GE Vernova - Nuclear Controls Hardware Engineer

Wilmington, NC

Full Time

Posted November 9, 2026

$72k - $108k

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Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed November 10, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Power Generation
Pay provenance: Employer-provided pay

The controls hardware engineer is responsible for designing and implementing electronic controls platform hardware for Nuclear Power Plants.

The Controls Hardware Engineer is responsible for the delivery of high-quality engineering electronic hardware design and testing strategies. Work scope typically includes the following essential responsibilities:
Creating a design from requirements / helping define requirements where necessary.
Design activities include schematic design, component selection, PCB layout, performing simulation/module testing, and integration testing of the design. This also includes design verification of these same activities.
Documenting designs by creating Design Specifications and writing test reports.
Engage customers to define scope, review results, and discuss technical risks.
Work with the technical leader to establish an effective work plan, including time estimates, schedule estimates, requirements, and work processes.
Apply engineering fundamentals and 1st order engineering principles to establish and/or confirm expected performance.
Provide clear and complete analysis documentation.
Perform Testing to support component failure analysis including report generation.

Bachelor's Degree in electrical, computer, software, mechatronics, or similar engineering from an accredited college of university.
Experience with designing electronic circuit boards.
Relocation to Wilmington, NC is required.
Knowledge and experience with PCB design, signal analysis and system verification tools (Altium, PSpice, SystemVerilog, UVM, etc.)
Knowledge and experience with common HDL languages and PLD/FPGA development tools (Quartus, Vivado, ModelSim, Questa, etc.).
General knowledge and experience of schematic design, PCB layout, and PCB manufacturing.
Experienced in product, instrument, system design, verification, validation and qualification
Solves technical challenges through application of common design patterns and identifying appropriate patterns for use in problem solving
Experience in design verification and validation
Leadership experience inside and/or outside the classroom
Excellent written and verbal communications skills and ability to articulate clearly
Contributes to creative solutions and challenges status quo
Proactively learns new tools and identifies opportunities for improvement and promotes their adoption.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.