Senior HVDC Verification & Validation Product Specialist
About the job
- A degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering or a related field is required.
- Significant demonstrated experience in power generation, systems design, development, and operation of control systems is required.
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience is required.
- Experience with HVDC control systems is required.
- Competence in HVDC control, protection, and sequencing strategy is required.
- Competence in PSCAD, MATLAB-SIMULINK, and RTDS applications is required.
- Competence in HVDC dynamic performance studies is required.
- Proven technical leadership in a complex systems engineering development environment is required.
- Knowledge of control and protection cubicle circuit diagrams, field cabling, protection relays, high-voltage, medium-voltage, and low-voltage switchgear, intelligent electronic devices, and distributed control systems is required.
- Knowledge of test-driven design techniques, including continuous integration, unit testing, and automated regression testing, is required.
- Knowledge of requirements management is required.
- Knowledge of change control and issue tracking, including change control boards and Jira, is required.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Provide strategic and tactical direction for verification and validation of HVDC control and protection systems in collaboration with Grid and HVDC technology groups.
- Establish processes to assess, review, and record the testing needs and boundaries of each project so that the control system is verified to the maximum extent possible before leaving the factory.
- Lead the generation of plans, procedures, and specifications for development of integration system tests, full system tests, factory acceptance tests, and commissioning tests at site.
- Develop, maintain, and prepare test management plans and solutions.
- Participate from the requirements phase to ensure requirements are SMART and testable.
- Coordinate HVDC testing and validation process steps from lab testing through factory system testing and site system testing to customer acceptance of the HVDC control and protection system.
- Maintain an overview of HVDC NTI, NPI, and project life cycles to de-risk product development by defining testing needs to validate requirements.
- Perform technical validation of processes and test specifications.
- Drive the continuous improvement process in collaboration with other HVDC control and protection engineering teams.
- Ensure sufficient de-risking is included in product plans to avoid quality problems caused by introducing new technologies into projects.
- Enforce engineering discipline, established processes, company policies, quality procedures, and work instructions through activities such as training and technical reviews.
- Review the verification and validation department's skills, identify shortfalls and skills gaps, and ensure necessary training, guidance, and mentoring of engineers are in place.
- Serve as approver for technical reviews, quality gates, and project milestones.
- Support the new technology intellectual property strategy by identifying opportunities for new intellectual property development.
- Support customer communications to define project quality and testing expectations from project kick-off through final sign-off.
- Represent the organization in industry working groups as a key content contributor.
- Ability to understand and communicate customer requirements, own technical discussions with customers, and develop client relationships.
- Advanced oral and written communication skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs and projects.
- Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
- Established project management skills.
- Experience proactively serving on cross-functional leadership teams and making decisions independently.
- Experience with tools such as Mathcad, EMTP-RV, and DIgSILENT is an advantage.
About the company
GE Vernova makes equipment and software that generate and manage electricity for utilities, power producers, and industrial customers. Its Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses span gas turbines, wind generation, and the systems that move electricity across grids. The company supplies generators, grid equipment, and controls, while its software coordinates network operations and integrates changing sources of power. Customers buy equipment and enter service agreements for maintenance, upgrades, and technical support over its operating life, alongside purchases of software and related services. GE Vernova became an independent company in 2024 after separating from GE and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$17.6M
Headquarters
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founded
2024
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Demand supports expansion: July 2026 results show GE Vernova booked $24.2 billion of quarterly orders, up 88% organically.
- Service commitments support recurring work: GE Vernova says services account for more than 55% of its backlog.
- Graduates build depth through rotations: GE Vernova runs two-year Next Gen development programs in engineering, technology, and operations.
What critics are saying
- Wind remains a drag: July 2026 results show GE Vernova lost $275 million in quarterly Wind segment EBITDA.
- Project margins absorb overruns: GE Vernova locks prices before completion and discloses meaningful expenses from excess costs and penalties.
- Field assignments demand long weeks: GE Vernova's listed transformer specialist works typical 12-hour site days, up to six weekly.
