Principal Engineer HPC

The HPC Principal Engineer serves as a recognized subject matter expert and provides advanced technical leadership to the Engineering team. This role is responsible for driving engineering excellence supporting mid-level complexity projects and mentoring next generation engineers. The Principal Engineer collaborates cross-functionally to drive risk management while fostering innovative solutions to meet business and customer solutions.

• Serve as a recognized technical authority within the High Performance Computing domain setting standards and influencing key engineering decisions.
• Own the long-term HPC strategy and infrastructure roadmap including capacity planning scheduling policy and modernization priorities aligned to engineering simulation demand.
• Define and refine queue governance and resource allocation practices to optimize utilization improve throughput and ensure fair and effective access to HPC resources across user groups.
• Partner closely with Digital/IT and engineering stakeholders to coordinate infrastructure upgrades maintenance windows licensing needs and system changes that support reliable HPC operations.
• Lead end-to-end design analysis and implementation of engineering solutions for moderate-to-high complexity projects.
• Own critical projects and technical deliverables that contribute to the success of the ADT and engineering teams.
• Act as a primary subject matter expert within HPC providing technical guidance to project teams stakeholders suppliers and field support.
• Review and approve engineering documentation analyses and deliverables to ensure compliance with internal standards and external requirements.
• Collaborate directly with the other HPC experts and users in the engineering and digital teams to review designs align strategy and provide technical direction.
• Identify technical risks lead cross-functional problem resolution and define effective mitigations at the system level.
• Stay current with emerging technologies regulations and industry trends to drive innovation and maintain technical relevance.
• Identify and implement process improvements using Lean principles data and AI-enabled tools to improve safety quality and cost.
• Mentor and coach developing engineers support knowledge sharing and help identify and close skill gaps across the team.
• Lead development of technical standards best practices and team culture that promotes inclusion accountability and high performance.

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or STEM Majors (Science Technology Engineering and/or Math) from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering or analytical role.
• Significant experience in HPC systems computational engineering environments or technical infrastructure leadership
• This role requires major experience in Engineering/Technology & Services Engineering. Knowledge level is comparable to a Masters degree from an accredited university or college

• Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver results.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear communications and solid leadership on challenging technical issues
• Experience interfacing with customers conferences user groups
• Customer-focused with clear concise written and oral communications at the appropriate level
• Experience and demonstrated success working in a complex cross-functional global environment
• Servant leadership mindset
• Restless dissatisfaction with the way things are done focused on continuous improvement
• Data-driven but decisive despite ambiguity
• Humble open collaborative and continuously learning
• Able to travel globally as needed
• Leadership to pursue correct engineering process in adverse conditions
• Familiarity with Linux-based HPC environments workload schedulers and compute cluster administration concepts
  
  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.

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.

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $145400.00 and $242500.00. 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 October 13 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.