
Lead Gas Turbine Controls Engineer
Greenville, SCJob$89–149K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Greenville, SC, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
The Lead Gas Turbine Controls Engineer develops gas turbine control and accessory requirements and leads new product introduction controls development. The role works with engineering, standards, and project execution teams, incorporates field lessons into software standards, and supports commissioning and validation testing. The required background is a BS in a specified engineering discipline and at least three years of engineering experience; an MS and several controls-related capabilities are preferred.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Job Description Summary
You want to help shape the future of energy. At GE Vernova, you will design advanced control solutions that transform global power delivery, working on carbon capture, decarbonization, fast power, and grid stabilization. You will collaborate with 500+ global engineers to deliver clean, efficient power from concept to upgrades.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
-
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to define and drive gas turbine (GT) control and accessory requirements.
-
Partner with standards and project execution teams to align milestones, sprint commitments, and software releases.
-
Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) controls development as an empowered decision-maker, incorporating field lessons into software standards.
-
Provide technical mentorship and clear status communication to team members and leaders.
-
Support project execution engineers from launch through on-site commissioning and validation testing.
Qualifications
Ideal Candidate Profile: You are an innovative problem-solver who thrives on complex technical challenges, questions the status quo, and embraces experimentation to advance cleaner power generation technologies.
Required
-
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, or Computer Engineering.
-
3+ years of working experience in engineering.
Preferred
-
Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, or Computer Engineering.
-
Demonstrated knowledge of Control Systems, Ladder-logic, and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) user interfaces.
-
Leadership skills with the ability to influence others
-
Experience in power generation controls, electrical, or accessory systems and GE ToolboxST application code with Mark*VIe controllers.
-
Experience supporting controls commissioning, validation, or issue resolution on customer sites.
Eligibility
- Ability to travel up to 10% for field validation and customer meetings.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $89,300.00 and $148,700.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on November 06, 2026.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,383 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$89–149K/yr
- South Carolina median$97–146K/yr34 salary ranges
- US median$110–160K/yr1,349 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $119K, is close to the South Carolina median midpoint ($120K) — in the middle half of Controls Engineer salary ranges in South Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 58 open Controls Engineer jobs in South Carolina and 2,383 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Carolina
- GE Vernova (this employer)14 open
- Eaton Corporation9 open
- Barry-Wehmiller3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,008 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,184 of the 2,383 open Controls Engineer jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.

