Lead Engineer - Product Definition

Job Description Summary

Vernova Purpose:
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?
Looking to make a global impact and solve problems? Through relentless innovation and continuous collaboration with our customers, GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is providing more advanced, cleaner, and efficient power that people depend on today and building the energy technologies of the future.

Impact you'll make:
Contribute to the design and development of products, solutions and systems for the Heavy Duty Gas Turbine technology space. Includes activities linked to technical improvement of existing products and components. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. Executes standard operational/technical tasks typically subject to instructions and work routines. There is latitude to rearrange the sequence to complete task/duties based on changing work situations. A key element of this role is building and sustaining partnerships with the adjacent design engineering teams and the supply chain while innovating new solutions for advancing the technology related to gas turbines and accompanying systems.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Create 3D CAD models and drawings using company sponsored CAD systems (NX).
• Utilize applicable tools and standard work processes for checking and productivity while driving feedback for improvements.
• Utilize applicable PLM system (Enovia / Teamcenter) to manage and issue product definition data.
• Define geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) required for proper clearances and fits while maximizing manufacturing capabilities.
• Lead, analyze and implement improvements in key areas of Safety , quality, delivery and cost.
• Coach & Lead less experienced team members in accessories design creation, model-based product definition and other product definition tasks/processes.
• Ensure design integrity and no high-risk escaping defects and lead improvements in First Pass Yield (error reduction).
• Lead interface characteristics between components are established and agreed upon by owners of mating parts/systems.
• Self-Check, Peer Check, and release product definition like models, drawings and Bill of materials.
• Effectively communicate progress, status, risk, needed inputs and target release dates to stakeholders through daily management routines.
• Manage concurrent Engineering processes, understand input from the different engineering disciplines, monitor progress and quality, and ensure schedule requirements are met.
• Effectively communicate and provide recommendations to internal and external GE Vernova customers through the analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical PDE data.
• Provide design support to cross-functional teams to improve or resolve design, performance, manufacturing, supplier, or field issues.
• Assure that proper documentation of technical data, generated to substantiate the assigned components, assembly processes, and/or systems is consistent with design policies and procedures.
• Utilize Lean and Six Sigma tools to define procedural gaps and lead the development of generating or updating Standard work to be followed.
• Work within the guidelines of applicable GE Policies and Procedures, Engineering Standards, Design Customer Operating Procedures, Specifications, Government and Commercial Standards, and special security requirements.
• Continually learn and apply the latest techniques relative to CAD software, Data Management Systems (DMS) and MBE (Model Based Enterprise).
• Contribution to Engineering initiatives to improve productivity and quality.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or a STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or Technical Associates degree with 10 years of relevant product definition experience.
• 5+ years of experience in CAD modeling.
• Full understanding of modeling software and model-based definition packages.

• Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to work 100% onsite in Greenville, SC.

• Experience in accessories engineering design and/or accessories product or process experience
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to assertively communicate with Senior Leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to delegate and follow-up.
• Demonstrated ability in managing several projects across functions (New Product Introduction, New Units, Services, Cost Out, etc.), ensuring On-time Delivery, with high quality and on-budget.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability in establishing common goals and objectives.
• Strong team player with the ability to effectively work under pressure.
• Focus on ownership, accountability and sense of urgency
• Experience driving Drawing to Model Based Product Definition initiatives
• CAD expertise with NX(Unigraphics)
• PLM expertise with ENOVIA or Teamcenter
• Leadership to pursue correct engineering process in adverse conditions
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification

• Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.
• GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.