Hardware Engineer
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Job description
The Services Instrumentation and Controls C10 / C35.6 Instrumentation and Controls hardware engineer is responsible for designing and manufacturing of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) equipment that control safety critical functions for the BWRX-300 Small Module Reactor. This role will be highly integrated with our vendors and will be focused on quickly ramping up suppliers to meet production schedule for new product line of PCB hardware. The role requires technical problem solving, requirements management, and effective communication/collaboration with internal and external teams., * Identify, develop, evaluate, introduce, and manage engineering solutions for product control and control system technology needs. Apply control theory and mathematical modeling to design and control systems with desired behaviors. Includes operability, setting of boundaries, cycle optimization, control logic, control related software, sensors, hardware and software algorithms, and feedback to control the performance of devices, subsystems and systems.
- Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute policy/strategy. May include support roles with specialized technical field of knowledge; still acquiring higher level knowledge and skills.
- Basic understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. Good understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
- May have some autonomy to make decisions within a defined framework. Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures. Consults more senior team members for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters.
- A job at this level requires good interpersonal skills and may be required to lead a junior team. For customer facing roles, develops strong customer relationships and serves as the interface between customer and GE. Explains technical information to others.
- Demonstrate accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks.
- Work with vendors to ensure designs can be manufactured to required quality standards.
- Technical collaboration between design engineering and vendors when manufacturing issues arise.
- 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 in accordance with GE engineering procedures.
- Manage time effectively to provide quality deliverables within the expected project timeline. Communicate effectively to leadership the status of work activities.
- Effectively manage multiple priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or college.
- 2 years PCB design and manufacturing experience., * For US - 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.
- For Canada GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.
- For Canada - This position will report onsite to the Markham office 3 days a week., * Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, monitoring, and electric power system and field engineering.
- Competency in industry standards. IEEE, IEC, IPC, and quality.
- Competency in modeling and test data collection tools.
- Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, balanced and a results-oriented analyst and leader.
- Proven track record of delivering commitments on budget and schedule with high quality results.
- 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.
- Knowledge and experience with PCB design, signal analysis and system verification tools (Altium, PSpice, System Verilog, UVM, etc.).
- General knowledge in PCB manufacturing.
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Benefits & conditions
For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $79K and $129K CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set., For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $80,000.00 and $120,000.00. 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 May 28, 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.