Job Requirements
Engineer – Gas Turbine Base Frame, Accessories Base and Foundation interface
Job Description
The Design Engineer will lead engineering requisition and new product introduction activities for gas turbine Base Frame, Accessories Base and Foundation interface. The role focuses on executing high‑quality designs, delivering drawings, specifications, and BOMs, collaborating with suppliers and cross‑functional teams, ensuring compliance with codes and standards, and resolving field, safety, quality, delivery, and cost challenges.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Design & Development of GE Heavy duty Gas Turbine (GT) base frames & structures. Maintenance tools such as rotor Lifting beam, rotor support, rotor guide etc.
- Working on requisition projects deliveries, suppliers and sites support/issues (RFP, RFQ, SDR, etc.) and new development support.
- Design activity (preparing design drawing inputs for drafting team) and structure calculations.
- Weight & C.G. drawings, transportation drawings and arrangement drawings creation.
- Coordinate and manage the execution of design tasks (Drawing / Specification / Bill of Materials) to deliver on time with expected quality level.
- Ensure the design is per applicable rules, regulations, codes and standards, design practice/work instruction, contractual requirements.
- Ensure equipment maintainability and accessibility, 3D model review.
- Carry out activities related to the purchase of equipment designed by a third party / supplier.
- Use technical knowledge for analysis to support/provide recommendations.
- Lead design tasks, ensuring timely drawings, specifications, BOMs, quality compliance.
- Develop detailed system designs, calculations, analyses meeting safety and regulatory requirements.
- Drive requisition and NPI activities for starting, turning, load gear systems.
- Maintain standard designs, GBOMs, databases improving competitiveness, consistency, operational rigor.
- Identify optimization opportunities reducing cost, enhancing performance, supporting product strategy.
- Collaborate with leaders, suppliers ensuring design integrity, manufacturability, maintainability, accessibility, etc.
- Support procurement for third‑party equipment, conducting document reviews, technical evaluations.
- Provide technical guidance for estimates, resolving design, manufacturing, supplier deviations.
- Engage customers, site teams resolving field issues, supporting commissioning, claim discussions.
- Communicate progress, risks, recommendations across stakeholders with clarity, confidence.
- Apply engineering judgment, proactive problem‑solving ensuring safety, quality, delivery, cost.
- Strong GD&T skills, drawing reading and ASME Y14.5.
- Understanding of AWS welding codes.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent discipline.
- 3 to 8 years of relevant engineering/design experience.
- Focus, design know‑how or experience on GT Base Frame, Accessories Base and Foundation interface would be an advantage.
- Experience with engineering/design platforms (e.g., PLM, 3D modelling tools).
Desired Characteristics
- Solid system‑level engineering approach and analytical problem‑solving skills.
- Knowledge of tools and methods (e.g., GTCC‑PLM, ClearOrbit (SDR, RFI, NCR)) is an added advantage.
- Experience collaborating with suppliers, sourcing, and quality functions.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work in dynamic, cross‑functional, global environments.
- Proactive, self‑motivated, and quality‑driven mindset.
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes and project/program management.
- Readiness for occasional travel (up to ~10%).