Engineer- Product Definition

GE Vernova; South Carolina; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Product Definition Engineer to develop and integrate Electrical & Instrumentation CAD models for Gas Turbine projects in Greenville, SC. The role emphasizes improving power output, efficiency, and reliability through CAD, MBD, and PD processes. You will mentor teams, apply Lean, and contribute to AI-enabled daily work initiatives.

The position requires a STEM degree with 2+ years CAD experience and 100% onsite work authorization in the USA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or technical STEM degree with 4+ years of product definition experience.
• 2+ years in Engineering and/or Product Definition (CAD); higher-degree equivalents considered.
• Must be 100% onsite in Greenville, SC; US work authorization now or in future.

Responsibilities

• Model the GE Vernova Way and support the One Team culture with a focus on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Deliver NX CAD assemblies of Gas Turbine Accessory systems per project requirements and BOM standards.
• Collaborate with Piping, Electrical, and Systems design teams to ensure accurate CAD definitions.
• Apply Lean principles and Standard Work to support continuous improvement and daily management.
• Navigate Product Lifecycle Management systems and interpret schematics and BOMs.
• Contribute to AI/digital thread initiatives and advocate for data-driven solutions.

Skills

NX CAD

Data analysis

CAD modeling

Lean methodologies

Model-based definition

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Technical Associate degree

Tools

NX CAD

Job description

Job Description Summary

VERNOVA PURPOSE:
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?

Looking to make a global impact and solve problems? Through relentless innovation and continuous collaboration with our customers, GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is providing more advanced, cleaner, and efficient power that people depend on today and building the energy technologies of the future.

YOUR IMPACT

The Electrical & Instrumentation Product Definition Engineering (PDE) team is responsible for the assembly and system integration of the latest Gas Turbine Accessory Electrical and Instrumentation CAD models into Gas Turbine projects. The primary goal of these projects is to improve the power output, running efficiency, and reliability of the existing Gas Turbine fleet. Gas Turbine Accessory Systems include Piping, Instrumentation, Structural, and Mechanical subsystems working in a One Team environment with expected Accountability to deliver Quality for our Customers.

As a PDE team, we create and own electrical wiring and instrumentation housing models and assemblies for new and existing Gas Turbines and integrate them into the proposed CAD environment. We validate new hardware designs within the existing turbine and collaborate with other Engineering functions for final design updates and the timely execution of all hardware requiring CAD definition. The E&I PDE Team then provides final installation CAD and Bill of Materials (BOM) packages for customer's installation packages.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

You will join the world-class Product Definition team to develop new technical solutions, processes, and automation software for the Digital Thread. Collaborating closely with design engineering and manufacturing, the role focuses on solving challenging enterprise problems and effectively communicating solutions. Specializing in Gas Turbine Accessory components and knowledge of how Electrical and Instrumentation subassemblies fit into the entire powerplant. The Product Definition Engineer will impact the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of their team, providing input into team priorities with moderate autonomy.

The role offers significant opportunities for technical growth, being mentored by team leaders and using existing and authoring new standard work to ensure both operational and technical excellence. As a technical and process owner, this role will follow and champion strategies for continuous improvements and problem-solving, potentially owning L5 KPIs. They will utilize established technical training plans to address team gaps and align team priorities with overall business goals. Utilizing judgement to solve moderately complex tasks, this role will have a voice to add new perspectives on existing solutions, leveraging their technical experience and data analysis to support recommendations. The role requires application of Lean methodologies, emphasis on Standard Work, to contribute towards strategy and policy development.

Role & Responsibilities

• Model the GE Vernova Way: contribute to team wide Innovation, serve our Customers, Lean is how we work, win as One Team, and drive Accountability
• Prioritize Safety, Quality, Delivery, then Cost (SQDC) in that order in everything you do
• Safety: adhere to 100% Weight And Density, EHS training
• Quality: Standard Work Development, Adherence, & Improvement, Peer Review delegation and support, Championing model-based definition (MBD) internally & externally, and NCR Reduction
• Deliver acceptable individual Say-Do Ratio, Throughput, and First Pass Yield
• Collaborate with Piping, Electrical, and Systems design teams
• Strong Standard Work user / author, understands how own area integrates with adjacent teams
• Deliver NX CAD assembly of all Gas Turbine Accessory systems per project requirements and Bill of Material with an emphasis on MBD
• Navigate Product Lifecycle Management system and interpret schematics, device summaries, engineering specifications, and Bill of Materials
• Embrace Lean and apply its principles in Continuous Improvement and Daily Management
• Help prepare team for AI application on Daily Work

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, a STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or Technical Associates degree with 4 years of relevant product definition experience.
• 2+ years of relevant Engineering and/or Product Definition (CAD) experience (higher level degrees in lieu of experience will be considered i.e. Master's degree with 1+ years of experience)
• Must be able to work 100% onsite in Greenville, SC. Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future.

Desired Characteristics

High proficiency with NX or another advan