Full-Time

Lead HRSG Project Engineer

HRSG Project Engineering

GE Vernova

GE Vernova

1,001-5,000 employees

Global energy provider: power, wind, electrification

Compensation Overview

$98.4k - $164k/yr

+ Discretionary annual bonus + Relocation assistance

Schenectady, NY, USA + 1 more

More locations: Hartford, CT, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role with on-site days at Bloomfield, CT and Schenectady, NY. Relocation assistance provided.

Bachelor's

Category
Engineering Management (1)

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Requirements
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university OR a high school diploma/ GED with 5 years of relevant experience
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in Project Engineering, Design Engineering, and/or Field Engineering related to HRSG Projects
  • Eligibility Requirement: Ability and willingness to travel, as required ~10%
  • Eligibility Requirement: Ability and willingness to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Leadership-quality communication skills, both verbal and written
Responsibilities
  • Providing continuous improvement and operational leadership as single point contact for all customer technical inquiries, change requests, and communications for all topics related to the HRSG and any associated auxiliaries (HRSG Project Engineer scope)
  • Driving lessons learned back into the design engineering organizations to avoid repeating issues
  • Providing technical guidance to Project Management and Applications/Regional Customer Applications Engineering
  • Conducting Customer Kick-Off Meetings (CKOMs) and/or Design Liaison Meetings (DLMs) with customers and/or their design representatives (EPCs)
  • Reviewing contract documentation and communicating project requirements to all design functions, utilizing internal documentation systems and regular communication with internal engineering organizations
  • Evaluating the financial/schedule impacts of customer-requested scope changes via Cost & Cycle Estimates (CCEs) and implementing changes agreed to by Change Orders via the Change Management Process
  • Supporting resolution of cross-functional design complexities and working to resolve technical issues
  • Mitigating engineering schedule issues and taking preventative action to avoid delivery delays or late customer deliverables
  • Managing the Engineering Budget and providing quarterly Estimate at Completions (EACs) to Finance
  • Providing technical support to engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, and installation personnel to ensure equipment meets all customer requirements and business objectives
  • Presenting project issue resolutions periodically to upper management, highlighting risks, and creating action plans to remedy the risks
Desired Qualifications
  • Preference will be given to current Gas Power Engineering employees
  • Customer-facing experience
  • Experience with GTCC – Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
  • Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving capability
  • Experience and/or knowledge of plant system design engineering, manufacturing, assembly, installation, and/or testing
  • Continuous process improvement mindset
  • Demonstration and adherence to Vernova Way Behaviors

GE Vernova is a global energy company created in 2024 to support the electricity grid and the energy transition, with three focuses: Power, Wind, and Electrification. It sells large-scale equipment, signs long-term service agreements, and provides software to utilities, independent power producers, grid operators, and large industrial energy users. Its products include H-Class gas turbines that can burn natural gas with blends of hydrogen toward 100% hydrogen, Haliade-X offshore wind turbines up to 14.7 MW, and GridOS software that unifies grid data to help manage networks and integrate renewables. By combining hardware, services, and software under GE heritage, it aims to meet rising electricity demand while accelerating decarbonization across global energy systems.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$17.6M

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 orders jumped 88% to 24.2 billion, driven by AI data centers.
  • GE Vernova booked over 5 billion of data-center orders in 1H26.
  • Management raised 2026 revenue guidance to 45.5 billion-46.5 billion and free cash flow to 11.5 billion-12.5 billion.

What critics are saying

  • Wind losses widened to 275 million in Q2 2026, crushing margins.
  • Vineyard Wind sued GE Vernova on April 10, 2026 over contract abandonment and blade failures.
  • If offshore wind stays broken, GE Vernova exits a capital sink and loses credibility.

