Senior Yaw Systems Engineer, Wind Turbine Hardware

GE Vernova, Inc.; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Wind Global Machine Head Yaw subsystem. You will own hardware design for hydraulic and passive braking systems, drive reliability, and manufacturing support across the life cycle of utility-scale wind turbines.

You will lead design, testing, qualification, and supplier interactions, driving improvements and cost reductions while ensuring quality and compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years mechanical analysis and design experience in industry.
• Working knowledge of technical drawings, GD&T, and manufacturing.
• Experience with 3D-CAD tools like Unigraphics / Siemens NX.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Execute projects pertaining to new product introduction, new technology integration, and field issue resolution with a heavy focus on quality and reliability verified by physical testing.
• Design yaw system components for wind turbines focusing on hydraulic pressure unit (HPU) systems, yaw bearings, yaw drives, and yaw brakes encompassing component design, system interaction, and system reliability.
• Own and drive lessons learned, best practices, and standardization into design documentation such as design practices, drawings, and technical specifications.
• Develop testing/validation plans to prove component function and reliability.
• Provide innovative design solutions to meet aggressive timing, cost, and reliability targets.
• Ensure quality of new and revised drawings, BoMs, and specifications applying all GEV and industry processes, standards, and best practices.
• Work cross functionally with quality, manufacturing, sourcing, suppliers, field support, and others to improve product quality and first-time yield.
• Support manufacturing, sourcing, and the field with issue resolution and quick corrective actions for design related causes (NCR, SDR, PAC).
• Drive root cause analysis of field failures and identify design related corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Identify and execute cost saving ideas and strategies.

Skills

Mechanical analysis

Design experience

Technical drawings

GD&T

3D-CAD

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Unigraphics / Siemens NX

Job description

GE Vernova seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Wind Global Machine Head Yaw subsystem. You will own hardware design for hydraulic and passive braking systems, drive reliability, and manufacturing support across the life cycle of utility-scale wind turbines.

You will lead design, testing, qualification, and supplier interactions, driving improvements and cost reductions while ensuring quality and compliance with industry standards.