Senior Lead Engineer – Systems Engineering

IF1860 GE Power Conversion India Private Limited; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion India unit seeks an experienced engineering leader to drive complex projects across Marine, DP, Power Systems and drive controls. You will provide technical leadership to a strong India team and coordinate with global P&Ls for planning and execution, while focusing on quality of deliverables and capability development.

The role requires 15 years’ experience in Electrical/Electronic engineering, with strong design, diagnostic and leadership skills and the ability to

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical aspects of large projects with complex architecture and huge business impact.
• Produce designs, specifications and documentation for systems and supporting equipment (generators, switchboards, transformers, converters, motors, energy storage, cabling).
• Execute design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects per engineering standards and requirements.
• Drive lean methodology to provide optimum technical solutions.
• Demonstrate domain expertise in Marine to provide consulting solutions to lead engineers and customers.
• Support technology road maps and coordinate with ITO/CTH teams on deliverables and risks.
• Assist sales with technical presentations and align customer requirements with GE capabilities.
• Collaborate with project management to improve project margins.
• Interface with Sourcing/Purchasing to ensure supplier compliance with specs.
• Support validation of key deliverables to ensure quality and engage hiring for skill gaps.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project coordination

Technical design

Lean methodology

Marine domain

Customer presentations

Risk analysis

Education

Electrical / Electronic Engineering

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.

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

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