GE Vernova - Nuclear Controls Hardware Engineer

GE Vernova; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

GE Vernova in Wilmington, NC is seeking a Controls Hardware Engineer to design and implement electronic controls platform hardware for nuclear power plants. You will collaborate with electronic software teams and plant operations to deliver robust hardware solutions.

The role emphasizes hardware design, testing strategies, documentation, and risk communication. Candidates should have a bachelor's in relevant engineering and PCB experience, with knowledge of Altium, HDL tools, and verification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical, computer, software, mechatronics, or similar engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Experience with designing electronic circuit boards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality engineering electronic hardware design and testing strategies.
• Design activities include schematic design, component selection, PCB layout, simulation, and integration testing.
• Document designs by creating Design Specifications and writing test reports.
• Engage customers to define scope, review results, and discuss risks.
• Work with technical leader to set an effective work plan and time estimates.
• Apply engineering fundamentals to establish expected performance.
• Provide clear analysis documentation.
• Perform testing to support component failure analysis and report generation.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Collaboration

Leadership

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Computer/Software/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Altium

PSpice

SystemVerilog

UVM

Quartus

Vivado

ModelSim

Questa

Job description

Job Description Summary

The controls hardware engineer is responsible for designing and implementing electronic controls platform hardware for Nuclear Power Plants. The team has strong interfaces with electronic software design and plant system operations. This role requires technical problem solving, strong hardware design skills and effective communication/collaboration.

Job Description Summary

The controls hardware engineer is responsible for designing and implementing electronic controls platform hardware for Nuclear Power Plants. The team has strong interfaces with electronic software design and plant system operations. This role requires technical problem solving, strong hardware design skills and effective communication/collaboration.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsibilities

The Controls Hardware Engineer is responsible for the delivery of high-quality engineering electronic hardware design and testing strategies. Work scope typically includes the following essential responsibilities:

• Creating a design from requirements / helping define requirements where necessary.
• Design activities include schematic design, component selection, PCB layout, performing simulation/module testing, and integration testing of the design. This also includes design verification of these same activities.
• Documenting designs by creating Design Specifications and writing test reports.
• Engage customers to define scope, review results, and discuss technical risks.
• Work with the technical leader to establish an effective work plan, including time estimates, schedule estimates, requirements, and work processes.
• Apply engineering fundamentals and 1st order engineering principles to establish and/or confirm expected performance.
• Provide clear and complete analysis documentation.
• Perform Testing to support component failure analysis including report generation.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical, computer, software, mechatronics, or similar engineering from an accredited college of university.
• Experience with designing electronic circuit boards.

Eligibility Requirements

• Relocation to Wilmington, NC is required.

Desired Characteristics

• Knowledge and experience with PCB design, signal analysis and system verification tools (Altium, PSpice, SystemVerilog, UVM, etc.)
• Knowledge and experience with common HDL languages and PLD/FPGA development tools (Quartus, Vivado, ModelSim, Questa, etc.).
• General knowledge and experience of schematic design, PCB layout, and PCB manufacturing.
• 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
• Leadership experience inside and/or outside the classroom
• 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.

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

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $72,000.00 and $108,000.00. 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 November 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.