Lead Engineer – I&C Systems Design; Remote Eligible, U.S

Job Description Summary

The I&C Systems Design Engineer is responsible for design and analysis of I&C systems for nuclear power plant applications.

• Demonstrates accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership, oversee project scheduling and resource planning, develop talent through mentorship, and act as the point-of-contact between the engineering team and both internal and external customers.
• Lead I&C System design and development from conceptual through preliminary and detailed design, fabrication, assembly, production test, validation test, site installation, start‑up test, and commissioning.
• Perform, lead, or manage design and related technical scope from Conceptual, Preliminary, and Detailed Design including successful completion of nuclear regulatory design certification or plant licensing, procurement packages, and hand‑off to suppliers for implementation of all applicable system and component requirements; interfaces, function, performance, design assurance process, qualification, standards, regulatory guidance, certification or licensing commitments, technical contract, human factors, safety hazards, reliability, cyber security, etc.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to define and achieve functional, performance, reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) targets and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).
• Collaborate with system supplier implementation teams to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans, procedures, and reports including factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, construction, pre‑operational, and start‑up tests.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial Instrumentation and control such as nuclear, power, process, marine, oil & gas, military, aerospace, medical, or pharmaceutical.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with application, requisition, or field engineering in a combination of mid‑tier programmable logic controllers (PLC) or top‑tier DCS used in complex instrumentation, data acquisition, control, monitoring, or automation.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in safety‑critical applications or regulated industry.

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; highly qualified U.S.‑based remote candidates will also be considered.
• This role requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information. Final offers will be contingent on obtaining authorization for access to such information from the U.S. Government.

• Experience in BWR nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, and monitoring with detailed knowledge of safety‑related systems, hardware, software, theory of operation, equipment environmental, seismic qualification (EQ) testing and field services or plant start‑ups.
• Experience in DCS or PLC application, deployment and support engineering of complex, high‑reliability, signal acquisition, data processing, inter‑networking, separation, safety hazards, reliability, simulation, and cyber security requirements.
• Experience using industry standards.
• Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, results oriented – able to learn quickly and make reasoned, sound, and timely decisions.
• Effective communication, cross‑discipline and functional facilitation, and influencing skills, both verbal and written, with focus on requirements, design basis documents and technical presentation preparation and delivery.
• Inclusive team player able to work successfully in a matrix environment – executing multiple assignments and priorities.
• Able and willing to take ownership and responsibility for work scoping, deliverables planning, prioritizing, scheduling, budgeting, action tracking, monitoring, corrective actions, reporting, etc.
• Self‑starter with positive energy, bias for action, and proven track record of…