Job Description Summary

The Technical Leader for the Design Process team works within the Advanced Applications Engineering Group of the GE Vernova Hitachi (GVH) Engineering organization. The Design Process team develops refines and executes standardized work processes and methods to improve efficiency coordination and communication with internal and external stakeholders in support of the global deployment of the BWRX-300.
The Design Process Technical Leader leads development integration and improvement of design processes that meet business needs across the organization in support of engineering teams sub-contractors Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) partners and customers. Involved in short-term and long-term planning this role contributes to the overall strategy and manages complex issues within the areas of application and design engineering in a fast-paced global project.
In this role you will be responsible for providing technical oversight and direction resource and schedule management professional development and project support to the Design Process team. You will be responsible for providing engineering management and technical leadership within a team environment working with engineering disciplines project management project engineers project/product stakeholders customers partner organizations and suppliers to advance the planning design execution and delivery of new plant projects.
The ideal candidate should have experience in systems and design engineering implementation of engineering design processes in large design and infrastructure projects from conceptual design to detailed design construction commissioning delivery and project closeout. A background in work with nuclear regulatory agencies and international design standards is strongly preferred.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

Demonstrates accountability for functional business and broad company objectives in the field of Integrated Plant Design Process. Integrates and develops Design processes that meet business needs across the organization. Involved in long-term planning. This role contributes to the overall strategy and manages complex issues within the Advanced Applications Engineering group and Design Engineering teams.

• Have ownership and accountability to ensure the successful planning and execution of the BWRX-300 Design Process.
• Lead resource assignment and work scheduling and sequencing efforts for a multinational geographically dispersed team of engineers.
• Provide technical oversight direction and expertise in applying design process principes technology execution and training activities.
• Identify develop evaluate and introduce engineering design process solutions to meet near term and long-range integration of plant and system design engineering efforts.
• Provide guidance and direction by interfacing engineering teams customers and third parties to assist in the development and execution of licensing strategy and compliance with regulations codes and standards.
• Lead and provide key technical consultation on incorporating design processes and writing design plans in support of new nuclear projects.
• Maintain an active role in developing and defining the state-of-the-art requirements management and design process improvements to anticipate apply adapt or develop technologies for product introduction quality performance cost improvements and problem resolution in meeting current and future business needs including adherence to schedules and estimated costs.
• Act as a technical liaison with customers partner organizations and suppliers as necessary and in close partnership/coordination with the Desing Process Product Development and Project Delivery leaders.
• Partner with business teams and presents product/program strategies technical roadmaps risks and recommendations to senior leads across GVH.

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. Degree in Engineering Discipline (Nuclear Mechanical Chemical or similar)
• Minimum 8 years of experience in technology or engineering in working with design process and execution product requirements and interfaces between partner organizations and product design execution and delivery.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership experience in the field of Systems Engineering and Design Process. Specifically experience in new product introductions (NPI) and is extremely familiar with GE Nuclear Design Process and Procedures.
• Experience working with EPCs in design and delivery of large infrastructure projects in a highly regulated industry especially in nuclear.
• Design and licensing experience in Commercial Nuclear Power Plants.
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• PMP Certification Project Management Leadership Program (PMLP) Graduate or other Project Management training
• Experience with BWR technology to include international design standards
• Knowledge of USNRC and CNSC licensing and IAEA requirements
• Demonstrated leadership in defining the state of the art in nuclear plant/systems engineering along with the ability to teach and set standard practices within integrated nuclear plant design.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of highly experienced engineers performing complex engineering activities.
• Large-scale power generation construction project Field Engineering and/or Contract Management experience.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to work independently with minimal direction required.
• Experience in a customer-facing role explaining and working through complex technical problems and proposing solutions
• High energy level self-starter.

Additional Information

Engineering Innovation Center (EIC) in Warsaw Poland is an integral part of the global engineering structure of GE Vernova. The site was officially founded in 2007 as GE Gas Power focused engineering organization. Currently the site extends engineering activities for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy in Poland.

GE offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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