Lead Engineer- Mechanical Engineering

RE1055 GE Renewable Energy Technologies Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova Wind is seeking a Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering within the Large Structures team to own design and development of mechanical components for wind turbines. You will work across cross-functional teams on component trade studies, specifications, and validation plans as part of the product lifecycle, contributing to lifecycle strategy and overall turbine integration.

The role requires strong CAD/CAE proficiency (NX, ANSYS), excellent communication, and a track record in wind or

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8 years product design and development experience with 2 years in wind industry.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and project management skills.
• Proficient with CAD/CAE tools (NX/Unigraphics, ANSYS) and PLM systems.

Responsibilities

• Design engineering solutions for mechanical structural parts of a wind turbine.
• Coordinate interfaces between mechanical systems across teams.
• Develop drawings and specs for wind turbine components.
• Perform risk assessment and validation test plans.
• Support field issue resolution and RCA activities.
• Collaborate on lifecycle management and MGPP/MGTP initiatives.

Skills

Design engineering

CAD NX

AN SYS

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

ANSYS

PLM tools

Job description

Job Description Summary

The Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering position is in Large Structures team within GE Vernova Wind Machine Head Engineering Subsection. The team provides full lifecycle ownership and support for mechanical hardware (Bedplate castings, Low speed Rotor lock and Shipping fixtures etc) including New Product/Technology Introduction, Validation & Testing, Field Support and Root Cause Analysis. The Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering will be responsible for design and development of mechanical components with full exposure to product life cycle working with diverse, cross-functional teams to execute component trade studies and design deliverables. GE’s GE Vernova Wind business has a total installed base of more than 50,000 wind turbines in more than 35 counties, with 100+ GW of global installed capacity. We harness increased GE Vernova Wind energy potential through a broad family of turbines that are uniquely suited for a variety of wind environments, including Cypress, GE’s most powerful GE Vernova Wind turbine, and GE’s 2MW platform, which has more than 20GW installed and in operation today. We are committed to our customers’ success in wind, offering a broad portfolio of products and services that make renewables the energy of choice for a cleaner future.

Roles and Responsibilities

• undefined Design engineering solutions for mechanical structural parts (Bedplate castings, Low speed Rotor lock and Shipping fixtures etc) of a wind turbine.
• Work closely with other engineering teams within GE GE Vernova Wind to coordinate interfaces between mechanical systems and components.
• Develop engineering drawings and specification requirements for sourcing of wind turbine components.
• Perform technical risk assessment and execute validation test plans to mitigate risks.
• Assist in issue resolution of mechanical components for fielded turbines.
• Participate and support technical problem solving in the team.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams for managing the product life cycle, contributing to component team strategy, Multigeneration Product Plan (MGPP) and Multigeneration Technology Plan (MGTP).
• Collaboration with System, Sub-System, and component Engineers to integrate components into overall turbine design while satisfying turbine and interface requirements.
• Maintain “Systems Thinking” mindset and higher-level turbine system requirements to understand the needs and implications of potential component changes and impacts to the rest of the machine.
• Contribute to design tool maintenance to ensure “fit for use” including design practice, design tools and lessons learned documentation updates.
• Collaborate and Own risk identification and mitigation process including dFMEA and design verification.
• Ensure quality of new and revised drawings, BoMs and specifications applying all GE and industry processes, standards and best practices

Required Qualifications

For roles in USA - Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)). Bachelor/ Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering. Minimum 8 years product design and development experience with 2 years in the wind industry or relevant industry in product design. Excellent communication, interpersonal and project management skills Working knowledge of CAD (preferably Unigraphics NX 3D-CAD), CAE (preferably Ansys) and PLM tools Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of time Desired Characteristics Wind turbine structural component expertise Technical problem solving experience including NPI design, NTI development, problem solving & RCA resolution, method/tool development, and related items Highly motivated, self-starter, energetic, positive, flexible in changing environments. Able to work in structured approach to problem solving, learning agility and system thinking Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate technical problems in clear and simple terms Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in project teams in an international environment Systems thinker: ability to assess tradeoffs, effectively assess risk, and optimize results. Ability to drive process improvement, standard work, and utilize Lean design principles.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name 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. www.gevernova.com