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About this Principal Engineer role at GE Vernova

GE Vernova · Remote · Remote

Job Description Summary

Consulting Service, a part of GE Vernova, has offices in multiple countries and offers our global clients (external & internal GEV) a wide range of solutions across the entire spectrum of power generation, delivery, and utilization. Consulting Services at GE Vernova is a team that has comprehensive, global experience in power system studies and in-depth experience analyzing shunt and series compensation, SVCs, FACTS, HVDC, synchronous condensers, and power plant and transmission system dynamic controls. Our global team has more than 500 person-years of professional experience with leading power system analysis software tools like Positive Sequence Load Flow (PSLF*) software and Multi-Area Production Simulation (MAPS*) software, as well as Siemens PSS**/E, DigSILENT PowerFactory, Aspen, ETAP**, PSCAD, EMTP, other commercial applications, and many specialized in-house tools. Our team also has deep experience with voltage control and reactive planning issues as well as the tools and procedures that are most effective in studying them. We perform detailed steady state, voltage and transient stability studies of regional transmission systems, generation interconnections, and renewable generation impacts, as well as specialized studies of sub-synchronous resonance and torsional interaction.
As a member of the Consulting Services Grid Integration and Stability, the successful candidate will be an active contributor to the GE Vernova business initiatives related to power systems, power generation equipment, power electronics equipment and services, and data center applications.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Lead technical analysis related to power electronic and power systems control of renewable generation, battery energy storage systems, large industrial drives, and FACTS
  • Develop projects with customers; manage contracts to ensure technical, schedule and cost objectives are met; actively participate in identifying and cultivating new customers and business opportunities; lead preparation of proposals; and develop customer presentations
  • Lead GE NPI/NTI activities on Inverter-based resources
  • Lead and organize project teams, guiding the work of individual contributors ensuring that high quality deliverables, budget, and on-time project metrics are met
  • Support customers with power systems engineering expertise; including EMT modeling, analysis, equipment design and specification, and failure mode analysis
  • Oversee and perform power system load flow studies, stability analysis, fault studies, transient studies, or detailed equipment modeling using appropriate software tools
  • Support continuous development of generation, transmission, and distribution products based on evolving codes and standards through participation in industry standards groups and leading innovative approaches to power system analysis
  • Effectively communicate results to both internal and external customers by preparing detailed written reports or presentations describing analyses performed, solutions developed, and customer value propositions
  • Enhance industry knowledge and present technical content in regional forums and conferences; serve as a thought leader in industry activities
  • Provide mentoring and training to other engineers in the areas of steady state and dynamic power system analysis, Sub-synchronous Resonance (SSR) analysis, control system modeling and tuning, and project execution and management

Required Qualifications

  • Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university and
  • Minimum 10 years of industry experience power electronics equipment design and control, power system anlysis
  • Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience supporting Intellectual Property through critical patent filing with at least 6 patents filed as author and/or co-author.

Desired Characteristics

  • Experience supporting technical aspects of intellectual property clearance processes for new products
  • Demonstrated experience executing/leading GE NPI/NTI activities on inverter-based resources control design and performance verification with at least 3 years of leading these activities
  • Experience performing/leading converter performance verification of wind products, control design, equipment modeling, and requirements definition for wind turbine generator converter NPI teams
  • Experience performing/leading complex grid interactions studies for wind plants (e.g. SSCI, Weak Grid), develop/design software (parameterization/converter control logic changes for the wind turbines) and/or hardware solution to effectively mitigate these issues
  • Demonstrated experience in modeling and tuning renewable power generation control systems in EMT suite of tools – for example – PSCAD, WindTRAP
  • Experience developing control solutions for grid compliance through the use of embedded solutions (Mark VIE, C++)
  • Experience in hardware/instrumentation, Power hardware in the loop, simulations for analysis and troubleshooting performance goal of Inverter based resources
  • Experience in the design of power electronics converters for wind application systems
  • Experience with design and analysis tools such as Matlab/Simulink, PSCAD, RTDS
  • Experience with the use and application of common programming languages (e.g. Python, FORTRAN, C++, MATLAB/Simulink), Software version tracking (e.g. TortoiseHg and TortoiseSVN).
  • Demonstrated application of complex mathematics and engineering to real-world electric power system problems
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills, ability to effectively communicate with all levels of internal stakeholders and external customers/plant staff
  • Willingness to travel to support project work (up to 10%)

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

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Application Deadline:

 

 

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $108,600.00 and $181,000.00. 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 09, 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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About GE Vernova

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help 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. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com

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