Controls Research Engineer - "CLEARANCE REQUIRED" - GE Vernova Advanced Research

Job Description

As a GE Vernova accelerator, GE Vernova Advanced Research is driving strategy and leading research & development efforts to execute on the business’s mission to power the energy transition. We forge the partnerships and invent the technologies required to electrify and decarbonize for a zero-carbon future.

Position Requirements

• Doctorate degree in an Engineering or related field with experience in design of advanced controls, optimization, estimation, or detection algorithms or a Master’s degree in an Engineering or related field with a minimum of 3 years of experience in design of advanced controls, optimization, estimation, or detection algorithms.
• 3+ years of knowledge and application of advanced controls, optimization, estimation, or detection algorithms.
• 3+ years of proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink and C, C++, or Python.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience (algorithm development and software implementation) in developing systems solutions for complex physical systems (e.g., mechanical systems, chemical plants, power systems, transportation, aviation systems).

Desired Qualifications

• Active/current U.S. security clearance
• Experience with machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques and the application of those in a controls context
• Experience with real-time implementation of system solutions in a variety of hardware platforms
• Experience developing controls solutions for industrial applications
• Experience with machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques and the application of those in a controls context
• Experience developing cyber-security algorithms
• Exposure to industrial control hardware programming and industrial control software development
• Proficiency in source code management through git/github
• Experience with application for government funding and project proposal writing
• Experience with program management, which includes setting up schedules, milestones, technical reviews, tracking funding, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to take an innovative idea from a concept to a product

Eligibility Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals at the Masters level for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY.
• Able to maintain a U.S. security clearance, prerequisite for clearance is U.S. citizenship.