Senior Principal Engineer – Robotics

Senior Principal Engineer – Robotics

Requirements

• Doctorate degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics or related field with a minimum of 15 years of experience.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience deploying robotic systems to business and production environments.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience leading teams or large projects.
• Demonstrated deep domain knowledge in robotics systems including perception, reasoning, planning, and robotic actuation/motion.
• Experience in reinforcement learning, including investigation on how artificial agents learn to develop complex behaviors autonomously, model-free, through self-organization and self-reconfiguration principles.
• Experience leading large research programs, writing successful R&D proposals, and demonstrated ability to take an idea from concept to a product.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals at the Masters level for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Because of the specific categories of data handled by GE Research and the structure of our work environment, we are unable to accommodate employment of persons while they are considered nationals of embargoed countries subject to restriction under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Section 746 et seq. (currently North Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba). Please note that citizens of embargoed countries who have either “U.S. person” status under U.S. export control laws or subsequent citizenship from a non-embargoed country can be considered.
• If contracted in the US, you must be willing to relocate to the Niskayuna, NY area.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineering, manufacturing and service leaders across GE Vernova to identify automation and robotics needs.
• Work with Researchers across the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center to identify technology trends with disruption potential for GE Vernova.
• Identify strategic partners and create a robotics technology roadmap.
• Work with external partners such as government agencies and outside business partners to define strategy and then act as an enabler for team execution.
• Collaborate with key partners and executives as well as with external partners to build a robust portfolio of Research programs to drive the Robotics strategy for GE Vernova with programs in manufacturing and services across GE Vernova.
• Lead early stage technology development with high disruption potential and mature these technologies from initial concept to successful product introduction.
• Coordinate disruptive technology efforts in close collaboration with our GE Vernova businesses and ensure that such efforts are incorporated into long-term multi-generational technology and product road maps and plans.
• Drive technology and product roadmaps to ensure our businesses have a multi-year strategic plan that is competitive.
• Drive the GE Vernova robotics manufacturing and services strategy for safety, quality and productivity.
• Provide technical leadership across GE Vernova on disruptive technologies and market trends with a strong understanding of what the competition is doing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary programs.
• Industrial experience in the field of computer vision for industrial application.
• Demonstrated capabilities in related fields such as AI/Machine Learning, autonomous systems and software engineering.
• Ability to make decisions with confidence when problems or solutions are not well defined.
• Demonstrated capability to thrive in a matrixed team environment.
• Familiarity with multiple GE Vernova businesses and shown ability to leverage cross-business networks to achieve outcomes.
• Shown ability to manage risk and uncertainty for self and team within a dynamic priority-setting environment.
• Strong technical acumen paired with an ability to understand a wide range of technology domains.
• Influence, facilitation, and negotiation skills; boundary-less/solution-focused approach.
• Demonstrated ability to take an innovative idea from research to a product.
• Strong record of peer-reviewed journal publications and conference presentations.