Job Description Summary

The Senior Electronic Hardware Engineer works within the I&C Engineering team and is responsible for designing and implementing I&C electronic hardware for Nuclear Power Plants. The I&C hardware team has strong interfaces with electronic software design and plant system operations. This role requires technical problem solving, strong hardware design skills and effective communication/collaboration with other teams within the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) business functions.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

The Hardware Engineer is responsible for the delivery of high-quality engineering electronic hardware designs.  Work scope typically includes the following essential responsibilities:

• Develop creative solutions and reduce complexity to create accurate and effective solutions for complex engineering problems.  
• Typical hardware activities will include creating a design from requirements and 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 in accordance with GE engineering procedures.
• Manage time effectively to provide quality deliverables within the expected project timeline.  Communicate effectively to leadership the status of work activities.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities.
• Develop system verification and validation test requirements to ensure products meet system specification and performed this in a leadership role.
• Develop testware, test plans & procedures to implement requirements. 
• Perform Testing to support component failure analysis including report generation.
• Interface with designers and validate their outputs.
• Generate and verify test documentation.
• Prepare manual and automated production test procedures for components, assemblies and instruments.
• Drive compliance with GVH and industry-based systems lifecycle processes, participate in design and technical reviews and promote continuous improvements.
• Support documentation, analysis and resolution of conditions adverse to quality for Services IC control systems through the GVH Corrective Action Program.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in electrical, computer or software engineering from an accredited college or university.
• 10 years of experience with creating and maintaining electronic circuit boards.
• 2 years experience in PCB board production methods and best practices.

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Eligibility Requirements:

• The work location for this role is at the GVH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC
• 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.

Desired Characteristics:

• Extensive experience in PCB manufacturing test procedures and designing test equipment.
• Knowledge and experience with PCB design, signal analysis and system verification tools (Altium, PSpice, SystemVerilog, UVM, 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. ​

Additional Information

 

 

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113,200.00 and $188,800.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

 

 

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

 

 

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on July 15, 2026.

 

 

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

 

 

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.