Lead Mechanical Engineer, Gas Turbine Flow Path Hardware

LS3002 GE Vernova Operations LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 89,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova seeks an experienced Lead Engineer to own mechanical design for gas turbine flow path hardware, collaborating with global suppliers and factories to ensure quality and timely fulfillment.

You will apply mechanical engineering fundamentals, drive design optimization, and lead redesign efforts while reducing costs and non-conformances. This role emphasizes leadership and cross-functional teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years in a similar or related field).
• Experience designing gas turbine hardware or similar rotating machinery, hot gas path components.
• Proficient with Ansys, NX, and other analytical tools; strong GD&T understanding.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical design expertise and leverage analytical tools to analyze and deliver solutions for deviant hardware and to prevent repeat incidents.
• Propose and evaluate hardware redesign opportunities to enhance manufacturability and execute changes via drawing revisions.
• Act as technical focal for supplier qualifications of special processes such as precision investment castings, milling, hole drilling, coatings, inspection, etc.
• Conduct technical reviews of design tasks and quantify risk assessments at the component, assembly, and system levels to guide business decisions.
• Follow standard work and design templates for common issues and lead the continuous improvement of design and manufacturing processes or methods.
• Ensure adherence to technical standards in design activities, maintaining quality and accuracy.
• Apply strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills to drive quality and continuous improvement both within internal GEV factories as well as external suppliers.
• Apply expertise of gas turbine design and mechanical engineering fundamentals to support improvements in manufacturing capacity throughput and cost reduction.
• Foster a positive work environment, supporting a culture of quality and urgency in collaboration between engineering and supply chain.

Skills

Gas Turbine Design

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Engineering Analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Negotiation

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering

High School Diploma / GED +6 years experience

Tools

Ansys

NX

Job description

GE Vernova seeks an experienced Lead Engineer to own mechanical design for gas turbine flow path hardware, collaborating with global suppliers and factories to ensure quality and timely fulfillment.

You will apply mechanical engineering fundamentals, drive design optimization, and lead redesign efforts while reducing costs and non-conformances. This role emphasizes leadership and cross-functional teamwork in a fast-paced environment.