Job Description

About our business
GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification segments and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.

At GE Vernova, our Hydro Power division stands at the forefront of the hydroelectricity generation industry. We are dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and installing cutting-edge equipment for hydroelectric power plants, as well as servicing and refurbishing existing facilities to ensure optimal performance and longevity. Our turbines and generators account for over 25% of the total installed hydropower capacity worldwide. With a dynamic team of 3,600 professionals spread across more than 30 countries, we have the energy to change the world. Be part of a team that is not only shaping the energy landscape but also contributing to a more sustainable planet. Join us and make a difference with GE Vernova’s Hydro Power business division!
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About Position

The Lead engineer in COE is responsible for execution of complete project as a lead of Turbine mechanical design with support of team & would be responsible for key deliverables & timely execution of projects while maintaining first pass yield. The candidate shall have good experience in design of large hydro projects with expertise in hydro Turbine design domain. The candidate shall actively assess new ideas & technologies for enabling product cost-out, able to resolve any technical issue during execution of project with interfacing functions, COEs & site crew.

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Primary Skills: Basic design and calculation of hydro turbine components, piping, and auxiliaries for hydroelectric power station projects.

2. Nature of Products / Projects: Hydro turbine systems.

3. Partnership / Collaboration: Work closely with consulting engineers, detail design teams, customers, and cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, and site teams.

4. Daily Responsibility 1: Lead basic design and calculation activities, including sizing of components using analytical calculations and GE Vernova tools, as well as detailed drawing release for the respective packages. Also responsible for monitoring, controlling, planning, and reviewing these activities.

5. Daily Responsibility 2: Leverage technical expertise and experience to resolve business problems in collaboration with customers, manufacturing, sourcing, and field support teams. Drive issue resolution and prompt corrective actions for design-related causes such as NCRs and SDRs. Lead thorough technical root cause analysis of field failures and identify design-related corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

6. Major Responsibilities

• Adapt to emerging technologies and solutions and transfer know-how to the COE team.
• Lead and deliver NPI, cost-out programs, and should-cost initiatives in COE; actively evaluate new ideas and technologies for product cost reduction.
• Implement lessons learned from fleet issues and supplier quality issues into new designs, with a focus on design robustness.
• Develop design practices and maintain technical guidelines.

7. Organizational Responsibilities: Ensure compliance with EHS, policies, quality standards, lean principles, kaizen, and related organizational requirements.

8. Personal Responsibilities: Demonstrate collaboration with peers from other functions, active participation in events, humility, transparency, focus, and integrity.

9. GE Vernova Way: Work and win as one team, drive innovation, serve customers, work in a lean manner, and be accountable.

​ Required Qualifications

• Education
  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Experience
  Minimum 10 yearsand maximum 15 yearsof relevant experience, including at least 6 years of field experiencein Hydro or Heavy Machinery, with strong exposure to basic design, sizing, and calculation

• Tools Expertise
  Hands-on experience with analytical calculations and design tools such as AutoCAD, UGNX, and similar softwarerequired for the role.

• Preferred Industry Experience
  Experience in the power sectorand/or large EPC organizationsis preferred.

• Language Skills
  Strong command of both written and spoken Englishis mandatory for effective management of global stakeholders and customers.

Desired Characteristics

• Additional knowledge of tools such as Ansysand Corellais not mandatory but would be an advantage.
• Demonstrates proactiveness, a sense of urgency, and autonomy, with the ability to interact effectively across functions.
• Able to manage activities in a multicultural and multi-location environment, with a strong focus on cost, safety, and reliability
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment, respecting labor standards.
• Able to define and manage personal priorities effectively.
• Possesses a continuous improvement mindset
• Acts as a team player, contributing positively and actively to the team, with willingness to learn and adapt to business needs..

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