Senior Design Engineer – Gas Turbine Starting Systems & Load Gear

Quest Global; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services provider in India seeks a Senior Design Engineer specializing in Gas Turbine Starting Systems. The role involves managing the execution of design tasks, developing system designs, and collaborating with suppliers. Candidates should possess a mechanical engineering degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience. The position requires strong analytical problem-solving skills and knowledge of applicable codes and standards. The company offers competitive compensation and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering/design experience.
• Experience with gear boxes, electrical motors, hydraulic systems is advantageous.
• Familiarity with applicable codes and standards (e.g., ANSI, ASME).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate execution of design tasks ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Develop detailed system designs meeting safety and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure design integrity and manufacturability.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Design know-how on Load Gear

Mechatronics knowledge

Analytical problem-solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

PLM software

3D modelling tools

Job description

Job Requirements

Senior Design Engineer – Gas Turbine Starting Systems & Load Gear

Job Description

The Senior Design Engineer will lead engineering requisition and new product introduction activities for gas turbine starting systems, turning gear, and load gear, including coupling guards. 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

• 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 requirement.
• 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, 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.
• Participate in 3D reviews, HAZOP, hazard assessments, ensuring corrective action closure.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant engineering/design experience.
• Knowledge of gear boxes, electrical motors, hydraulic systems would be an advantage.
• Focus, Design know-how or experience on Load Gear, turning gear, Starting Means and coupling guard would be an advantage.
• Mechatronics knowledge (sensors, motors, control…).
• 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 load gear, turning gear, starting means, and coupling guards.
• Understanding of applicable codes and standards (ANSI, ASME, EN, OSHA, etc.).
• Knowledge of GE Vernova tools and methods (e.g. GTCC-PLM, AVEVA, ClearOrbit (SDR, RFI, NCR) is 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%).