GE Vernova Hitachi - Senior Engineer - Severe Accident Analysis

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Engineer that will play a pivotal leadership role within GE Hitachi's Plant Systems Integration and Severe Accident Analysis team. This role is crucial for the development of new advanced nuclear reactor projects, including Small Modular Reactors (SMR) like the BWRX-300. The Senior Engineer will be responsible for engineering design support, severe accident analysis, and integration of multi-discipline activities to deliver safe and economically superior reactor designs. This role requires a strong technical background, leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex projects from concept to production.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks.
• Execute robust processes for severe accident analyses using MAAP and MELCOR software to support optimization of systems and component design for safety and reliability.
• Identify, develop, evaluate, and introduce engineering solutions to meet near-term and long-range engineering needs.
• Provide technical consultation on product problems, including guidance, direction, and training to engineers specializing in severe accident analysis.
• Lead and provide key technical direction to large projects with critical business impact.
• Conduct component and system integration with the overall new nuclear plant design, ensuring maximum performance, operability, and design to cost.
• Manage product and systems requirements, specifications, and flow down.
• Drive the identification of verification and validation (V&V) requirements at the plant, system, and component level.
• Define plant-level design requirements for systems, components, subcontractors, and partner teams.
• Manage the interface between systems, components, and project/product management organizations.
• Support other GE businesses, internal and external customers, and suppliers as required.
• Effectively communicate and provide recommendations through the analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical data to internal and external GE customers.
• Prepare invention disclosures to protect technology that gives the business a competitive advantage and protect the intellectual property rights of the company.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in an engineering capacity.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Proficiency in using MAAP and MELCOR software for severe accident analysis

Desired Characteristics:

• Master's or PhD in Engineering (Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil) is preferred.
• Experience with Nuclear Island, Turbine Island, and Balance of Plant (BOP) systems and associated safety analyses design bases.
• Experience as a Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) at a nuclear power plant is strongly desired.
• SRO experience in multiple capacities including on-shift, outage prep, work control, and/or training.
• 10+ years of commercial nuclear engineering experience in multiple capacities including Design, Licensing, Severe Accident Analysis, and/or Systems -OR- 10+ years of shipyard nuclear systems engineering experience.
• Requirements Management experience utilizing DOORS or similar tool.
• Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of plant operations, licensing, and design bases, transient and accident analysis.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Additional Information

Engineering Innovation Center (EIC) in Warsaw, Poland is an integral part of the global engineering structure of GE Vernova. The site was officially founded in 2007, as GE Gas Power focused engineering organization. Currently the site extends engineering activities for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy in Poland.

GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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 will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Poland for this opening. This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships be from the U.S. Department of Energy's List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A); otherwise a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy will be required. More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Client-provided location(s): Warsaw, Poland

Job ID: GE_power-731119769

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-02-07T18:32:10