Lead Blade Integration Leader

A01098 GE Vernova International LLC; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Prescription drug coverage

Health Coach program

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Disability benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Integration Leader for the Wind Blade Subsystem to drive integration from architecture to fleet validation. You will anchor cross-functional teams, ensuring safe, reliable, and globally competitive blade designs while navigating technical ambiguity.

The role requires 6+ years in mechanical/structural engineering, 2 years in wind turbine engineering (blade design/subsystem integration), and 2 years leading technical workstreams in a global matrix.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil/Structural Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in mechanical or structural systems engineering.
• 2 years of demonstrated experience in wind turbine engineering, specifically within wind blade design or subsystem integration.
• 2 years of experience leading technical workstreams in a matrixed, global environment.

Responsibilities

• Technical Integration Execution: Drive the technical execution of wind blade subsystem integration, ensuring design & development activities align with project schedules and business requirements.
• Requirements Management & Flow Down: Manage the implementation of component requirements from turbine systems, translating system-level architecture into functional design specifications for engineering teams. Maintain traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as integration point of contact across blade design, manufacturing, fleet performance, interfacing subsystem and turbine systems team to resolve cross-functional bottlenecks and ensure alignment on technical decisions.
• Risk & Validation Support: Support the execution of blade validation strategies. Assist in evaluating technical decisions backed by analysis (FEA), testing results, manufacturing data, and fleet experience to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks.
• Operational Excellence: Lead daily management for responsible projects or assignments, contribute to root cause analyses. Drive technical underwriting, design documentation and validation reports for blade programs.
• Technical Liaison: Communicate design trade-offs, validation progress, and technical challenges to internal stakeholders with clarity and technical precision. Represent as blade engineering point of contact with GEV Customers & external assessors for blades engineering review.
• Safety Stewardship: Actively contribute to a zero-incident safety culture in all design, testing, and manufacturing coordination activities.

Skills

Wind turbine engineering

Blade design

Subsystem integration

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil/Structural Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is on a mission to electrify and decarbonize the world. The Lead Integration Leader plays a vital role in this mission, and it is a high-impact technical leadership role within the Wind Blade Subsystem organization. In this position, you will lead the integration of complex wind blade subsystems, driving the technical strategy from initial architecture through to fleet validation. You will act as the primary technical anchor for cross-functional teams, ensuring that wind blade designs are safe, reliable, and globally competitive. This role requires the ability to navigate technical ambiguity, influence cross-functional outcomes, and secure alignment across subsystem and relevant teams.

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities

• Technical Integration Execution: Drive the technical execution of wind blade subsystem integration, ensuring design & development activities align with project schedules and business requirements.
• Requirements Management & Flow Down: Manage the implementation of component requirements from turbine systems, translating system-level architecture into functional design specifications for engineering teams. Maintain traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as integration point of contact across blade design, manufacturing, fleet performance, interfacing subsystem and turbine systems team to resolve cross-functional bottlenecks and ensure alignment on technical decisions.
• Risk & Validation Support: Support the execution of blade validation strategies. Assist in evaluating technical decisions backed by analysis (FEA), testing results, manufacturing data, and fleet experience to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks.
• Operational Excellence: Lead daily management for responsible projects or assignments, contribute to root cause analyses. Drive technical underwriting, design documentation and validation reports for blade programs.
• Technical Liaison: Communicate design trade-offs, validation progress, and technical challenges to internal stakeholders with clarity and technical precision. Represent as blade engineering point of contact with GEV Customers & external assessors for blades engineering review.
• Safety Stewardship: Actively contribute to a zero-incident safety culture in all design, testing, and manufacturing coordination activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil/Structural Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in mechanical or structural systems engineering.
• 2 years of demonstrated experience in wind turbine engineering, specifically within wind blade design or subsystem integration.
• 2 years of experience leading technical workstreams in a matrixed, global environment.

Eligibility Requirements

Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% (both domestic and internationally) to support global program needs.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong understanding of wind turbine design, specific to blade composite structures, manufacturing, and materials.
• Advanced capability in data-driven decision-making, utilizing FEA, complex structural testing, and fleet reliability analytics.
• Expertise in requirements management and risk assessment/mitigation frameworks.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence senior-level stakeholders and translate high-level business goals into technical requirements.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. 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. 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: No

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. 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 October 29, 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.

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard‑earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com