Lead Continuous Improvement Engineer (Controls & DCS)

GE Vernova

Schenectady, United States

Full Time

Posted October 14, 2026

$89k - $149k

Power Generation

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Job Description

The Lead Continuous Improvement Engineer (Controls & DCS) is responsible for capturing, formalizing, and continuously improving the engineering execution processes used by the HDNU Controls Projects teams.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with HDNU ITR Solutioning leader, Controls Projects Leaders, Alliance team members, architects, Controlled Title Holders (CTH), and Controls leadership to validate process documentation for accuracy and applicability.
Coordinate with CLM administrators and Confluence page owners to maintain platform governance and documentation integrity.
Present process improvement plans, documentation status, and Lean workout outcomes to team and business leaders.
Support onboarding of new engineers by ensuring documented job aids and checklists serve as effective training tools, eliminating reliance on informally held process knowledge.
Drives PI planning & Retrospective for sprint (agile execution methodologies) with Controls Project leaders & RTE on Project execution’s health as part of daily management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or related discipline) from an accredited college or university.
5+ years of experience in controls engineering, systems engineering, or Strongly related Engineering discipline.
This opportunity is eligible for a Hybrid work format (2 days on, 3 days off) for U.S GEV Hubs (Schenectady, NY).
Strong technical writing skills with demonstrated ability to author clear, structured process documentation, job aids, checklists, and work instructions (Highly preferred).
Knowledge of either Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines or DCS Controls environments, including familiarity with milestone-based software execution processes.
Demonstrated experience applying Lean methodologies in an engineering or manufacturing environment, including VSM, PSR, Gemba, Kaizen, and root cause analysis tools such as 3x5 Why.
Familiarity with Confluence (or equivalent engineering knowledge management platforms) and CLM (or equivalent test management/checklist platforms).
Experience with GE Vernova tools and platforms, including ControlST, AVEVA (IO tools), ACME, Mark VIe, PLM and CLM.