What makes GE Vernova unique

  • GE Vernova’s gas turbines and GridOS span generation, transmission, and distribution.
  • Scott Strazik is stacking 116 GW of gas contracts and 176.3 billion backlog.
  • GridOS for Distribution launched February 3, 2026; Transmission followed June 9.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Parental Leave

Mental Health Support

Relocation Assistance

Performance Bonus

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Aug 7th, 2026
GE Vernova holds $176B backlog yet stock dips 5% as wind losses and spending increases spook investors

GE Vernova, General Electric's former energy division spun off in 2024, reported a $176.3 billion backlog in Q2 2026, up 37% year-over-year. The company's growth has been driven by expanding cloud, AI, and data centre markets requiring increased power infrastructure. Total orders surged 89% in the first half of 2026, with Power and Electrification segments rising 99% and 131% respectively. GE Vernova expects full-year revenue growth of 19% to 22%. Despite strong performance, shares declined 5% over the past month whilst the S&P 500 gained 3%. The pullback followed Q2 results where adjusted EBITDA and earnings per share missed Wall Street expectations due to increased capacity spending and additional losses in the Wind division.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 6th, 2026
GE Vernova books $176B backlog with 134% gas order growth as Eaton rides 65% data center surge

GE Vernova and Eaton released second-quarter 2026 results highlighting surging demand from AI infrastructure buildout. Vernova reported $5.50 billion in Power segment revenue with gas equipment orders up 134% organically. The company booked $2.7 billion in data centre orders during the quarter alone and expects to reach at least 125 gigawatts of gas equipment under contract by year-end. Total backlog stands at $176 billion. Eaton posted revenue of $8.531 billion, up 21.39%, with adjusted earnings per share of $3.15. Data centre revenue grew roughly 65% in both its Electrical Americas and Electrical Global divisions. The Boyd Thermal liquid-cooling business, acquired for $9.55 billion in March, generated $432 million in second-quarter revenue. Vernova guided free cash flow to $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion, whilst Eaton raised its full-year earnings guidance to $13.40 to $13.60 per share.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 28th, 2026
GE Vernova deploys AirJoule water generation system at Frontier Campus research centre

GE Vernova has installed AirJoule Technologies' atmospheric water generation system at its Advanced Research Center Frontier Campus. This marks the first publicly disclosed collaboration between the two companies at this scale. The system provides a live demonstration of technology designed to address water and energy needs for industrial facilities and data centres. GE Vernova is using its Frontier Campus to showcase applied research in power and energy infrastructure. The deployment forms part of broader industry efforts to tackle water use, energy efficiency, and resiliency challenges facing heavy facilities and data centres. The installation gives GE Vernova a reference point when engaging industrial, utility, and data centre customers facing water and grid constraints. The collaboration may support GE Vernova's positioning in power infrastructure projects addressing resource-constrained environments.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 23rd, 2026
GE Vernova raises 2026 guidance as revenue hits $11.1B, orders surge 88%

GE Vernova reported mixed second-quarter 2026 results, missing earnings expectations but beating revenue estimates. The company posted revenues of $11.1 billion, up 22% year over year, driven by equipment growth in its Power and Electrification segments. Orders surged 88% organically to $24.2 billion, whilst backlog grew by $13 billion sequentially. The Power segment saw orders jump 134% organically, with revenues increasing 14% to $5.5 billion. Electrification revenues rose 66% organically to $6.3 billion. GE Vernova raised its 2026 guidance, now expecting revenues of $45.5-$46.5 billion and free cash flow of $11.5-$12.5 billion, up from previous forecasts. Data centre orders have exceeded $5 billion year to date, more than doubling 2025 figures, as the company benefits from growing electricity demand and grid modernisation efforts.

Fortune
Jul 23rd, 2026
GE's $593B comeback: How CEO Larry Culp pulled off history's greatest turnaround

GE CEO Larry Culp has orchestrated what many industry leaders consider the greatest corporate turnaround in modern business history. When he took over in 2018, GE's market capitalisation stood at $96 billion, down over 80% from its 2000 peak, with $150 billion in crushing debt. Today, the three companies Culp created from GE's breakup — GE Aerospace, GE Vernova, and GE HealthCare — have a combined market value of $689 billion. The trio has delivered annualised returns of roughly 30% since Culp's arrival, double the S&P 500's performance. GE Vernova has jumped over 600% whilst GE Aerospace has risen more than 160%. Culp's approach centred on lean manufacturing principles learnt from the Toyota Production System. He decentralised operations, eliminated three-quarters of central staff positions, and fostered a culture encouraging managers to spotlight problems rather than successes.