[Hiring] Engineering Manager - Thermal-Mechanical Design @GE Vernova

Role Description

The engineering manager and people leader for the thermal-mechanical design team will work within the Fuel & Methods Development organization and under the broader Fuel & Technology Engineering division. The role involves aligning a team of technical leaders and engineers in developing models and methods for thermal-mechanical analysis of existing and new BWR fuel products and reactors to achieve business objectives.

• Ensure team is aligned with functional, business, and broad company objectives.
• Establish team expectations and individual engineer priorities.
• Define team mission/vision in concert with team.
• Develop employees, including providing regular coaching feedback, supporting Individual Development Plans (IDPs), and conducting annual employee performance evaluations.
• Create opportunities for leadership development within your team.
• Design, implement, and execute knowledge transfer initiatives within your team.
• Define and foster a collaborative, open team culture based on teamwork, integrity, candor, transparency, and execution to commitments.
• Manage team headcount, including resource projections relative to demand and employee hiring as needed.
• Team succession planning.
• Identify and mitigate both project and programmatic risks.
• Maintain financial accountability to project targets.
• Provide support to the Fuel & Methods Development organization senior manager, maintaining team alignment with broader organizational goals.
• Establish and maintain relationships with teams and commercial leaders within the broader Engineering organization to understand upcoming work demands and provide inputs on team capability and availability.
• Perform manager review and approval of engineering technical deliverables for GNF/GVH customers.
• Ensure work is performed with high quality in accordance with licensing regulations, customer requirements, and business quality assurance standards.
• Honest and straightforward with a high level of personal integrity.
• Detail oriented and accountable for results.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team.
• Displays a strong drive for continuous improvement.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work in the United States is required. We will not sponsor individuals for work visas, now or in the future, for this position vacancy.
• 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.
• B.S. degree from an accredited university or college in nuclear engineering, physics, mathematics, or a closely related technical discipline.
• Ten or more years of cumulative engineering experience.
• Prior experience leading employees.

Requirements

• Nuclear industry knowledge/experience.
• Prior experience defining, influencing, and/or correcting team culture.
• Prior experience with constructive coaching and developing people.
• Prior experience developing leaders.
• Working knowledge of project scheduling software such as P6 Primavera.
• Prior experience with thermal-mechanical methods and models (e.g., PRIME, FAST, Bison, or other fuel vendor codes).
• Experience with fuel test programs such as commercial LTAs or testing conducted at national labs.
• Experience with software quality assurance such as NQA-1.
• Programming experience with Fortran and Python.
• Experience working in GitLab or similar environment.
• Experience with developing licensing topical reports for fuel performance models and methods.
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions with speed and accuracy based on the best available information.
• Exceptional organization skills.
• Legacy of delivering on commitments; tenacious, with a proven track record of overcoming obstacles; ability to achieve stretch targets.
• Strong external focus; clear and demonstrated understanding of nuclear industry and/or energy industry.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions.
• Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Permissive time off.