Full-Time
Centre of Excellence Engineer
GE Vernova
1,001-5,000 employees
Global energy provider: power, wind, electrification
No salary listed
Montpellier, France
Hybrid
Up to two days of telework per week; travel required 25% of the time.
Bachelor's
 Electrical Engineering (1) |
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- A university or college diploma and/or equivalent knowledge or experience in electrical engineering is required.
- Significant experience managing the execution of technical projects in Grid Automation portfolios is required.
- Knowledge of control and protection applications for electrical systems and substations in transmission, generation, and industrial segments is required.
- Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer-oriented approach, are required.
- Strong experience in information technology, protection and control system design, validation, commissioning, cybersecurity, and communication protocols including IEC 61850, IEC 103, Modbus, DNP3.0, TCP/IP, and Ethernet is required.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify and explain critical issues are required.
- The ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under strict time constraints, exercise discretion and independent judgment, and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and customers is required.
- Knowledge of product quality indicators, mean time between failures tools, cybersecurity, and functional safety is required.
- The ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time is required.
- English proficiency, written and spoken, is required.
- Develop proof-of-concept demonstrators for qualification, promotion, or execution of customer projects.
- Differentiate the Grid Automation offering and provide solutions addressing customer needs related to total cost of ownership, flexibility, performance, and lifecycle management.
- Define the engineering strategy for system architecture, including interfaces with primary equipment, communication with intelligent electronic devices and supervisory control and data acquisition systems, physical and logical communication network design and configuration, redundancy of critical functions, and optimization of protection, control, maintenance, and data-modeling functions.
- Audit basic and detailed project designs for regional teams on critical global or regional projects, including architectures, databases, and validation plans.
- Consolidate application libraries containing customer use cases and design models for sharing with Grid Automation sales, tendering, operations, and regional partners.
- Coach and develop regional teams' expertise so they can deliver innovative projects aligned with customer expectations.
- Conduct site surveys and lead task forces on strategic projects.
- Support the full Grid Automation product and solutions portfolio, including DS Agile distributed and digital control systems, C264 BCU, aView HMI, Ethernet switches, RTU platforms, iBox, D20, D25, D400, and G500; engineering and maintenance tools; cybersecurity solutions and services; and electrical grid management applications.
- Report directly to the Centre of Excellence Manager.
- Knowledge of Fast Works methodologies is preferred.
- Demonstrated mentoring and coaching abilities, including the ability to motivate and inspire others, are preferred.
- Demonstrated strategic awareness combined with tactical implementation ability is preferred.
- Six Sigma or Lean experience is preferred.
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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GE Vernova reported strong second-quarter results with revenue rising 22% year-over-year to $11.1 billion, surpassing analyst estimates by $330 million. Total orders surged 88% organically to $24.2 billion, driven by AI-related demand for gas turbines and grid equipment. However, the company's Wind segment saw organic orders plunge 40%. The decline stems from quality-control issues, including turbine failures at major projects, alongside inflation and supply chain problems that compressed margins on fixed-price contracts. The segment now represents just 5% of total orders, down from 13% in 2025. GE Vernova's Wind business posted a negative 19% adjusted EBITDA margin in the first half of 2026. Despite this, investors remain unfazed as the Power and Electrification segments deliver strong margins of 17.6% and 18.2% respectively, easily offsetting Wind's losses.
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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.
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.