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Senior Controls Engineer - Direct Air Capture

GE Vernova
Greenville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Mar 2026
💰 $219,300/yr($131,700/yr$219,300/yr)

About the role

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?
What impact you'll make
As a leader of the Direct Air Capture NPI team, you will be an active contributor to defining controls architecture for first-of-a-kind carbon capture systems and evolving prototype controls into scalable, repeatable product architectures.

Job Description

What you'll do

Own system-level controls architecture and develop control strategies for DAC process equipment

Lead MarkVIe-based control system design including I/O assignments, logic development, and system interfaces

Translate process requirements into robust control logic, loops, and sequencing for startup, shutdown, and fault handling

Support factory acceptance testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting of control systems in field environments

Develop control system requirements, specifications, and design standards for the DAC product line

Collaborate across disciplines to align controls with product and system-level goals in an NPI environment

Support productization by identifying opportunities for modularization, standardization, and cost reduction

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building controls engineering capability within the DAC team

Provide technical leadership in design reviews and drive technical decisions for complex control system challenges

Required Qualifications -

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation, or related discipline with 8+ years of industrial controls experience

Preferred Skills -

At least 2 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and commissioning industrial control systems including logic development and field instrumentation

At least 2 years of direct experience with GE MarkVIe or closely related GE control platforms and major industrial PLC ecosystems

1 year of demonstrated experience in field commissioning, troubleshooting, and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Deep experience with GE MarkVIe application development, hardware selection, and HMI integration

Experience with carbon capture, power generation, or clean energy/low-carbon technologies

Broad experience across different controls strategies and industrial communication protocols

Background in NPI, product development, or early-stage technology commercialization

Demonstrated technical leadership in leading design reviews, mentoring engineers, and driving technical decisions

Experience in startup-like environments with ability to wear multiple hats

Benefits Available to You

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.

A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.

GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Inclusion & Diversity

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong. Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e

About GE Vernova Direct Air Capture

GE Vernova's Direct Air Capture business develops innovative carbon removal technologies that capture CO2 directly from ambient air, supporting global decarbonization efforts and helping build a more sustainable energy future.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer