organizations
- Communicate resource and technical issues to leadership team
- Support gas turbine validation testing, field tuning and product services both in Greenville and at remote customer sites.
- Develop skills and competencies of team members. Mentor less experienced engineers.
- Continuously improve organizational workflow and processes using lean methodologies.
- Develop and protect the Intellectual Property rights of GE Vernova.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related technical field
- Minimum of 6 years gas turbine related engineering experience
Desired Characteristics
- Master's Degree / PhD in Engineering from an accredited university or college
- Minimum of 5 years gas turbine performance and/or operability analysis experience
- Minimum of 2 years gas turbine hardware design or analysis experience
- Familiarity with the current lineup of HA-class gas turbine product offerings
- Demonstrated design creativity and problem-solving capability
- Design of experiment and numerical optimization experience
- Influencing, leadership and project management skills
- Strong communication, organizational and mentoring skills
- Edison Engineering Development Program graduate
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: No
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. 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 February 25, 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.
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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.
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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