Lead engineer - Tools, base frame and foundation

Job Description Summary

You will be in charge of engineering activities for the GE Vernova gas turbine Base frame, foundations (none-embedded components), and tools for rotor handling, covering all GE Vernova frames.

These systems are critical for transport, shaft line behavior, site installation, gas turbine maintenance. You will join a global engineering team that is part of the Mechanical CoE.

Job Description

This is a cross-functional role to:

• Execute technical design.
• Deliver drawings, specifications and BOMs for the projects.
• Calculation (structural and civil work), foundation interface, load table calculations with seismic & wind calculation.
• Collaborate with the component suppliers, engineering teams, manufacturing utilities.
• Provide technical assistance to the sites.
• covers all stages of the life cycle of the product starting from NPI and ITO to field issue resolution.
• Support could be provided on Civil work and Structure calculation and could lead to FEA studies.

• Keep Safety as the first priority in its daily work.
• Coordinate and manage the execution of design tasks (Drawing/Specification/Bill Of Materials) to deliver on time with expected quality level.
• Ensure the design is per applicable rules, regulations codes and standards, design practice/work instruction, contractual requirement.
• Has awareness on latest Building codes and Standard edition.
• Has expertise for seismic & wind calculation according to countries' standards.
• Ensure equipment maintainability and accessibility, 3D model review.
• Make decisions or solve tasks problems in operational/product management, manufacturing, technology, or engineering.
• Support HAZOP-studies, Hazard Assessment reviews and design reviews. He will ensure that corrective actions are closed on time.
• Support on time Root Cause Analysis closure.
• Carry out activities related to the purchase of equipment.
• Support documents review.
• Support / prepare design concepts review.
• Support erection and commissioning activities at site, solving field issues.
• Support to keep up-to-date standard part list (GBOM) and standard designs.
• Propose design improvement and cost reduction.
• Provide input in weekly scrum and project review meetings.
• Support qualification of new suppliers or new products.
• Communicate feedback to all levels of our organization.
• Use technical knowledge to provide recommendations.
• Knows how or will learn how our scope is interfaced with others.
• Develop knowledge in the discipline.
• As transverse activity could provide support on Structural Design and calculation of foundation interface and structures for enclosures, inlet filter house support structures or others if required.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent degree.
• 2-3 years of engineering experience.
• Know and apply design methods, rules and tools to specify the systems/ components
• Knowledge of STAAD Pro or other general structural analysis programs, i.e. RISA, SAP 2000
• Knowledge of ANSYS Workbench and ANSYS Mechanical APDL would be an advantage.

• Good mechanical background.
• Ability to document, plan, and execute projects and programs.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes.
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• System approach.
• Skill to interact with all levels of the organization, customers and suppliers.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Readiness to travel for workshop/site inspections few times per year (up to 10% of its time).
• Positive thinking with proactive approach, "Customer and Team Focus"
• English language mandatory.
• Following would be an advantage:
  
  
  • knowledge of GE Vernova tools and methods (e.g. GTCC-PLM, ClearOrbit (SDR, RFI, NCR),...).
  • Specific Knowledge about the relevant codes and standards like IEC, ASCE, ANSI, ASME, ASHRE, EN, OSHA etc.