Lead Systems Engineer

Job Description Summary
The Systems Engineering team provides Wind Turbine system expertise while leading development of new products, turbine RTS activities, and strategic projects. The team owns system level trade-off decisions and continuous improvement in product development processes for the Wind product portfolio.

As a Lead Systems Engineer, you will lead the technical execution of one or more New Product Introduction (NPI) programs from initiation through to validation. Sometimes this will be done in parallel with separate programs in separate phases. These will support the MWC Platform overall objectives to create world-class wind turbine products.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide wind turbine system expertise through all phases of product development, including requirements definition, design and development, validation, and product life-cycle support
• Lead technical program teams on all system trade-offs and optimizations with a focus on the reduction of landed cost of electricity
• Own turbine-level requirements; contribute and approve subsystem requirements
• Own and drive risk management for technical program team including ownership of the Systems DFMEA
• Contribute to and approve customer facing technical documents
• Communicate and provide recommendations through analysis, preparation and presentation of technical material to internal and external audiences
• Drive simplification and standardization of best practices into engineering analysis, validation, and design execution

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Engineering/Technology

Desired Characteristics

• Minimum of 2 years of demonstrated experience working on wind turbine system-related projects
• Ability to break-down complex issues, determine possible courses of action, and enable effective decision making
• System or product-level mindset
• Conceptual design and/or system-level trade-off experience
• Field issues, test and/or validation experience
• Requirements definition, decomposition, and/or translation experience
• Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on August 11, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, "GE Vernova") sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Client-provided location(s): Greenville, SC

Job ID: GE_Vernova-R5049428

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-08-12T18:30:02