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Senior Applications Engineer – SMR Electrical Systems, Grid Interface
Location
North Carolina
Posted
111 days ago
Salary
$111.2K - $213.2K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Applications Engineer – SMR Electrical Systems, Grid Interface
GE Vernova
• Provide mentorship and professional development for early-career and lead-level engineers on the team • Develop and maintain a deep technical knowledge of the design basis for standard plant electrical systems of the BWRX-300 technology. • Perform detailed gap analysis between stand plant electrical systems and site-specific requirements, including regulatory requirements, electrical codes and standards, transmission system and grid interconnection requirements, and local power system reliability requirements. • Evaluate impacts of site-specific requirements on both plant electrical systems and grid interface/switchyard systems. • Develop and propose conceptual design solutions to resolve site application challenges while maximizing design standardization where practicable. • Support integration across multiple engineering disciplines, including architectural engineering, licensing, equipment design, and safety systems. • Participate in design evolution programs that extend and improve our modularization strategies. • Contribute to an engineering team that assures proposals and early works packages for selected sites are compatible with our standard product offering. • Establish and maintain strong working relationship with internal engineering teams. • Interface with external partners, customers, and other applicable country specific regulatory agencies as required on technical issues. • Work with proposal and early works teams to build estimates, schedules, and identify risks associated with different opportunities. • Provide guidance to external partner engineering resources to ensure the quality of deliverables. • Support commercial and marketing opportunities to develop new business opportunities. • Protect the Intellectual Property rights of GVH. • Support GVH initiatives, corrective action, process improvement and simplification. • Ensure adherence to GVH’s standards for nuclear safety and compliance.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- At least 8 years of progressive experience in electric power systems engineering.
- At least 5 years of experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale power generation industry.
- Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field (preferred).
- Professional Engineer registration in one or more states (preferred).
- Strong knowledge of nuclear electric power systems design principles, including safety classification, diverse train architecture, and redundancy.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt electric power systems designs to new codes, standards, and regulations.
- Familiarity with nuclear electrical codes and standards such as IEEE, NFPA, and other regulatory frameworks.
- Experience working at the interface between plant power systems and utility grid requirements.
- Knowledge of diverse regulatory schemes (e.g., US NRC, CNSC, IAEA, etc.) and grid code requirements (e.g., US regions, Canada, EU, etc.).
- Experience developing modular solutions and associated interface requirements.
- Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations.
- High performing individual with demonstrated ability to deliver results while exhibiting behaviors that promote strong team performance.
- Proven interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to think strategically, be creative and move quickly.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team of highly experienced engineers and balance multiple demands and priorities.
- Experience with project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change mgmt).
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
- a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
- company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
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