What makes GE Vernova unique
- Its technology underpins global power: GE Vernova says customers generate approximately one-quarter of world electricity using its equipment.
- Gas turbine scale anchors expertise: GE Vernova reports the largest installed fleet by generating capacity, across approximately 7,000 turbines.
- Nuclear work reaches beyond equipment: GE Vernova Hitachi supplies advanced reactors, fuel, and services for operating plants.
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Health Insurance
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Paid Vacation
Paid Parental Leave
Mental Health Support
Relocation Assistance
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Company News
Jim Cramer highlighted GE Vernova and Vertiv on 2 October, noting their exposure to data centre growth. He questioned why the jobs report didn't reflect the data centre buildout, suggesting commercial construction is weak whilst data centre projects remain strong. Vertiv's Q2 net sales grew 24% annually, with operating profit up 44%. However, revenue growth of 17.8% missed analyst estimates of 23.6% due to supply chain issues, raising concerns about backlog conversion. The company's capital expenditure surged 285% to $173 million. GE Vernova's shares have risen over 240% since October 2024. Q2 customer downpayments generated a $6.4 billion working capital benefit, pushing free cash flow up 2,532% to $5.1 billion. The company raised its full-year cash flow guidance to $11.5–$12.5 billion from $6.5–$7.5 billion.
General Electric spun off its energy division as GE Vernova on 2 April 2024. The stock opened at $142.25 per share and reached a record high of $1,174.86 on 30 June 2026, now trading at about $1,000. GE Vernova operates three segments: Power, Electrification, and Wind. Strong demand from cloud and AI markets drove growth in its Power and Electrification businesses, whilst the Wind segment faced operational challenges. The company's backlog grew 37% year-over-year to $176.3 billion at the end of Q2 2026. Analysts expect revenue and adjusted EBITDA to grow at compound annual growth rates of 17% and 60% respectively from 2025 to 2028. GE Vernova trades at 27 times next year's adjusted EBITDA, with an enterprise value of $262 billion.
GE Vernova, General Electric's former energy division spun off in 2024, is positioned to benefit from surging power demands at AI data centres. The company operates three segments: Power (55% of 2025 orders), Electrification (33%), and Wind (13%), providing turbines, transformers, and grid services. Orders grew 24% organically in the first half of 2026, driven by Power and Electrification segments. By Q2 2026, GE Vernova's backlog reached $176.3 billion — 4.6 times its 2025 revenue of $38.1 billion. The company expects 2026 revenue to grow 20-22%, accelerating from 9% growth in 2025 and 5% in 2024. Fortune Business Insights projects the global AI in power utilities market could expand at a 19.3% compound annual growth rate from 2026 to 2034.
Four major engineering firms have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on building and deploying small modular reactors (SMRs) in Europe. GE Vernova, Hitachi, Samsung C&T, and Poland-based SGE will work together on market development and commercial opportunities for the BWRX-300, an SMR developed by GE Vernova and Hitachi subsidiaries. The agreement was signed during the Atlantic Council Nuclear Energy Policy Summit at the UN General Assembly in New York. SMRs are smaller-scale, plug-and-play nuclear generators that are cheaper and quicker to construct than traditional nuclear plants. They use low-enriched uranium that can be sourced entirely from western enrichment providers. The initiative has government backing from the US, Japan, and South Korea, supported by a trilateral agreement signed at the recent NATO summit.
GE Vernova shares have fallen 20.8% from their 52-week high of $1,195.94, closing at $946.22 on 21 September. Despite the pullback, the stock remains up 47% over the past year. The company reported strong second-quarter results, with orders of $24.2 billion, up 88% organically year-on-year. Revenue reached $11.1 billion, up 22%, whilst net income for the first six months totalled $5.3 billion, compared with $756 million in the prior-year period. GE Vernova is positioned to benefit from surging power demand driven by artificial intelligence data centres. The company also has a nuclear energy division developing small modular reactors through a joint venture with Hitachi, with commercial operation expected by the end of 2030. The company faces challenges including a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 38.1 and declining wind division sales.