Engineering Technical Lead - I&C Embedded Software

IF1184 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

IF1184 GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead for I&C Embedded Software. You will lead and mentor a portion of the team developing embedded software controls for nuclear power plants, focusing on planning, design assurance, and execution excellence.

The role balances hands-on coding with technical reviews to ensure safe, reliable plant operation. Required are a BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and 10+ years in embedded software,

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent 4-year technical degree.
• Min. 10 years of embedded software development experience, including C programming.
• Min. 10 years of experience with coding conventions, unit testing, and integration testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor part of the team responsible for embedded software controls for nuclear energy systems.
• Plan work, track schedule, and manage resources across lifecycle phases.
• Ensure design and code meet requirements, safety, and quality standards.

Skills

Embedded software development

C Programming

Requirements management

System design reviews

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

GitLab

IDEs & Debuggers

Job description

Job Description Summary

As Engineering Technical Lead for I&C Embedded Software for GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GVH), you will Lead and mentor part of the team responsible for developing and maintaining embedded software controls and instrumentations systems to enable nuclear power plants to operate safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Focus on work planning, technical approach, design assurance, and execution excellence.

Essential Responsibilities

Lead preparation of high thru low work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across lifecycle phases of Engineer-Procure-Construct or new product introduction using the applicable practices, guides, and tools. Support project engineering or manager with understanding execution metric and status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovering plans, and be extremely proactive to identify changes in scope. Drive compliance utilizing scope, detailed work planning, budget, overall schedule, applicable design processes, and discipline specific practices and tools including design and technical reviews. Lead “day-to-day” operations and follow-up to ensure deliverables are produced and commitments met on-spec., on-budget, and on-schedule. Coordinate proactively and inclusively for overall team across other engineering disciplines to support integrated plant design objectives. Collaborate with project management, project engineering, support functions, and others to drive project completion. Identify, confirm, document, and lead resolution of technical, risk, other emergent issues. Provide technical oversight and mentorship to ensure system designs and deliverables comply with requirements throughout design release to manufacturing or supplier including production, validation, installation, and commission tests. Support strategy, plan, statement of work preparation, and implementation of resource loading. Assist with hosting learning sessions, knowledge capture, and transfer initiatives. Use variety of tools for requirements, design, change, configuration, and document management. Champion nuclear safety culture; Ensure compliance with GVH policies, quality management system, and corrective action program. Deliver work with integrity, safety, security, quality, and on-time output.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent 4-year technical degree from an accredited college or university. Minimum of 10 years of experience in embedded software development, including a deep working knowledge of C Programming language and software development tools (GitLab version control, IDE’s, Debuggers, etc.). Minimum of 10 years of experience with C Coding conventions, unit testing, and integration testing of software. Minimum of 5 years of experience performing independent, or preferably team based, system design or technical reviews including interfacing with requirements management, independent verification and validation.

Eligibility Requirements

The preferred work location for this role is at the GVH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered. Does require the ability to come onsite as needed for testing operations (about once a month). 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.

Desired Characteristics

Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, monitoring, electric power system and field engineering. Competency in industry standards IEEE, IEC, and quality standards. 10 years of experience in commercial nuclear industry working in plant instrumentation application software, control and monitoring software system design, including implementation, test, installation, and commissioning. 10 years of application, field installation, and testing of systems, equipment. Competency in modeling and test data collection tools. Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced, and a results-oriented analyst and leader. Solves technical challenges through application of common design patterns and identifying appropriate patterns for use in problem solving. Proven track record of delivering commitments on specification, on budget, and on schedule. Strong verbal communication, as well as, facilitation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences – Able to communicate openly, calmly, and crisply in stressful situations. Adaptive; able to quickly learn diverse and varying organizational interfaces with professional astuteness. Continuous improvement mindset with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process. Solid technical writing skills with focus on requirements and design documents. Effective use of data structures and algorithms. Experience understanding C Coding standards that meets and delivers desired functionality using technology selected for the project. Familiarity of MISRA-C is desirable. Experienced in product, instrument, system design, verification, validation, and qualification. Solves technical challenges through application of common design patterns and identifying appropriate patterns for use in problem solving. Experience in design verification and validation. Excellent written and verbal communications skills and ability to articulate clearly Contributes to creative solutions and challenges status quo. Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption. #LI-NW2 #LI-Remote 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: Yes #LI-Remote - This is a remote position Application Deadline: October 10, 2026 For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. 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 25, 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. 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