Switzerland Global Enterprise

Senior Applications Engineer – SMR Electrical Systems, Grid Interface

Switzerland Global Enterprise

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: North Carolina • United States

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Salary

💰 $111,200 - $213,200 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide mentorship and professional development for early-career and lead-level engineers on the team
  • Develop and maintain a deep technical knowledge of the design basis for standard plant electrical systems of the BWRX-300 technology.
  • Perform detailed gap analysis between stand plant electrical systems and site-specific requirements, including regulatory requirements, electrical codes and standards, transmission system and grid interconnection requirements, and local power system reliability requirements.
  • Evaluate impacts of site-specific requirements on both plant electrical systems and grid interface/switchyard systems.
  • Develop and propose conceptual design solutions to resolve site application challenges while maximizing design standardization where practicable.
  • Support integration across multiple engineering disciplines, including architectural engineering, licensing, equipment design, and safety systems.
  • Participate in design evolution programs that extend and improve our modularization strategies.
  • Contribute to an engineering team that assures proposals and early works packages for selected sites are compatible with our standard product offering.
  • Establish and maintain strong working relationship with internal engineering teams.
  • Interface with external partners, customers, and other applicable country specific regulatory agencies as required on technical issues.
  • Work with proposal and early works teams to build estimates, schedules, and identify risks associated with different opportunities.
  • Provide guidance to external partner engineering resources to ensure the quality of deliverables.
  • Support commercial and marketing opportunities to develop new business opportunities.
  • Protect the Intellectual Property rights of GVH.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • At least 8 years of progressive experience in electric power systems engineering
  • At least 5 years of experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale power generation industry
  • Strong knowledge of nuclear electric power systems design principles, including safety classification, diverse train architecture, and redundancy
  • Demonstrated ability to adapt electric power systems designs to new codes, standards, and regulations.
  • Familiarity with nuclear electrical codes and standards such as IEEE, NFPA, and other regulatory frameworks
  • Experience working at the interface between plant power systems and utility grid requirements.
  • Knowledge of diverse regulatory schemes (e.g., US NRC, CNSC, IAEA, etc.) and grid code requirements (e.g., US regions, Canada, EU, etc.)
  • Proven ability to be a liaison between organizations that are operating in separate geographic locations
  • Experience with project management skillset (communication, risk, planning/scheduling, change mgmt)
Benefits
  • 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
  • GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
electric power systems engineeringnuclear electric power systems designsafety classificationdiverse train architectureredundancygap analysisconceptual design solutionsproject managementplanning/schedulingchange management
Soft Skills
mentorshipprofessional developmentstrong working relationshipcommunicationadaptabilityliaisonteam collaborationguidancerisk identificationcommercial opportunity support
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering