Senior Excitation Engineer - Nuclear (Remote Eligible, U.S)

Job Description Summary As the Senior Excitation Engineer, you will serve as the global technical authority for excitation control systems across the GE Vernova and legacy nuclear fleet.

You will lead the technical strategy for modernization, reliability, and regulatory compliance of excitation systems (EX2000, EX2100, EX2100e) in high-stakes nuclear environments.

Requires ability to provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support for installation and commissioning led by field services team.

In this Senior Professional band role, you will bridge the gap between advanced power electronics and stringent nuclear safety standards, acting as the final technical escalation point for the world’s most critical baseload power assets.

Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working.

Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team.

Has significant input into priorities.

Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role.

The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description Roles and Responsibilities Nuclear Fleet Strategy: Define the long-term technical roadmap for excitation systems in the global nuclear fleet, including obsolescence management, digital upgrades, and life-extension programs.

Regulatory & Compliance Leadership: Ensure all excitation designs and modifications strictly adhere to nuclear regulatory requirements and internal Nuclear Quality Management Systems.

High-Consequence Problem Solving: Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for complex, high-priority system disturbances in nuclear facilities, ensuring that solutions prioritize both plant availability and safety-critical stability.

Advanced Grid-Nuclear Interaction: Direct advanced modeling and simulation to analyze the interaction between large-scale nuclear baseload generation and evolving grid codes, ensuring the fleet’s continued stability.

Consulting SME: Provide expert-level consulting to the Commercial and Sales teams for multi-million dollar nuclear retrofit tenders, ensuring technical feasibility and risk mitigation.