Lead Engineer - FPGA

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova's Advanced Research business is the central innovation engine for GE's portfolio of energy businesses, which will be unified under one banner called GE Vernova. The research organization is made up of 250+ researchers representing virtually every major scientific and engineering discipline. Collectively, they are driving major research programs and initiatives to decarbonize power, accelerate renewables, and promote electrification and the creation of a 21st century grid fit to power a zero-carbon energy future.

As a Lead Engineer - FPGA, you will have the opportunity to architect and develop state-of-the-art embedded systems for real-time controls and industrial communication applications. You will lead and contribute to R&D projects that are aligned with GE Vernova's energy businesses such as Renewables, Gas Power, Power Conversion, Hydro, and Grid Solutions. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to shape, pursue, and execute R&D efforts in partnership with U.S. Government Agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Defense (DOD), universities, and national labs. Technologies developed under these programs will be matured and transitioned into GE business products. Are you ready to join our team of technology enthusiasts to drive the energy transition for a more sustainable future?

• Develop FPGA solutions for embedded systems and industrial control systems (ICS).
• Leverage FPGA design tools to develop, simulate, test, and optimize real-time embedded systems.
• Shape and pursue external opportunities with U.S. government agencies such as the DOE and DOD.
• Work with GE businesses to help transition real-time embedded controls and communication systems from early-stage lab demonstrations to fieldable prototypes.
• Collaborate with universities, industrial consortiums, commercial partners, and others to advance the state of the art in embedded systems.
• Publish technical papers, file patents, and contribute to open-source communities.

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines with a minimum of 3 years of industry experience OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience OR Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines with a minimum of 7 years of industry experience.
• Strong FPGA design and development experience with Verilog and VHDL.
• Knowledge of Xilinx and/or Altera devices, tools, and ecosystem (e.g., ModelSim, Intel Quartus, Xilinx Vivado, etc.).
• Experience with the development of real-time embedded applications and systems on microcontrollers, FPGAs, x86, and/or ARM processors.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals at the Masters or Bachelors level for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Because of the specific categories of data handled by GE Research and the structure of our work environment, we are unable to accommodate employment of persons while they are considered nationals of embargoed countries subject to restriction under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Section 746 et seq. (currently North Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba). Please note that citizens of embargoed countries who have either "U.S. person" status under U.S. export control laws or subsequent citizenship from a non-embargoed country can be considered.
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY.
• Must be 18 years or older.

• Embedded software experience such as C/C++, Python, etc.
• Experience with writing proposals in response to government solicitations.