Full-Time
Control System Lead Engineer
Updated on 8/17/2026
GE Vernova
1,001-5,000 employees
Global energy provider: power, wind, electrification
No salary listed
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Hybrid
Three days on-site per week required. Relocation assistance is provided.
Bachelor's
 Electrical Engineering (1) |
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- A Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, or Control from an accredited college or university is required.
- Eight to fourteen years of Controls Engineering experience, including at least five years of relevant experience in PLC hardware design and software programming, is required.
- Knowledge of applicable standards and best practices in DCS design, including hardware design, software logic, user interface design, control cubicle design, and cybersecurity solutions, is required.
- Knowledge of global cybersecurity standards such as IEC 62443 and NERC-CIP is required.
- Experience with control-system tools based on Rockwell Automation, Mark VIe, Siemens, ABB, or Emerson is required.
- Experience with tools including RSLogix, Studio 5000, FT View, Control ST, Cimplicity, Workstation ST, SCALA, and SICAM is required.
- Good command of written and spoken English is mandatory for global stakeholder and customer management.
- Perform project execution activities for control-system design within the Hydro Control System Center of Excellence.
- Perform hardware and software design for hydro control-system packages using proprietary DCS or third-party control solutions.
- Design power-plant control systems, networking, and cybersecurity solutions involving programmable logic controllers, input/output devices, server configuration and deployment, network architectures, switch configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Install and configure servers, managed network switches, routers, and firewalls for power-plant control environments.
- Define virtual local area networks and network segmentation.
- Read process notices, create Functional Analysis documents, perform software programming and logic development, and create static and dynamic mimics according to P&IDs and standard faceplates.
- Configure human-machine interfaces, alarm displays, and software simulations.
- Configure soft input/output for communication protocols including Modbus, IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, and DNP3.
- Perform interlocking design and wiring-principle work.
- Test control panels at GE Vernova workshops or supplier premises and support factory acceptance testing.
- Perform contract analysis, concept design, reverse engineering, and work-statement preparation.
- Document technical data generated for assigned projects.
- Review supplier documents, including input/output lists, P&IDs, and partner data, and prepare or update input/output lists.
- Create supplier technical specifications for BTS or BTP DCS solutions, coordinate with suppliers, and conduct technical follow-up.
- Prepare and update logic programs and HMI mimic views according to P&IDs and standard faceplates.
- Prepare and update OMM documents.
- Track project schedules and implementation plans.
- Travel occasionally for short-term technical discussions, design follow-up, testing, and factory acceptance testing at customer and supplier premises.
- Conduct site surveys, map existing systems, and compile design inputs.
- Prepare decommissioning and dismantling manuals and system requirements.
- Perform interface engineering and provide site support.
- Develop standards and design-practice guides and apply them to projects.
- Collaborate with global teams on project-execution activities.
- Deliver training programs to internal and external customers.
- Work on quality and productivity improvements and cost-reduction actions.
- Industry experience in power, large engineering-procurement-construction, or oil and gas is preferred.
- Experience with Rockwell Automation or Mark VIe control systems is preferred; similar experience with Siemens, ABB, Emerson, or other reputable DCS systems is acceptable.
- Exposure to the cybersecurity domain is advantageous.
- Ability to manage and resolve conflicts in a fast-paced project-execution environment.
- Ability to clearly communicate and listen.
- Ability to guide and motivate fellow team members.
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, led by Power and Electrification.
- Data center orders exceeded $5 billion in first-half 2026, more than all 2025.
- Management raised 2026 guidance and expects at least 125 GW gas backlog by year-end.
What critics are saying
- Wind orders fell 40% in Q2 2026, and GE Vernova expects roughly $400 million losses.
- Massachusetts courts blocked GE Vernova from exiting Vineyard Wind over unpaid $300 million claims.
- Tariff uncertainty and permitting delays still throttle U.S. onshore wind orders through 2026.
What makes GE Vernova unique
- GE Vernova sells the grid and turbine hardware that runs 25%-30% of global electricity.
- Its 116 GW gas backlog and H-Class turbines lock customers into decade-long service contracts.
- GridOS, HVDC, and Prolec-backed electrification make it harder for utilities to multi-source suppliers.
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