HQ Global Process Engineering Authority - Special Processes & Material Integrity

GE Vernova; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks the HQ Global Process Engineering Authority for Special Processes & Material Integrity to standardize and scale bonding, coating, heat-treat, and NDT across 130+ facilities. The role drives a zero-defect integrity framework with global templates and Locked Configurations for rapid deployment.

You will coach a dotted-line organization, leverage lean methods, and ensure data-driven improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost across the value stream.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Metallurgical, or Chemical Engineering or 15+ years in special processes and material validation.
• Minimum 10 years in industrial experience in special processes or NDT with global/enterprise scaling.
• Deep expertise in thermal fusion, bonding, heat treatment, and NDT methodologies with metallurgical health knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize and govern 1P1P standards for all Special Process subclasses.
• Define standards for bonding, protective treatments, and validation methods to ensure integrity.
• Codify successful innovations into Locked Configurations for enterprise deployment.
• Establish equipment capability standards across 130+ facilities.
• Architect strategy for automated NDT and Metlab processes and data-driven validation.
• Collaborate with Business GPELs and Factory LPEAs to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
• Act as final technical authority for enterprise-wide special process investments.

Skills

CAD/CAM Software

NDT methodologies

Leadership experience

Manufacturing standards

ASME/ISO Nadcap knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science/Metallurgical/Chemical Eng

15 years industrial experience in special processes

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

MasterCAM

Predator

Vericut

Job description

Job Description Summary

The HQ Global Process Engineering Authority (GPEA) for Special Processes & Material Integrity is the enterprise-wide technical authority for GE Vernova’s structural reliability and material validation framework, supporting Power, Wind, and Electrification across +130 manufacturing facilities. While business-level teams focus on the localized execution of complex fabrication processes (point solutions), this HQ GPEA establishes the enterprise-wide baseline that ensures every structural bond, protective coating, and material inspection meets identical, high-integrity criteria under a unified "Zero-Defect Integrity Framework."

This GPEA has the responsibility to identify the "Gold Standards" and create and communicate the "Locked Configurations" for Joining, Finishing, Heat Treat, and NDT technologies that allow local innovations to be scaled globally. Their mission is to ensure that every capital investment in special processes is designed for maximum structural integrity, field reliability, automation, and rapid global scaling. Serving as the final technical authority for material health technology, they ensure all shop-floor assets are "1P1P Standard Ready" and optimized for design-compliant production. You will influence a global network of Business GPELs and Factory LPEAs to drive SQDC improvements by orchestrating how bonding processes, thermal treatments, and non-destructive validation insights interact across the entire GE Vernova value stream.

The GPEA will coach and influence a dotted-line organization, comprised of factory technical leads across the organization. Critical to the role is leveraging analytical skills, the lean methodology and the guiding principle of creating process standards for equipment (“One Product One Process”) to drive SQDC in line with business and functional objectives. The candidate chosen for this position will acquire strong technical knowledge and extensive exposure to manufacturing, engineering, quality, and safe process development. The selected candidate plays a key role in the value stream, and in building a culture of inclusion and respect for people as well as continuous improvement.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Standards Governance: Synthesize, author, and govern the 1P1P standards using existing templates (e.g., Global Technical Equipment Specifications (TES), Manufacturing Process Standards (MPS), Automation Process Standards (APS), Request for Quote (RFQ), etc.) for all Special Process subclasses (Taxonomy 0_0 Heat Treat, 0_1 NDT, 0_3 Metlab, 3_0 through 4_1).
• Integrity Process Optimization: Define the technical standards for the alignment of bonding processes (Thermal Fusion, Non-Fusion, Chemical Bonding, Taping) and protective treatments (Coating, Surface Treatment) with validation methods (NDT, Metlab) to ensure a closed-loop structural integrity flow.
• Locked Configuration Management: Evaluate successful business-level innovations in thermal processing, automated NDT, or coating application and codify them into Locked Configurations to enable rapid enterprise-wide deployment and capital efficiency.
• Material Health Standards: Establish and enforce equipment capability standards to ensure new assets across the +130 facilities are capable of meeting the rigorous structural requirements for next-generation Vernova products.
• Validation Technology Integration: Architect the enterprise strategy for transitioning from manual inspection to automated, data-driven NDT and Metlab processes to increase detection reliability, ensure metallurgical health, and reduce cycle time.
• SQDC Orchestration: Collaborate with Business GPELs and Factory LPEAs to translate material health data into measurable improvements in Safety (Structural Reliability), Quality (First Pass Yield / Defect Reduction), Delivery (Inspection Velocity), and Cost (Rework Reduction).
• P&E Strategic Authority: Act as the final technical authority for enterprise-wide special process and validation investments, ensuring alignment with the 1P1P global taxonomy.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science, Metallurgical, or Chemical Engineering OR a minimum of 15 years of extensive industrial experience in special processes (Welding, Coatings, or Heat Treat) and material validation, with demonstrated success in developing and engineering material integrity solutions in complex, multi-site technical manufacturing environments.
• Core Industrial Experience: Minimum of 10 years of industrial experience in special processes or non-destructive testing (e.g., Power Generation, Aerospace, or Heavy Industrial fabrication), including a Global Technical Lead or Enterprise Scaling capacity across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in thermal fusion, chemical bonding, heat treatment, and non-destructive testing (NDT) methodologies, with a strong understanding of metallurgical health and structural failure modes.
• Systemic Knowledge: Proficiency in international standards (e.g., AWS, ASME, ISO, Nadcap) and the ability to bridge the gap between material science requirements and shop-floor manufacturing execution.
• Standardization Expertise: Proven history of developing and enforcing technical standards for equipment procurement and process health that have successfully scaled globally.
• Systemic Knowledge: Proficiency in interpreting complex design requirements and the ability to bridge the gap between engineering specifications and the physical integration/test environment.
• Standardization Expertise: Proven history of developing and enforcing technical standards for integration equipment and facility-level health that have successfully scaled globally.
• Experience using CAD/CAM software like NX, SolidWorks, MasterCAM, Predator, and Vericut
• The ability to create manufacturing, electro-mechanical, and automation standards (hardware, process, and qualification).
• Ability to interpret blueprints, specifications, drawings, and schematics
• Project Management skills and experience
• Direct leadership experience of both professional and production employees.

Additional Requirements

• Travel Percentage: +35%

Desired Characteristics

• Industry Certifications: Active or previously held ASNT Level III NDT certification (in methods such as UT, MT, PT, or RT) and AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credentials, reflecting deep mastery of special process quality and inspection standards.
• Integrity Visionary: Ability to identify opportunities to enhance structural reliability through the integration of real-time process monitoring and automated inspection.
• Strategic Influencer: Strong leadership skills to align Business Leaders and Factory Teams around a single "Gold Standard," even when it requires moving away from localized legacy "special" practices.
• Reliability Advocate: Passion for how advanced bonding and validation technologies can be leveraged to drive step-change improvements in field asset longevity.
• Lean-Integrity Integration: Expertise in applying Lean principles (3P, Kaizen, Standard Work) to the architecture of a special process cell, ensuring that validation technology serves the flow and safety of the production process.
• Experience in manual and CNC technology in a production and processing environment
• Experience with machine learning and AI applications to support adaptive manufacturing processes

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided:

Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $144,000.00 and $240,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on November 10, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.