Senior Engineer - Tooling Design Engineer

Job Description Summary

As a Senior Design Engineer for the Reactor Internal Design Tooling Team with GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH), you will design remotely operated tooling to support installation, removal, and adjustment of Nuclear Reactor Modification Hardware to support the ongoing operation and performance for our customers’ existing Nuclear Fleet. The majority of these tools are designed to operate underwater in a challenging environment using manual, pneumatic, hydraulic, and motor power for actuation as needed.

• Design Reactor Modification Tooling that incorporates mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electro‑mechanical/motor actuation based on inputs, requirements, and environment within schedule and cost limits.
• Draft drawings for fabrication, then build and test the Reactor Modification Tooling you design to prove the requirements for performance are met.
• Prepare 3D models, access and clearance studies, drawings, specifications, and test plans to support tooling development.
• Collaborate with the Hardware Team, Analysis Teams, Field Deployment Teams, and Services Business to deliver tooling designs that meet our standards for Nuclear Quality and Safety.
• Perform design reviews to present your design to engineering peers and leadership and obtain feedback.
• Write operation procedures for the tooling you design to help the field deployment team execute the repair.
• Provide emergent issue support of customers during Outage Season to help solve challenging problems with technical guidance and fast‑paced design, build, test response.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university or college.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in mechanical design and testing, including 2D drawings and 3D modeling.
• 5 years of nuclear industry experience.

• Preferred work location is at the GVH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC (or the GE Vernova offices in Atlanta, GA, Schenectady NY, Greenville SC, or Pensacola FL); highly qualified remote candidates will be considered.
• This role requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information; final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export‑controlled information from the U.S. Government.

• Strong mechanical aptitude and experience with full design evolution process from concept to delivery.
• Knowledgeable about design‑to‑cost and design for manufacturability.
• Experience with a variety of fabrication techniques including conventional machining, welding, and EDM.
• Ability to understand and communicate technical content to a wide variety of stakeholders: engineers, project managers, product managers, and business and engineering leadership.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, and execution experience as an engineer or engineering team lead.
• Ability to successfully lead multi‑disciplined teams on first‑of‑a‑kind projects.
• Additional nuclear industry experience and understanding of nuclear reactor components is highly desirable.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, a Health Coach, Employee Assistance Program, a 401(k) retirement plan with matching, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, paid holidays, and permissive time off.

Relocation assistance is provided.

GE Vernova is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).