The Engineering Manager for combustion module provides strategic and technical leadership for a team focused on the design and analysis of combustion systems and components within the Gas Turbine Engineering (GTE) organization in Bangalore. As a people leader, you will be responsible for building a high-performing, inclusive team that delivers excellence in combustion physics, fuel flexibility, and thermodynamic & mechanical design. You will champion the GE Vernova Ways, leading through innovation, serving our customers, applying lean principles, and demonstrating accountability to deliver on our commitments. The role involves overseeing daily operational rhythms, coaching individuals to reach their full potential, and driving cross-functional collaboration to ensure the success of our global gas turbine portfolio.
Roles and Responsibilities
People Leadership & Development: Champion a culture of continuous learning and growth. Provide regular, actionable coaching to team members, supporting their career aspirations and ensuring they develop the technical and leadership skills needed for success within GE Vernova.
Operational Excellence: Lead the team in executing combustion design and evaluation using rigorous engineering principles. Utilize lean operating rhythms, bowler metrics, and visualization tools to facilitate daily management and ensure projects meet safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) targets.
Technical Strategy & Alignment: Provide technical leadership in combustion design, troubleshooting, and testing. Facilitate cross-functional discussions between Systems, Product Line, Sciences, and the Chief Engineer’s office to clear roadblocks and ensure alignment on product CTQs.
Collaboration: Keep strong connections with global module teams to leverage best practices, share insights, and review key design decisions as "one engineering community."
Strategic Growth: Develop a continuous improvement roadmap for product, people, process, and technology to drive combustion differentiation in the market. Champion adoption of lean practices.
Execution & Rigor: Provide hands-on support during critical design phases or product testing. Ensure all technical data generated by the team is consistent with engineering QMS policies and internal standards.
Communication: Provide timely, transparent communication on significant technical issues or developments to the broader GTE leadership team.
Customer-Centricity: Anticipate internal and external customer needs. Ensure performance and processes are measured through the customer's eyes to deliver maximum value.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline from an accredited university.
Minimum 10+ years of experience in gas turbine engineering, power generation design, services, or testing.
Proven experience as an engineering leader with a track record of successfully managing and scaling teams. Minimum 5+ years of team, project, or resource management experience.
Strong technical experience in gas turbine or turbomachinery combustion systems.
Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to inspire, motivate, and build rapport at all levels of a global organization.
BE/BTEch, ME/MTech/MS or Ph.D. in Mechanical, Thermal, or Energy Engineering.
Desired Characteristics
Demonstrated ability to plan, execute, market, and document programs/projects within a complex, multi-functional environment.
Servant leadership mindset—demonstrating empathy, selflessness, and humility while fostering an inclusive, high-accountability team.
Hands-on experience with combustion design/analysis tools and familiarity with the gas power tollgate review process.
Experience with operational tools such as Tableau, Excel, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet.
Exhibits the GE Vernova Ways: Innovation, customer-focus, applying lean principles, and boundaryless collaboration.
Proactive, self-starter with a proven track record of acting as a change agent and adapting to evolving industry trends.
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world.
It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Wind, and Electrification -- with focus on 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.
The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come.
GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
Together, we have the energy to change the world.
