Job Description Summary
The North America Defense Application Engineering Leader will lead and develop a team of application engineers supporting defense-focused programs with primary emphasis on marine platforms military base electrification pulsed power systems and Naval Research sponsored development projects.
This role is responsible for providing technical leadership across the sales project lifecycle from requirements definition and system architecture through proposal submission design reviews and customer engagement.
The leader will act as a key technical interface with defense customers prime contractors and internal engineering product management and program teams to ensure solutions meet mission requirements compliance standards and performance objectives. The role requires balancing hands-on technical involvement with people leadership resource planning and capability development to support both near-term program execution and long-term technology roadmaps within the defense portfolio.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing application engineering or technical teams in a defense naval or industrial power environment.
- Strong technical background in electrical power systems power electronics or energy systems supporting marine or missioncritical applications.
- Proven experience supporting military or government programs including requirements flow-down compliance and customer technical reviews.
- Ability to translate customer operational needs into system-level technical solutions and specifications.
- Experience supporting proposals including technical inputs solution architecture and risk identification.
- Strong customer-facing skills with the ability to serve as the primary technical interface with defense customers and prime contractors.
- Working knowledge of relevant defense standards qualification processes and configuration control practices.
- Ability to manage engineering resources priorities and workloads across multiple concurrent programs.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering Mechanical Engineering or a closely related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive engineering experience including application engineering systems engineering or power systems roles supporting complex technical programs.
- At least 3 years of experience leading technical teams including mentoring engineers and managing technical execution across multiple projects.
- Demonstrated experience working in defense naval or governmentfunded programs including direct interaction with customers and program stakeholders.
Additional Information
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $128400.00 and $213900.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110% 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on February 10 2026.
Available benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability benefits life insurance 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually GE Vernova) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.