Lead Nuclear Plant Systems Integration Engineer

GE Vernova; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) matching

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Engineer to join its Plant Systems Integration team in Houston and other U.S. locations.

The role focuses on advancing new nuclear plant concepts (SMR/SFR) and delivering integrated plant designs with safety, cost, and performance in mind. You will guide engineering design, mentor teammates, manage cross‑site interfaces, and ensure compliance with licensing and design bases while employing state‑of‑the‑art technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in an engineering capacity.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and leadership, oversee project scheduling and resource planning, develop talent through mentorship, and act as the point‑of‑contact between your engineering team and both internal and external customers.
• Conducts component and system integration with overall new nuclear plant design. All activities that span multiple components and systems that are concerned with how to integrate for maximum performance, operability, and design to cost.
• Manages product and systems requirements, specifications, and flow down.
• Drive the identification of verification and validation (V&V) requirements at the plant, system, and component level.
• Responsible for defining plant‑level design requirements for the systems, components, subcontractors, and partner teams.
• Manages interface between systems, components, and project/product management organizations.
• Developing specialized knowledge in their discipline. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area.
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how your area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions.
• Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Team collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Engineer to join its Plant Systems Integration team in Houston and other U.S. locations.

The role focuses on advancing new nuclear plant concepts (SMR/SFR) and delivering integrated plant designs with safety, cost, and performance in mind. You will guide engineering design, mentor teammates, manage cross‑site interfaces, and ensure compliance with licensing and design bases while employing state‑of‑the‑art technology.