Engineering Manager - I&C (Instrumentation & Controls)

Job Description Summary

The Lead Project Engineer, with a special concentration on Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) technology development. This role will facilitate cross functional The Engineering Manager - I&C (Instrumentation & Controls) Software works within the I&C Engineering team of the GE Hitachi (GEH) Engineering organization. The I&C Software team is responsible for designing and implementing software for I&C systems for Nuclear Power Plants. The I&C software team have strong interfaces with electronic hardware design, software design and plant system operations. This role requires technical problem solving, software skills and effective communication/collaboration with other teams within the GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) business functions.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Ownership and accountability for I&C engineering activities that support GVH Nuclear spanning the entire GVH portfolio.
• Drive GVH's Safety Quality Delivery Cost (SQDC) standards and all Environmental Health and Safety activities/requirements related to the team.
• Responsible for team Corrective Action Program (CAP) activities and implement all necessary corrective and preventive actions resulting from quality non-compliance monitoring and audit programs.
• Accountable for team KPI forecast accuracy.
• Responsible for bid management activities ensuring engineering deliverables are well defined, estimates and resource loaded schedules are developed and risks identified and documented.
• Accountability for delivering products and services on-time and on-budget.
• Team resource planning and project/program assignments.
• Work collaboratively across the engineering matrix and with business leaders in Product Development, Project Delivery, Sourcing and Quality to ensure close coordination of technical inputs/outputs, project/product requirements, workforce planning/scheduling and risk management.
• Accountable for team individual development and knowledge management activities
• Ownership to streamline, integrate and develop team technical and management processes to better support business needs across the organization through Lean and/or Six Sigma methodology.
• Act as a technical liaise with customers, partner organizations and suppliers as necessary and in close partnership/coordination with Product Development and Project Delivery leaders.
• Partner with business teams and presents product/program strategies, technical roadmaps, risks and recommendations to senior leads across GVH

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (Electrical/Computer Programming or similar).
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in engineering design and/or project leadership experience

• The preferred work location for this role is at the GVH Headquarters in Wilmington, NC, but highly qualified remote (US, based) candidates will be considered. (If remote, must be willing to travel up to 25%)
• 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.

• Operating at a senior level within an organization
• Excellent writing and verbal communications skills
• Demonstrated people management and motivation skills
• Master's degree or PhD in an engineering or technical discipline preferred
• Experience in the nuclear industry or equivalent large scale new build experience in the power industry
• Experience managing highly technical and diverse Engineering teams and functions
• Strong Leadership skills
• Knowledge of working within a regulated environment (nuclear)
• Knowledge of quality standards and systems (e.g., NQA-1 and ISO 9000)
• Strong organization skills