Technical Leader – Mechanical Component Engineering

Job Description SummaryLead and mentor team with a focus to coordinate on 3 distinct areas on BWRX-300 project: 1) Mechanical Components: mechanical component and inline instrument selection, general mechanical and piping specifications, vendor interactions, and procurement engineering for the mechanical system teams; 2) Mechanical Component Engineering Standardization: standardization includes creation and maintenance of Design Document Standards (DDS), digital tool team interface, support architect engineering firms’ alignment as needed; 3) Project Level Documents: Mechanical-specific project level documents creation and updates.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead integrated approaches and solutions across the diverse engineering disciplines: Mechanical component design / specification, procurement, testing, and providing direction for installation and operational requirements. 
• Coordinate across matrixed Engineering teams to review, disposition, and provide vendor direction related drawing, specification, non-conformance, procedure, etc.  
• Lead preparation of work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction of components.
• Coordinate standardization: design deliverable standards development and maintenance, digital tool implementation and support architect engineering firm alignment
• Support project engineering or manager with; understanding execution metric and status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovery plans as well as being proactive to identify changes in scope – if customer driven, the support preparation of project change order (PCR).
• Drive compliance with scope, work plan, budget, and overall schedule as well as the applicable procurement package definitions, non-conformance processes, supplier oversight practices, and tools including design and technical reviews.
• Lead “day-to-day” operations and follow-up to ensure deliverables are produced and commitments met quality, specification, budget, and schedule.
• Identify, confirm, document, and lead resolution of technical risk or other emergent issues.
• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to ensure system designs and deliverables comply with all requirements throughout design release, procurement/fabrication, assembly, and site installation and testing.
• Support simplification and continuous process improvements.
• Champion nuclear safety culture – Ensure compliance with GVH policies, quality management system, and corrective action program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree.
• 7 years of experience in heavy industrial, thermal power, or nuclear industry working in mechanical equipment and component design, including specification of design requirements, design development, procurement, test, and fabrication/installation support.
• 4 years of experience with ASME codes & standards or equivalent.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to domestic and international plant sites.
• The preferred work location for this role is at the GVH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.
• 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.

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

• 5 years of experience with BWR plant product family [e.g., BWR-4, -5, -6, ABWR, ESBWR] system design, plant engineering maintenance and modifications, new plant design certification and licensing.
• 5 years of experience performing independent, or preferably team based, equipment/component design or technical reviews including product requirements management, technical risk tracking/retirement, technical reviews, procurement and fabrication support.
• 5 years of experience with applicable industry standards [e.g., ASME, AWS, BWRVIP reports].
• Master of Science Degree in Engineering Discipline.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to write organized engineering documents.
• Strong interpersonal and proven leadership skills.
• Professional Engineers License is an asset.
• Experience working in or with an architect engineering (A/E) firm.
• Knowledgeable, skilled and experienced regulatory affairs and licensing processes [e.g.; NRC].
• Able and willing to take ownership and responsibility for scoping, planning, scheduling, budgeting, action tracking, prioritization, monitoring, corrective actions, and 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 with diverse community of; engineers and technicians, business leaders and project managers, auditors, regulators, and customers.
• Adaptive, able to quickly learn diverse and varying organizational interfaces [e.g.; cross-functional, across business within same company, across different companies including customer, partners, and suppliers, regulator, third party auditors].
• Continuous improvement “mindset” with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process.

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

#LI-Remote - This is a remote positionApplication Deadline:

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. 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 June 22, 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.