Job Description Summary

The Technical Lead serves as the primary technical authority for Industrial Controls, providing high-level design oversight and expert-level mentorship to the engineering organization. This role is responsible for driving technical excellence, establishing best-in-class standards, and ensuring the professional growth of the controls engineering team. By balancing hands-on technical architecture with active mentorship, the Lead ensures the business maintains a high-performing, agile, and standardized automation ecosystem.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Stewardship & Oversight: Serve as the final technical authority on control system architecture. Review and approve complex PLC/HMI designs, electrical schematics, and vision system integrations to ensure they meet global GE Vernova performance and safety standards.

• Engineering Mentorship & Development: Actively coach and mentor staff engineers. Identify technical skill gaps within the team and develop training initiatives to elevate the collective team capability in areas like advanced logic, networking, and system diagnostics.

• Complex Troubleshooting Leadership: Lead high-stakes root-cause analysis sessions for critical production failures. Develop the team’s diagnostic abilities by fostering a structured problem-solving culture (e.g., Lean/Six Sigma methodology) rather than providing immediate fixes.

• Standardization & Knowledge Management: Define and document plant-wide automation standards. Lead the curation of a "Technical Library" of best practices, templates, and lessons learned to ensure knowledge is transferred effectively and institutionalized across the function.

• Architectural Strategy: Evaluate emerging automation technologies (AI/ML in vision, advanced robotics, predictive diagnostics). Formulate the technical roadmap for equipment upgrades, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of industrial capability.

• Cross-Functional Technical Liaison: Act as the bridge between technical execution and management strategy. Translates complex technical challenges into business-impact reports for site leadership.

What you will bring (Required Qualifications)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred

• Deep Subject Matter Expertise: Master-level proficiency in PLC/HMI platforms, industrial communication protocols, and safety logic

• Mentorship Track Record: Demonstrated experience in leading technical teams or guiding senior-level professionals toward career growth and technical autonomy

• Analytical Rigor: Ability to dissect complex, multi-system failures and teach the underlying logic to others

• Strategic Communication: Superior ability to explain "why" (not just "how") technical decisions are made, effectively communicating architectural strategy to diverse stakeholders

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future

• This position is 100% onsite at the GE Vernova Greenville, SC Garlington Road location

• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment

Benefits Available to You

GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)

• Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.

• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.

• GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Inclusion & Diversity

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong.  Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e

About GE Vernova Gas Power

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry’s largest installed base.

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 $104,600.00 and $174,400.00. 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 October 06, 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.