Job Description Summary

Join GE Vernova's Grid System Integration (GSI) Research and Innovation team as an Electrical Engineer focused on next-generation power conversion technologies. You will design, build, and validate advanced power electronics hardware, contributing directly to grid modernization solutions deployed globally.

This hands-on R&D role offers the opportunity to innovate across the full hardware development lifecycle, from concept and simulation through prototyping and validation, within a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering organization. Are you ready to join our world-class team of researchers and do you have “The Energy to Change the World”?

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineers, specialists, and technicians to advance power conversion technology

• Design, simulate, and test power converter hardware using state-of-the-art engineering tools and methodologies

• Build and operate test setups for component validation and prototype demonstration

• Develop test plans and procedures for hardware performance validation

• Procure and maintain laboratory test equipment

• Partner with cross-functional teams across GE Vernova's Electrification Segment to align R&D efforts with product strategy

• Communicate project status and technical findings to internal and external stakeholders

• Engage with commercial, industrial, academic, and government partners to advance collaborative R&D initiatives

• Travel to GE Vernova and customer facilities as needed
• ​On-site position based in Niskayuna, New York

We will not sponsor candidates for Visa for this role now or in the future.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with a minimum of 5 relevant industry experience (we will consider candidates with an Associate degree and 9 years of related experience).

• 5+ years of experience designing power electronics hardware

• Must be 18 years or older

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 3D CAD modeling tools

• Background in R&D and product development environments

• Experience in manufacturing, testing, and certification of electrical hardware

• Proficiency with single-line diagrams and 3D CAD tools

• Proficiency with simulation tools (e.g., PSpice, LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, ANSYS)

• Knowledge of electrical safety standards, including PPE requirements and basic lifesaving rules

• Strong presentation, organizational, and analytical skills with attention to detail

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

• Adaptable and collaborative in a fast-paced global team environment

About Us:

Come bring your energy to change the world!

Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova, a dynamic accelerator comprised of our Power, Renewable Energy, Digital and Energy Financial Services businesses, is focused on leading a new era of energy - electrifying the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of energy, come join us.

Why we come to work:

At GE Vernova, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the green energy transition.

We deliver integrated project solutions to enable large-scale electrification and support our customer needs.

Additional Information

 

 

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. 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 September 08, 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.