Senior Nuclear Excitation Engineer
Job 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 in high-stakes nuclear environments. This role bridges the gap between advanced power electronics and stringent nuclear safety standards, serving as the final technical escalation point for critical power assets.
Responsibilities
- Define long-term excitation technical strategy
- Lead regulatory compliance and quality management
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis for system disturbances
- Oversee NPI design reviews and validation
- Mentor engineering staff
Required Skills
- Excitation control systems (EX2000, EX2100)
- Nuclear safety standards/culture
- Synchronous generator theory
- Power system stability modeling
- Systems engineering
Job Details
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.
- Consulting SME: Provide expert-level consulting for multi-million dollar nuclear retrofit tenders, ensuring technical feasibility and risk mitigation.
- Knowledge Preservation: Institutionalize excitation domain expertise by mentoring Staff and Lead engineers and developing documentation standards.
- Design Authority: Lead formal design reviews for New Product Introductions (NPI) and custom nuclear applications, ensuring rigorous verification and validation.
Required Qualifications:
- 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.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be able to access U.S. export-controlled information.
- Ability to travel globally (up to 25% for local, up to 50% for remote) to support outages, design reviews, and regulatory audits.