Lead Core Repair Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and Rx

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance & paid parental/rel

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Lead Repair Engineer to develop repair procedures and tooling for Major Component Upgrades and Uptower repairs on onshore and offshore wind turbines. The role focuses 70% on documentation and 30% on testing/validation, coordinating with Repair Technology, Deployment Leaders, PMs and other teams to ensure safe, effective repair solutions.

You will validate procedures, leverage CAD/FEA, and drive design decisions while maintaining rigorous project plans and safety standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Civil or equivalent).
• 3–6 years of experience in engineering, operations, test, or manufacturing.
• Willingness to travel globally up to 10–20%.
• Ability to climb wind turbines and work at heights.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and validate repair procedures meeting customer and business requirements.
• Prove out safety and functionality.
• Drive design decisions with clear communication of unknowns, risks and tradeoffs.
• Lead engineering efforts in initial validation and beta period of tooling/process products.
• Create and maintain project plans.
• Develop, test and validate repair procedures through prototyping and testing.
• Ensure tooling can be installed, operated and disassembled safely.
• Own the design of innovative repair solutions with adherence to standards.
• Follow design review processes and quality standards.

Skills

CAD design

FEA analysis

English proficiency

Global travel

Wind turbine access

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Civil or equivalent)

Tools

PLM

FMEAs

Job description

Job Description Summary The Core Repair team is responsible for the creation of methods, processes and tools that are utilized for unplanned maintenance such as Major Component Upgrades and Uptower Repairs to Service Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines. The Lead Repair Engineer will develop repair procedures and tooling required to enable key repair capabilities for Service NPI. This includes baseline capability and advanced repairs. They will increase team capability by documenting lessons learned and updating standard work. They will develop the capability and prove out safety by working closely with various cross functional teams - Repair Technology team, Deployment Leaders, PMs, SVC Unplanned Failures Team, ENG Segments, Regional FRO and Control Title Holders. The role is essentially 70% documentation and 30% testing/validation.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design, develop and validate repair procedures meeting customer and business requirements.
• Prove out safety and functionality.
• Familiarity with CAD design and FEA analysis Drive design decisions by clearly communicating the “unknowns”, associated risks and tradeoffs that are required to properly execute a safe and effective repair procedure.
• Lead engineering efforts in the initial validation and beta period of tooling/process products by working with Deployment, Platform Leaders, Field Engineering, and EHS to complete and validate robust engineering processes.
• Create and maintain project plan.
• Develop, test and validate repair/replacement procedures through: model walk throughs, prototyping, freestanding components and complete wind turbine machine heads.
• Identify and clearly communicate requirements for process specific tooling.
• Ensure the design allows for installation, operation, and disassembly of the tool in a safe and effective manner.
• Own the design of innovative repair solutions and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
• Follow and use the team’s Design Review Process, quality standards, best practices and systems to fully review and document repair procedures: eDRB, PLM, FMEAs, WDIs, Handoff Packages, etc.
• Maintain broad awareness of efforts within the group to assure lessons learned and responsiveness to customer/program needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Civil or equivalent)
• At least 3-6 years of experience in an engineering, operations, test, or manufacturing field.
• Ability and willingness to travel globally up to 10-20% of the time.
• Ability and willingness to climb wind turbines and work at heights.
• Proficiency with English both written and oral communication.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills.
• Ability to intact with both senior management and hourly technicians.
• Wind Turbine Product/Services knowledge.
• Familiarity with industrial tooling.
• Familiarity with empathic design.
• Technical project management experience.
• Ability and willingness to support physical necessity of shop/field work (i.e., handling rigging, tooling, etc.) when required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated technical, analytical and problem-solving skills with simple, creative solutions.
• Ability and willingness to climb wind turbines and work at heights.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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: Yes

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $89,300.00 and $148,700.00.

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.

Benefits

• 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