Principal Engineer - Advanced Plant Systems Traditional & Incubator Product Design

Job Description Summary
This is an exciting new role within the System Technology and Adaptive Intelligence (STAI) team in Gas Power Engineering (GPE), who's organizational vision is to create "An artificial-intelligence-enhanced electric power & CO2 focused innovation team that supports and incubates new ventures and ideas through diligent engineering to provide cleaner, more flexible power to the world," and we are looking for dynamic systems design engineers to help us achieve this vision, focusing on our team that brings Gas Power products from conceptual design to new product introduction.

The person in the Principal Engineer - Advanced Plant Systems Design role will create, design and analyze the next generation of traditional and non-traditional Gas Power products working closely with Product Management to define competitive product requirements, design product concepts and transition the results into New Product Introduction (NPI) programs. The Advanced Plant Systems Design team will be responsible for advanced plant level systems pre-NPI conceptual design including gas turbine and accessories, steam turbine, HRSG, generator and traditional plant systems. The team will also be responsible for pre-NPI conceptual design, industrialization and validation of non-traditional "incubator" products. The team will work closely with subject matter experts across the engineering organization to develop and deploy advanced system modeling to relentlessly build new product cost and performance modeling capabilities to deliver high quality product concept assessments.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

Demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives in the field of traditional Plant Systems including gas turbine, steam turbine, generator and balance-of-plant systems and non-traditional Incubator systems. Integrates and develops pre-NPI conceptual design processes that meet business needs across the organization. Involved in long-term planning. This role contributes to the overall strategy and manages complex issues within functional areas of Plant Systems design.

• Identify, develop, evaluate, and introduce engineering solutions to meet near term and long-range product line and engineering productivity needs. Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing and stakeholders to define and create competitive advanced plant, gas turbine and non-traditional incubator product solutions for future investment. Demonstrate a high "say-do" ratio and perform on-time and technically excellent product concept trade studies and competitor assessments. Review personal work with peers and CTH community and proactively address concerns and retire risks.
• Provide technical consultation on product problems throughout the business including supplier and field support. Drive consistent "apples-to-apples" assumptions and technical comparisons across advanced product options to clearly show technology impact and investment opportunity. Partner with Technical Competitive Assessment to understand market position and propose new Gas Power programs and countermeasures to address risk and improve product customer value.
• Assist team with Technical rigor to develop safe, high quality products while being actively Engaged during design process.
• Lead and provide the key technical direction to large projects with critical business impact. Develop plant conceptual design product cost, performance and operability design tools and methods with emphasis to deploy Adaptive Intelligence methods for robust solutions and design productivity. Deploy Nx or other tools to create compelling visual concept layouts and product system design.
• Exercise Curiosity by striving for improved products & processes to support customers. On occasion, design and develop non-traditional product offerings aligned with long range business interests.
• Provide technical consultation to cross-functional teams throughout the business to improve or resolve manufacturing, product center, supplier, or field issues.
• Effectively communicate and provide recommendations through the analysis, preparation and presentation of technical data to internal and external GE customers using reports, records, and letters. Foster effective communication and simplify complex problems into understandable messages.
• Use knowledge and expertise to market winning proposals in anticipation of business product needs. Create and champion product innovation through the identification and adoption of the latest technology. Create high value Gas Power external program concept papers and technology proposals for third-party funding.
• Prepare invention disclosures to protect technology that gives the business a competitive advantage, as well as protecting the intellectual property rights of the company.
• Demonstrate and activate the GE Vernova Way: Innovation, Customers, Lean, One Team, Accountable.
• Assure timely communication of technical and business information among organizations and within the team.
• Be a Helpful resource to all levels of engineering team and encourage dialogue between all groups.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science.
• At least 8 additional years of experience in an engineering capacity.
• Demonstrated plant systems or gas turbine technical product design and development experience.
• US Person with authorization for access to US export-controlled information.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Self-starting and personal drive and creative ability to make decisions and produce results with imperfectly defined requirements.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise using complex engineering design tools and processes.
• Excellent verbal and written skills and ability to take complex technical proposals and translate them into simple, easily understood messages.
• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market and manage programs that further the knowledge, understanding and capability of the business. Specifically, experience working cross-functionally to define product requirements, creating, executing and managing programs and familiarity with Gas Power Engineering program operations.
• Problem analysis and resolution skills. Specifically, demonstrated creativity and background in systems modeling methods and complex design space optimization analysis plus hands-on expertise using today's engineering design tools for gas turbine accessory systems, steam systems or plant systems.
• Demonstrated leadership in defining the state of the art in at least one technical specialty, along with the ability to teach and set standard practices within this field. Specifically, a strong background in one or more relevant fundamental sciences such as fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, aerodynamics, combustion, thermodynamics, heat transfer.
• Exhibits the GE Vernova Way behaviors: Innovation, Customers, Lean, One Team, Accountable.

The base pay range for this position is 131,700.00 - 219,300.00 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for a 15% bonus.

This posting is expected to close on 6/12/2025

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, 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 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 planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a "Sponsor"). Each Sponsor 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 Sponsor's welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

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: No