FACTS R&D & Technology Development Leader

About the role

GE Vernova's FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) Solution Line enables grids to handle more renewable energy with greater stability. As FACTS R&D and Technology Development Leader, reporting to the FACTS Solution Line Leader, you will lead research, development and engineering strategy behind STATCOM and FSC solutions, from early-stage technology to fully industrialized, market-ready products. You will partner with the Value Proposition Leader so that developed technology becomes competitive products.

Key responsibilities

• Lead development of power electronics and controls technology for STATCOM and FSC, from early-stage concept through to industrialized solutions.
• Own the technical strategy and roadmap, including power electronics topologies, converter design and control system architecture.
• Drive global engineering programs from concept to industrialized product, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Translate market and customer needs into technical architectures, control strategies and scalable product platforms.
• Embed Design for Manufacturability (DfM) and cost-out principles from the earliest design stages.
• Define reusable power electronics and controls components and subsystems that keep the global Reference Solution Packs agile.
• Recruit, mentor and grow an engineering team of Principal Engineers, controls/power electronics specialists and NPI Program Managers, with closed-loop engineering using field performance data.
• Apply Lean and Agile engineering practices to accelerate time-to-market while keeping safety, quality and technical integrity.
• Help shape the future operating model of technology innovation and product development, including its interface with a future CTO/NTI function.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering; Master's or PhD in Power Electronics, Power Systems or Controls strongly preferred.
• Significant hands-on and leadership experience in power electronics converter design and/or controls engineering for FACTS or comparable grid-scale technologies (STATCOM, SVC, HVDC, etc.), from early concept to commercial product.
• Proactive identification of technical risks using methods such as DFMEA.
• Ability to work across R&D, manufacturing, quality and commercial teams and to explain complex technical work to executives.
• Fluent English, able to translate technical concepts for engineering and executive audiences.

Required skills

• Power electronics topologies, converter design and control system tuning.
• Working knowledge of NPI governance (gate reviews), Agile development and Lean engineering; TRL frameworks are a plus.
• Familiarity with simulation tools such as PSCAD and MATLAB/Simulink is a plus.

What we offer

• Relocation assistance provided.