Sr Nuclear Controls Engineer
Job Summary
The Senior Field Application Engineer leads the deployment of nuclear controls strategy across North America. This role provides technical consultation, develops business pipelines, and acts as the commercial focal point for nuclear industry control solutions. The position focuses on technical product integration, customer relationship management, and driving successful project outcomes within the nuclear energy sector.
Responsibilities
- Develop nuclear controls sales pipelines
- Provide pre-sales technical consultation
- Manage key customer relationships
- Lead control system migration strategies
- Deliver technical presentations at industry events
Required Skills
- 15+ years nuclear industry experience
- Steam turbine & controls expertise
- Nuclear regulatory compliance (10 CFR 50, NQA-1)
- Control Logic Design
- Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD)
Job Details
### Job Description
The Senior Field Application Engineer is responsible for deploying the Nuclear Controls strategy in North America, by supporting the Sales Managers in complex opportunities, creating new pipelines through campaigns and being the commercial focal point of the SCS North America organization for the Nuclear Industry.
### Responsibilities
- Provide pre-sales technical and product solution consultation for all Controls related solutions specifically to the Nuclear Industry.
- Own the pipeline development plan for enabling future business in NAM for the Nuclear industry.
- Develop and maintain deep understanding of GE Mark system platform solution and service offerings.
- Actively listen, understand, and interpret customers' business goals, operating objectives, and control system risks, and customize GE Vernova SCS solutions to best meet their needs.
- Research and understand competitors' regional value propositions and go to market approaches and support development of winning sales and solutions strategies.
- Support optimal opportunity strategy and execution, including proposal development, delivery, and tracking.
- Establish relationships with key regional customers to ensure a strong awareness of current threats and establish a preference for GE Vernova SCS solution.
- Support Sales team with technical product solutions, presentations, and demos, with application knowledge in specific opportunities, and participating in site surveys.
- Determine the appropriate solution scope for opportunities to quote, to support the Sales and Commercial team to generate a competitive proposal.
- Become regional reference point for technical queries regarding the Nuclear Industry for the Controls prod line.
- Partner with Product Line leadership to remain current on all market trends and anticipate changes in the market including regulations, threats, competitor approaches, etc.
- Lead effort to identify relevant case study sites and successful customer projects.
- Deliver technical project / product presentation in industry forums and regional industry/application events.
### Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in the nuclear power industry.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience working with steam turbine, generator, and controls technologies.
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in sales, project management, engineering, or field services.
### Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated success in leading control system migrations (e.g., Mark V to Mark VIe) in nuclear facilities.
- Mastery of multi-element control strategies for Feedwater and Steam Generator/Drum level systems.
- In-depth working knowledge of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and NQA-1 quality standards.
- Experience in Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) for nuclear plant service.
- Ability to model and tune controls to prevent unplanned reactor trips.
- Expertise in electrical and logical isolation standards (e.g., IEEE 384).