Lab & Automation Engineer

Job Description Summary
The Lab & Automation Engineer is responsible for the health, availability, and efficiency of our engineering lab environment. You will maintain the physical hardware testbeds, manage equipment calibration, and develop the automation scripts necessary to integrate our lab infrastructure into our CI/CV pipelines. This role is critical to ensuring our engineering teams have a reliable, automated environment for verifying hardware and software performance.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lab Infrastructure Management: Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot physical test racks, bench equipment, and prototype hardware units to ensure high uptime for testing.
• Automation Development: Develop and maintain automation scripts (Python, Bash, or similar) to interface with test hardware, trigger test sequences, and capture data for automated reporting.
• Linux Environment Maintenance: Manage and configure Linux-based test controllers and embedded devices, including OS provisioning, kernel updates, and package management.
• CI/CV Pipeline Integration: Work with DevOps/Software teams to bridge the gap between physical lab hardware and our CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) to enable automated hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
• Data Acquisition: Implement scripts to automate data logging and telemetry collection from devices under test, ensuring data is accurately pushed to our analysis platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical field.
• 2+ years of professional work experience in a related engineering field.

Eligibility Requirements

• The work location for this role is in Rochester, NY (Relocation assistance provided if not already local).

Preferred Skills

• Strong experience with Linux/Unix command-line environments; ability to write shell scripts and manage services.
• Proven experience using Python (or equivalent) for hardware automation and test script development.
• Experience working with laboratory equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, multimeters) and embedded hardware debugging.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues across the full stack-from hardware connectivity to OS-level drivers and software automation.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools in a testing context.
• Experience with communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, Ethernet).
• Experience setting up and maintaining laboratory networks.

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 $80,000.00 and $120,000.00. 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 June 29, 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.