Embedded Software Consulting Engineer, Protection and Control Systems

Overview

Lead design & strategy for real‑time embedded platforms in power protection & automation.

Key Responsibilities

• embedded virtualization
• microservices
• ai diagnostics
• real-time rtos
• ci/cd
• modular design

Tasks

-Drive architectural modernization through the adoption of embedded virtualization using lean hypervisors, enabling reliability and modularity through microservice-oriented architecture for critical and secure field-deployable service updates. -Guide strategic choices in virtualized firmware stacks, embedded containers, and real-time microservices for digital substations and edge computing. -Lead edge software strategies for AI/ML-based diagnostics, adaptive protection, and predictive maintenance, enabling microservices to run securely in real-time containers. -Lead the design strategy of real-time embedded platforms for protection and communication systems using multi-core SoCs, RTOS (VxWorks, QNX, FreeRTOS), or embedded Linux. -Guide the design of CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps workflows, and automated test frameworks tailored to embedded environments. -Contribute to multi-year product and technology roadmaps for protection and automation portfolios. -Promote modular design, RTOS abstraction, software reuse, and real-time determinism across services. -Stay at the forefront of innovations in lean, reliable, and secure mission-critical/safety-critical embedded systems by participating in technical conferences and engaging with industry consortia and standards bodies (IEC, IEEE, UCAIug). -Evaluate and pilot emerging technologies to mentor and guide global teams on next-generation architectures. -Represent the organization in global forums, panels, or working groups and share best practices, lessons learned, and architecture evolution insights. -Serve as a technical authority for embedded platform modernization, product innovation, and next-generation system architectures.

Requirements

• c/c++
• embedded linux
• rtos
• hypervisors
• iec 62443
• real-time

What You Bring

-Strong understanding of protection schemes, digital substation design, and utility communication architectures. -Working knowledge of embedded hypervisors, container runtimes, and service isolation in resource-constrained environments. -Minimum of 10 years of experience in embedded software/firmware design, with at least 5 years in architecture or consulting leadership roles. -Expert in C/C++, with experience in embedded Linux, RTOS (VxWorks, QNX), and container/virtualization concepts for embedded systems. -Proven experience integrating protocols such as GOOSE, MMS, SV, DNP3, Modbus, IEEE C37.118, IEC 60870-5-104, IEEE 1588, and secure communication protocols. -Familiar with compliance to electrical and cybersecurity standards including IEC 60255, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, IEC 62351. -Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Embedded Systems. -Experience in secure embedded software development, formal verification, and regulatory certification. -Willingness to travel for technical deep-dives, customer co-innovation sessions, industry events, and global product strategy meetings. -Extensive experience in real-time embedded systems used in power system protection, automation, or communication. -Strategic thinker and effective communicator across engineering, product management and customer leadership. -Active contributor to open standards or industry bodies (IEEE, IEC, UCAIug) or recognized innovator with patents or technical publications. -Hands-on experience with toolchains, software analyzers, and debugging across embedded and virtualized targets.

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About Ge Vernova

-Traces roots back to Edison and Alstom, merging power, renewable, digital & financial wings. -Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, crafts large-scale gas turbines, SMRs, wind turbines, hydro and grid tech to fuel economies. -On the nuclear front, advancing small modular reactors (like BWRX‑300) in partnership with utilities and supporting semiconductor projects. -Wind prowess spans onshore, offshore and blade making—with key sites like Dogger Bank offshore and blade plants in Spain. -Electrification arm tackles grid stability: HVDC, transformers, storage, conversion, plus GridOS software powering smarter infrastructure. -Weaves finance and consulting through energy-infrastructure investments, funding solar farms to pipelines via GE Energy Financial Services.

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