Senior Lead Engineer – Systems Engineering

gevernova; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Power Conversion in Chennai invites a senior Electrical/Engineering leader to steer major projects with broad scope and high business impact. You will guide technical teams across Marine VCS, DP, Power Systems, Drive Controls and related GE capabilities, aligning with India region strategy.

Lead global project planning, ensure high-quality deliverables, and build best-in-class capability in the Marine segment. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or related field, with 15 years of experience.
• Strong technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
• Proven leadership and organizational abilities.
• Willingness to build professional relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Marine / Oil & Gas project execution knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical aspects of large projects with complex architecture and high business impact.
• Produce designs, specifications and documentation for electrical systems and equipment (generators, switchboards, transformers, converters, motors, energy storage, cabling).
• Execute design, analysis, or evaluation of projects adhering to standards and requirements.
• Drive lean methodology for optimal technical solutions.
• Provide marine domain expertise and consulting to lead engineers and customers.
• Develop technology roadmaps with leadership and guide engineering teams.
• Oversee reviews of deliverables with ITO and analyze proposals with CTH for risks and mitigations.
• Support sales with technical presentations and align customer requirements with GE capabilities.
• Collaborate with project management to improve margins and with sourcing to meet specs.
• Assist in hiring and developing talent; resolve customer issues and monitor industry trends.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Troubleshooting

Engineering Management

Marine Engineer

Stakeholder relations

Education

Electrical/Electronic Eng degree

Job description

Job Description Summary

This role involves leading projects and initiatives with broad scope and high impact to the business. The role will provide opportunity to contribute to the overall Engineering management of complex projects with scope for Marine VCS, DP, Power Systems, Drive Controls and other advanced applications provided by GE Power Conversion business. The selected candidate will be part of a strong engineering team and provide the technical leadership aligned with the India region.
This role also involves partnering with global P&Ls for effective planning and execution of global projects; having close focus on quality of deliverables and in developing the best-in-class capability at India business across Marine segment.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading and coordinating technical aspects of larger projects with complex architecture that have huge impact on the business.
• Produce designs, specifications and documentation for systems and supporting equipment, including generators, switchboards, transformers, converters, motors, energy storage, cabling etc.
• Execute design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements
• Drive lean methodology to provide optimum technical solutions for the projects.
• To demonstrate domain expertise in Marine to provide consulting solutions to the lead engineers in projects as well as to the customers.
• Support the leadership team in the development of technology road maps in response to future business opportunities and strategy, while providing direction and a domain process viewpoint to the Engineering teams.
• To work closely with ITO team to provide oversight and reviews of deliverables in the proposal/bid phase.
• To work closely with CTH team to analyze the technical proposals and identify the risks along with the mitigation actions without compromising on the customer expectations.
• To support sales team in providing technical presentations to the customers for winning larger orders thereby enhancing the business and also to review customer requirements and highlighting differences/gaps between those requirements and GE capabilities.

• To work closely with project management in increasing the project margins.
• Interface with Sourcing and Purchasing to ensure suppliers products are meeting specifications.
• To support engineering team in validating the key deliverables in the projects to ensure the quality.
• To work closely with managers in hiring the right resources, filling the skill‑set gaps and developing the talents.
• To work closely with customers to resolve their ongoing issues, perform RCA’s and implement corrective actions for a better customer experience.
• Keeping up to date with Industry trends and developments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or a related field with 15 years of experience.
• Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong leadership and organizational abilities.
• Willingness to build professional relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Basic and detailed engineering for Marine / Oil&Gas project execution.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project Engineering management skills.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes