Lead Engineer – Large Fabrications & Dynamics

GE Vernova; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 110.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GE Vernova in Barcelona seeks a Principal Engineer to lead design, analysis, and validation of large fabricated and composite structures for wind turbine nacelles. You will drive safety, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance while mentoring engineers and coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

The role requires deep expertise in structural dynamics, fatigue, fracture mechanics, GD&T, and ANSYS, with a track record of solving design and certification challenges in a

Formación

• Master’s degree in Mechanical, Structural, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Extensive structural engineering experience with large fabricated metallic structures and composite components.
• Strong expertise in structural dynamics, sheet-metal fabrication, and composite structures.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the design, analysis, validation, and technical direction of large fabricated and composite structures for wind turbine nacelles.
• Drive robust engineering solutions for sheet-metal and composite structures, ensuring safety, quality, manufacturability, and compliance.
• Chair design reviews, perform detailed drawing and tolerance analyses, and ensure sound technical decisions throughout the product development process.
• Perform structural calculations and simulations in ANSYS, covering strength, frequency-domain fatigue, fracture mechanics, and structural performance.
• Apply industry standards (IIW, Eurocode, DNV) to support engineering decisions, compliance, and certification activities.
• Bridge testing and simulation by correlating results, improving models, and developing validated analysis methods.
• Partner with engineering leadership to strengthen structural engineering capabilities, identify technical gaps, and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead technical supplier reviews, root cause investigations, and cross-functional problem solving with design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and certification teams.
• Support product lifecycle management (PLM) activities and mentor engineers to grow technical expertise across the team.

Conocimientos

Structural engineering

Fatigue analysis

Fracture mechanics

Engineering coaching

Stakeholder management

Design reviews

Educación

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Structural/Aerospace Engineering

Herramientas

ANSYS

Descripción del empleo

GE Vernova in Barcelona seeks a Principal Engineer to lead design, analysis, and validation of large fabricated and composite structures for wind turbine nacelles. You will drive safety, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance while mentoring engineers and coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

The role requires deep expertise in structural dynamics, fatigue, fracture mechanics, GD&T, and ANSYS, with a track record of solving design and certification challenges in a