Full-Time
Lead Engineer - Systems Engineering
GE Vernova
1,001-5,000 employees
Global energy provider: power, wind, electrification
No salary listed
Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India + 1 more
More locations: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
In Person
Relocation assistance is provided. Travel across the globe is required.
Bachelor's
 Electrical Engineering (1) |
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- A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline is required.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience in high-voltage and extra-high-voltage substation design and engineering is required.
- Knowledge of GE and competitor products is required.
- Knowledge of substation automation systems is required.
- Knowledge of digital substations, station and process bus communication, IEC 61850, PRP, RSTP, and other serial communication is required.
- Good oral and written communication skills in English and/or Arabic are required.
- The candidate must be able and willing to travel across the globe without limitation.
- Execute design and engineering activities for protection and control panels of extra-high-voltage and high-voltage substations while adhering to quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
- Understand project technical requirements, customer standards, and specifications, and propose solutions to the customer within the project scope.
- Perform technical calculations for panel AC/DC loads, CT/PT sizing and adequacy, and relay settings.
- Select protection relays and other auxiliary materials according to project technical specifications and customer requirements.
- Prepare, review, and submit the complete detailed project design to the customer and follow up for approval.
- Liaise with multidisciplinary team members to specify and design the project according to required technical standards and specifications.
- Prepare and coordinate all applicable manufacturing documents required for panel integration.
- Support the factory during panel integration and factory acceptance testing, and clarify and close comments or snags raised during factory acceptance testing.
- Support management with man-day and material estimates during the inquiry-to-order stage and control them during the order-to-revenue stage.
- Ensure the on-time delivery of designs and documents to stakeholders with the required quality.
- Participate in multidisciplinary project design reviews according to project lifecycle procedures and strategy.
- Participate in project strategy development with the project manager and manage design issues through resolution.
- Analyze customer technical requirements, prepare compliance documentation, and highlight potential project risks or exceptions to the project team.
- Raise change requests for requirements that do not conform to the project specification.
- Validate the design throughout customer acceptance and check the consistency of engineering documents before final release by evaluating customer requirements and associated impacts.
- Work on cost optimization throughout project execution through standardization and other design improvements from the base design phase through energization.
- Review and validate suppliers' technical offers and support procurement during commercial negotiations for purchase-order issuance and the post-order stage.
- Enhance and improve designs and solutions to meet customer requirements optimally.
- Demonstrate environmental, health, and safety compliance and ensure implementation of the Zero Deviation Plan within the team.
- Communicate directly with customers to provide customer service and build and maintain customer relationships.
- Work with the application team to address product issues and provide solutions to customers.
- Ability to read and interpret tender and contract documents, schematics, procedures, and policy guidelines.
- Ability to lead, guide, and coach the team.
- Ability to present technical solutions to customers and identify possible workaround solutions for issues.
- Health, safety, and environmental knowledge for engineering activities.
- Ability to work under pressure and on a tight schedule.
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 rose 88% to $24.2 billion, led by Power and Electrification.
- Backlog hit $176 billion in July 2026, with gas equipment expected to reach 125 GW.
- August 2026 JV with LS Electric expands GE Vernova in Korea's HVDC market.
What critics are saying
- Vineyard Wind sued GE Vernova in April 2026; blade failures damaged offshore credibility.
- Wind execution remains fragile after the 2024 blade break and court-ordered project continuation.
- If gas-turbine production slips below 20 GW in 2026, backlog monetization stalls.
What makes GE Vernova unique
- GE Vernova controls Power, Wind, and Electrification across generation and grids worldwide.
- Its gas turbine backlog reached 116 GW in Q2 2026, supporting long-duration demand.
- GridOS, HVDC, and gas turbines position GE Vernova for AI-driven electrification buildouts.
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Company News
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GE Vernova and Quanta Services are positioned as resilient stocks that could withstand market volatility, according to a new analysis. Both companies are benefiting from surging demand for electrical infrastructure driven by AI and data centre expansion. GE Vernova, spun off from General Electric in 2024, has seen its stock rise more than sixfold since debut. The company's backlog expanded 37% year over year to $176.3 billion at the end of Q2 2026, nearly four times its projected annual revenue of $46.2 billion. Quanta Services, an energy infrastructure builder, reported a backlog of $53.4 billion in Q2 2026, up 49% year over year. The company's revenue is projected to grow 39% in 2026. Analysts expect GE Vernova's revenue and adjusted EBITDA to grow at compound annual growth rates of 17% and 60% respectively from 2025 to 2028.
GE Vernova has hired Claire McDonough as CFO, effective 1 January, leaving electric vehicle maker Rivian to find her successor. McDonough joined Rivian in January 2021 and helped take the company public through a $13.7 billion IPO that November. She also negotiated Rivian's technology joint venture with Volkswagen, which agreed to invest up to $5.8 billion. Rivian shares fell more than 6% following the announcement, whilst GE Vernova shares declined about 3%. Analysts cited Rivian's lack of a clear succession plan as a factor weighing on its shares. Derek Mulvey, Rivian's VP of finance, is expected to serve as interim CFO after McDonough's departure. McDonough will join GE Vernova in November, succeeding Kenneth Parks, who is retiring.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is building a foundry in Bastrop, Texas, to manufacture blades and vanes for industrial gas turbines, according to The Information. Musk confirmed the move on X, saying in-house casting could accelerate natural gas turbines coming online by up to 18 months. The initiative targets the same supply chain bottleneck GE Vernova has flagged to investors. GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said the company pushed suppliers to add capacity in 2024, sometimes providing capital for new furnaces. GE is mostly sold out through 2030 and aims to increase annual turbine production from 20 gigawatts this year to 30 GW by decade's end. SpaceX has committed over $2.8 billion to gas turbines over three years to support its Colossus data centres near Memphis. The move addresses growing power demand from AI infrastructure expansion.
GE Vernova has formed a joint venture with LS Electric to strengthen its position in the high-voltage direct current sector. Announced at the CIGRE 2026 event in Paris, the partnership will focus on South Korea's voltage source converter-based HVDC projects, which are crucial for transmitting renewable energy from the southwestern region to greater Seoul. The venture combines GE Vernova's VSC-HVDC technology with LS Electric's local capabilities and market presence. The companies also plan to pursue HVDC opportunities in other global markets. The move aligns with GE Vernova's strategy to capitalise on growing power infrastructure demand. During Q2, the company's Power orders jumped 135% year-over-year, whilst Electrification revenue grew 68%. However, the joint venture faces execution risks and may take time to generate meaningful revenue.