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GE Vernova

Senior SMR Mechanical Tooling Design Engineer

GE Vernova, Markham, ON


Job Description Summary
The Senior SMR Mechanical Systems Engineer demonstrates accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. This is a technical position that integrates and develops processes that meet business needs across the organization and requires long-term planning. This role contributes to the overall strategy of the business and manages complex issues within the Systems Engineering area.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for Mechanical Nuclear Island Support Systems (MNISS) engineering activities that support the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design
  • Activities focus on management of refueling outage execution in the safest, most efficient, and most economical manner possible. This includes supporting outage length requirements, outage schedule development, and outage logistics
  • Responsible for development of outage tooling specifications and fabrication drawings
  • Responsible for PEng stamping of outage tooling, as required, for registration purposes
  • Plan / develop technical and management processes to improve both team and customer productivity
  • Provide support to the Licensing organization for regulatory related deliverables.
  • Liaise with customers either on or off site as necessary, in partnership with a Project Manager
  • Responsible for analysis and design work supporting requirements specifications
  • Interface with cross-functional teams and departments to complete these tasks
  • Improve areas of project execution and department management through Six Sigma methodology
  • Support development efforts for both new products and new technology
  • Responsible to undertake the necessary corrective and preventive actions resulting from Quality non-compliance monitoring and audit programs
  • Responsible for driving continuous improvement initiatives, such as Lean Action Work Outs (LAWO)


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in an engineering role
  • Canadian PE Certification


Desired Characteristics
  • Master's degree in Mechanical or Nuclear Engineering
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems
  • Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects
  • Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs
  • Established project management skills


Eligibility Requirements

Minimum in-person attendance of 2 days per week in the Markham, ON office

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 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.

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.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes