Senior Excitation Engineer – Nuclear

GE Vernova

Senior Excitation Engineer managing technical strategy and compliance for excitation systems in nuclear environments. Leading modernization and reliability efforts across GE Vernova's global nuclear fleet.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $124,500 - $207,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define the long-term technical roadmap for excitation systems in the global nuclear fleet, including obsolescence management, digital upgrades, and life-extension programs.
Ensure all excitation designs and modifications strictly adhere to nuclear regulatory requirements and internal Nuclear Quality Management Systems.
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.
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.
Provide expert-level consulting to the Commercial and Sales teams for multi-million dollar nuclear retrofit tenders, ensuring technical feasibility and risk mitigation.
Institutionalize decades of excitation domain expertise by mentoring Staff and Lead engineers for nuclear excitation engineering. Provide guidance and leadership in developing documentation standards.
Lead formal design reviews for New Product Introductions (NPI) and custom nuclear applications, ensuring rigorous verification and validation (V&V).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (Master’s or PhD strongly preferred)
Minimum of 10 years of experience in power generation engineering, with at least 5–8 years specifically focused on excitation systems or mission-critical power plant controls.
Exposure working within a Nuclear Safety Culture and navigating nuclear-specific quality and documentation standards.
Deep knowledge in synchronous generator theory and power system stability.
Strong systems engineering capability with the ability to lead complex, cross-functional integration efforts across excitation controls, generator systems, plant interfaces, and nuclear operational requirements.
Minimum of 15 years of experience in power generation engineering, with at least 7–10 years specifically focused on excitation systems or mission-critical power plant controls.
Recognized industry expert with a history of participation in IEEE/IEC working groups or nuclear industry forums (e.g., NEI, EPRI).
Exceptional ability to evaluate how excitation transients impact the broader nuclear island and balance-of-plant systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical teams during high-pressure forced outages or emergency site remediations.
Support implementing predictive maintenance technologies within a regulated nuclear framework.
Mastery in communicating complex technical risks to utility executives and regulatory bodies.
Professional Engineer (PE) license or specialized degree / certifications.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
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.
tuition assistance
adoption assistance
paid parental leave
disability benefits
life insurance
12 paid holidays
permissive time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

excitation systemspower generation engineeringsynchronous generator theorypower system stabilityroot cause analysismodeling and simulationverification and validationpredictive maintenance technologiescross-functional integrationnuclear operational requirements

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationrisk mitigationtechnical feasibility evaluationcross-functional team leadershipproblem-solvingdocumentation standards developmentconsultingstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Professional Engineer (PE) licenseMaster's degreePhD