Lead Engineer - Embedded SW Development

Job Description Summary

Come bring your energy to change the world. Grid Solutions, part of the GE Vernova portfolio of energy businesses, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

GE Vernova is focused on leading a new era of energy – electrifying the world while simultaneously decarbonizing it. If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of energy, come join us.

We’re Grid Automation, part of the Grid Solutions business and a leader in the protection, control, and automation of the world’s power grids. If you’re looking for a software engineering career that can make a real difference to the world, we’d like to connect.

• Help develop new software tools and sophisticated control systems to enable next‑generation networks
• Help create a fleet of intelligent edge devices to protect, control, and automate the grid
• Build control solutions for a microgrid
• Develop the algorithms and analytics that optimize the electrical grid and enable it to become autonomous
• Design and develop cloud applications, edge‑computing solutions, and AI analytics using Kubernetes, Kafka, gRPC, Go, and Java Script
• Implement microservice architecture and containerization with Docker/K8s to ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability
• Participate in the full software‑development lifecycle: requirement analysis, design, implementation, testing, and deployment
• Leverage Dev Ops tools and practices, including Jenkins, Jira, and others, to support development and deployment processes
• Take advantage of in‑house and external training opportunities on new technologies
• Benefit from buddy, mentoring, and coaching programs and participate in the Affinity Network to enrich company culture
• Collaborate online, join in‑person sessions, and apply for international assignments to work with cross‑functional teams worldwide
• Design, develop, and test embedded software (firmware) for devices tailored to specific hardware needs
• Architect and develop modules or components for embedded software products, with expertise in networks, operating systems, cybersecurity, databases, or applications
• Provide initial estimates and justify them with facts, engage in technical discussions, and present ideas through white‑boarding
• Maintain code quality through best practices, code reviews, and unit testing
• Perform root‑cause analysis of issues during program execution and focus on scalability and quality improvement through testing
• Provide guidance to team members in planning, execution, and design architecture
• Report to the Senior Software Manager and work closely with peers in a fast‑paced delivery environment
• Analyze, design, implement, and test firmware for the Transmission product line

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
• Minimum of 8 years of embedded development experience
• Proficiency in C++ (preferably C++17) and understanding of object‑oriented design
• Strong grasp of RTOS;
  VxWorks and embedded Linux fundamentals
• Programming skills in Go and Python
• Experience with CI/CD, automated software unit‑testing
• Knowledge of microcontrollers (NXP Freescale family, Xilinx SoCs, Altera SoCs)

• Exposure to modern development environments and tools
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities

• Gain experience across new technologies such as Kubernetes, Kafka, gRPC, Go, and Java Script
• Advancement and training opportunities for skill growth
• Global culture: connect with R&D offices in France, UK, Spain, India, Canada, Brazil, and the United States
• Collaborate online, in‑person, or on international assignments

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Electric Power Generation