Lead Engineer (LPB1) - Human Factors

Essential Responsibilities:

• Use in-depth technical knowledge of HFE acquired through your training and experiences to accomplish tasks and support team task completion.
• Conduct and/or oversee system and plant operational functional requirements analysis and functional allocation.
• Conduct task analyses for displays, controls, and other job support aids as needed to accomplish monitoring, control, and protection functions for various plant systems and operating modes and incorporate design requirements into analyses and design documents.
• Review, test, evaluate, verify, and validate the human-system interface using a simulator and plant operating, surveillance, and emergency procedures.
• Interface with a team of internal and external customers, suppliers, partners, licensing, and regulatory authorities on technical issues.
• Support the development of normal, abnormal, emergency operating procedures, alarm response procedures, surveillance procedures and operator training programs.
• Provide plant operation input to system reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Provide on-time, quality delivery of engineering documentation in accordance with contract requirements, business procedures, and regulatory agency guidelines.
• Demonstrated ability to use analytical thinking to propose solutions outside of the standard framework and rely on multiple internal and external sources to develop quality alternatives.
• Ability to propose different solutions to technical problems, modify existing procedures and practices, and integrate work with other engineers and engineering disciplines.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and solid technical writing skills with focus on detailed requirements, design, and description documents with sensitivity to stakeholder priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a technical resource for less experienced engineers, develop team consensus, and independently execute technical processes.
• Demonstrated ability to document, plan, market, and execute projects and programs in the context of key business drivers.
• Honest and straightforward with a high level of personal integrity.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree of Science in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent 4-year degree in a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of human factors experience in a high-hazard, safety-centric industry (e.g., energy, aviation, medical, automotive).

Eligibility Requirements

• For Canada GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

• This position will report onsite to the Markham office 2 days a week (Tuesday's and Thursday's).

Desired Characteristics:

• M.S. or PhD Degree in Human Factors, Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• Registered Professional Engineer in the United States or Canada
• Experience in the nuclear industry to include nuclear plant emergency procedure, operator training guidelines, and regulatory site implementation and reviews is highly desirable.
• Experience with nuclear operations as a licensed/certified reactor operator is highly desirable.

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening.

This position requires access to and/or use of information subject to U.S. Export Control Laws, which mandate all citizenships (including dual citizenships) be from the U.S. Department of Energy’s List of Generally Authorized Countries (10 CFR Part 810 Appendix A, which includes Canada and can be found here: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-III/part-810/appendix-Appendix%20A%20to%20Part%20810) unless a specific authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy is obtained or unless you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, U.S. permanent resident, or protected individual under the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). More information can be found here: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/10-cfr-part-810.

You must have legal authorization to work in Canada and any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. The drug screen requirement in the background check process is not required if the role is based in Canada.

Strong consideration will be given to Indigenous persons. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit

The base pay range for this position is $110,500.00 - $160,500.00 CAD Annual.  The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for a 10% performance bonus/variable incentive compensation/equity. ​

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

This posting is expected to close on February 7th, 2026, or thereafter.