Lead Engineer- Mechanical Engineering
GE Vernova · Posted Oct 13
Power generation, wind turbine, grid solution, and electrification services
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About the role
The Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering position sits in the Large Structures team within the GE Vernova Wind Machine Head Engineering Subsection, which provides full lifecycle ownership and support for mechanical hardware such as bedplate castings, low speed rotor lock and shipping fixtures, including New Product/Technology Introduction, Validation & Testing, Field Support and Root Cause Analysis. GE Vernova Wind has more than 50,000 installed turbines across 35+ countries with 100+ GW of global installed capacity, spanning platforms including Cypress and the 2MW platform. This role is responsible for the design and development of mechanical components with full exposure to the product life cycle, working with diverse cross-functional teams to execute component trade studies and design deliverables.
What you will do
- Design engineering solutions for mechanical structural parts (Bedplate castings, Low speed Rotor lock and Shipping fixtures etc) of a wind turbine.
- Work closely with other engineering teams within GE GE Vernova Wind to coordinate interfaces between mechanical systems and components.
- Develop engineering drawings and specification requirements for sourcing of wind turbine components.
- Perform technical risk assessment and execute validation test plans to mitigate risks.
- Assist in issue resolution of mechanical components for fielded turbines.
- Participate and support technical problem solving in the team.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams for managing the product life cycle, contributing to component team strategy, Multigeneration Product Plan (MGPP) and Multigeneration Technology Plan (MGTP).
- Collaboration with System, Sub-System, and component Engineers to integrate components into overall turbine design while satisfying turbine and interface requirements.
- Maintain “Systems Thinking” mindset and higher-level turbine system requirements to understand the needs and implications of potential component changes and impacts to the rest of the machine.
- Contribute to design tool maintenance to ensure “fit for use” including design practice, design tools and lessons learned documentation updates.
- Collaborate and Own risk identification and mitigation process including dFMEA and design verification.
- Ensure quality of new and revised drawings, BoMs and specifications applying all GE and industry processes, standards and best practices
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- For roles outside of the USA- This role requires advanced experience in the Engineering/Technology & Mechanical Engineering. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
- For roles in USA - Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).
- Bachelor/ Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering.
- Minimum 8 years product design and development experience with 2 years in the wind industry or relevant industry in product design.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and project management skills
- Working knowledge of CAD (preferably Unigraphics NX 3D-CAD), CAE (preferably Ansys) and PLM tools
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of time
Preferred qualifications
- Wind turbine structural component expertise
- Technical problem solving experience including NPI design, NTI development, problem solving & RCA resolution, method/tool development, and related items
- Highly motivated, self-starter, energetic, positive, flexible in changing environments.
- Able to work in structured approach to problem solving, learning agility and system thinking
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate technical problems in clear and simple terms
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in project teams in an international environment
- Systems thinker: ability to assess tradeoffs, effectively assess risk, and optimize results.
- Ability to drive process improvement, standard work, and utilize Lean design principles.
Benefits and support
- Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
About GE Vernova
GE Vernova Inc. is a global energy company that provides equipment, services, and software to generate, transfer, orchestrate, convert, and store electricity. Operating through its Power, Wind, and Electrification segments, the company supports a broad customer base across more than 100 countries in powering economies and driving the energy transition. Formed as part of the strategic spin-off of General Electric's energy portfolio, GE Vernova is dedicated to electrifying and decarbonizing the world.
- Industry
- Energy
- Company size
- 75000+ employees
- Founded
- 2024
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer and President
Stephen F. Angel
Chairman of the Board
Lola Lin
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Roger Martella
Chief Corporate Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Global Government Affairs
Eric Gray
CEO, Power Segment
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