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Chief Engineer – Plant Operability
About the role
• Serve as senior technical authority for plant operating concepts
• Set and enforce technical standards and guide key design decisions
• Make final determinations on technical tradeoffs and risk acceptance
• Lead complex operability programs and projects end to end
• Ensure architecture, technical rigor, safety, quality, and lifecycle risk closure
• Partner with Chief Engineers, engineering teams, leadership, and project leaders
• Align technical strategy and resolve escalated issues
• Lead formal design reviews and approve critical deliverables, deviations, and waivers
• Develop robust, available, and sustainable power plant solutions
• Support project teams, suppliers, customers, and stakeholders with complex technical challenges
• Monitor emerging technologies, industry trends, and regulatory developments
• Shape strategic investments, external partnerships, and intellectual property opportunities
• Mentor senior and developing engineers and identify skill gaps
• Develop, maintain, and approve technical standards and design practices
• Advance best practices and use Lean, data, and AI-enabled approaches for continuous improvement
• Foster an inclusive, accountable, collaborative, and enterprise-wide engineering culture
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related technical field
• Relevant experience in a senior engineering capacity
• For U.S. candidates, 15 years of experience in a senior engineering capacity
• Extensive experience leading technical strategy, design decisions, and risk management for operability of complex power generation products, systems, or programs
• Recognized technical expertise demonstrated through patents, publications, conference participation, standards development, or other industry contributions
• Proven success influencing technical direction and delivering results in complex, cross-functional, and global engineering environments
• Strong record of mentoring and developing engineers
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive sound outcomes on challenging technical issues
• Strong communication skills and experience engaging customers, suppliers, and senior stakeholders
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the U.S. opening
• Professional development opportunities
• Challenging careers
• Competitive compensation
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Health Coach access
• Employee Assistance Program
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
• Tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
• Company retirement contributions
• Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• Permissive time off