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Technical Leader - Mechanical Component (Remote Eligible, U.S.)

GE Vernova
Remote, United States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Jan 2026
💰 $188,800/yr($113,200/yr$188,800/yr)

About the role

Job Description Summary

Lead and mentor matrixed team with a focus on fabrication and installation work planning, technical approach, design assurance, and execution excellence on BWRX-300 project. Scope includes proposal, requirements management, design, optioneering, fabrication support, installation thru commissioning as well as stewardship of guides, tools, skills development, knowledge capture, lessons learned, best practices, issue resolution, and supplier or partner technical oversight.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

  • Lead integrated approaches and solutions across the diverse plant disciplines or specialties of; Mechanical component design, equipment design, licensing support, procurement, testing, and providing direction for installation and operational requirements. 
  • Coordinate across matrixed Engineering teams to review, disposition, and provide vendor direction related drawing, specification, non-conformance, procedure, etc.  
  • Lead preparation of work planning, scheduling, and resource loading across Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction of components.
  • Support project engineering or manager with; understanding execution metric and status, issues, risks, mitigation or recovery plans as well as being proactive to identify changes in scope – if customer driven, the support preparation of project change order (PCR).
  • Drive compliance with; scope, work plan, budget, and overall schedule as well as the applicable procurement package definitions, non-conformance processes, supplier oversight practices, and tools including design and technical reviews.
  • Lead “day-to-day” operations and follow-up to ensure deliverables are produced and commitments met on-spec., on-budget, and on-schedule.
  • Identify, confirm, document, and lead resolution of technical risk or other emergent issues.
  • Provide technical oversight and mentorship to ensure system designs and deliverables comply with all requirements throughout design release, procurement/fabrication, assembly, and site installation and testing.
  • Assist with hosting learning sessions as well as knowledge capture and transfer initiatives.
  • Champion conformance with regulations and guides, standard review plans, branch technical positions, interim staff guidance, information notices and summaries, bulletins, orders, etc. as well as applicable nuclear guidance and industry standards.
  • Support Simplification and continuous process improvements.
  • Champion nuclear safety culture – Ensure compliance with GEH policies, quality management system, and corrective action program.
  • Deliver work with integrity, safety and security, quality, and then on-time output.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics or equivalent 4-year technical degree.
  • 7 years of experience in heavy industrial, thermal power, or nuclear industry working in mechanical equipment and component design, including specification of design requirements, design development, procurement, test, and fabrication/installation support.
  • 5 years of excellent knowledge, skill, and experience with PC and desktop engineering productivity software [e.g.; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Visio], various computer aided design or analysis and modelling tools as well as project collaboration tools [PLM, Documentum].  
  • 4 years of experience with ASME codes & standards or equivalent.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% to domestic and international plant sites.
  • The preferred work location for this role is at the GEH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC; but highly qualified (US based) remote candidates will be considered.
  • This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Desired Characteristics

  • 5 years of experience with BWR plant product family [e.g., BWR-4, -5, -6, ABWR, ESBWR] system design, plant engineering maintenance and modifications, new plant design certification and licensing.
  • 5 years of experience performing independent, or preferably team based, equipment/component design or technical reviews including product requirements management, technical risk tracking/retirement, technical reviews, procurement and fabrication support.
  • 5 years of experience with applicable industry standards [e.g., ASME, AWS, BWRVIP reports].
  • Master of Science Degree in Engineering Discipline.
  • Experience with weldment design, structural analysis (inclu

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