Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Process Development – Assembly

gevernova; South Carolina; On-site; USD 105,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision

Health coach access

Employee assistance program

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Tuition assistance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Technical Leader for Assembly Process Development within the Process Industrialization team. You will lead new manufacturing process development, standardizing approaches for rotor assembly and related applications, while driving scalable best practices across production.

You will mentor engineers, apply lean and kaizen methods, and ensure safety and quality as you deliver handoffs to production and optimize processes for efficiency and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.
• High School Diploma / GED with 10+ years of equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 additional years of experience in Production Process and Equipment.
• Ability and desire to work on site in a manufacturing environment.
• U.S. persons restriction due to access to export-controlled information; verification required.

Responsibilities

• Execute manufacturing process development, implementation and qualification across rotor assembly and other applications.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge to execute policy/strategy and roadmap initiatives.
• Develop hands-on new products and processes enabling a successful hand-off to production.
• Manage development iterations to meet customer needs with focus on safety, quality, and internal customer needs.
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers across teams.
• Identify and eliminate waste while coaching others.
• Engineer, standardize, and optimize manufacturing processes.
• Incorporate lean manufacturing principles into process development.
• Utilize kaizen activities for continuous improvement and collaborate on breakthroughs initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Process development

Manufacturing optimization

Safety awareness

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High School Diploma / GED + 10+ years experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

We operate with a founder’s mindset. We deliver innovation with passion, speed, and courage. We continuously challenge our thinking and are empowered to dream big and take smart risks.

What impact you’ll make

As a member of the Process Industrialization team, and as the Technical Leader for Assembly Process Development, you will be an active contributor to create, maintain, and execute the standard in how to develop and industrialize manufacturing processes using a team-based approach. This role sits within the Process Industrialization team and will lead new manufacturing process development. The focus will be developing and driving a standard, strategic, agile, but detailed approach to process development. Ensuring best practices are known, maintained, accessible, and scalable.

Job Description

What you’ll do:

• Execute manufacturing process development, implementation and qualification across rotor assembly (including torquing, balancing tensioning, induction heating, rotor lathe, grind), and other applications as required.
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of technical disciplines, analytical thinking, and technical experience to execute policy/strategy and roadmap initiatives.
• Execute hands-on development of new products and processes enabling a successful hand-off to the production team.
• Manage development iterations to meet customer needs with a strong focus on safety, process quality, and internal customer needs.
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers across teams.
• Strong ability to identify and eliminate waste while coaching others.
• Engineering, standardizing, and optimizing manufacturing processes.
• Incorporate lean manufacturing principles into process development.
• Utilize kaizen activities for continuous improvement and collaborate with wider team on breakthrough initiatives.

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college.

OR

• High School Diploma / GED with 10+ years of equivalent experience

AND

• Minimum of 8 additional years of experience in Production Process and Equipment (e.g., Gas Turbines, Aerospace, Steel Manufacturing, or Heavy Industrial).
• Ability and desire to work on site in a manufacturing environment.
• This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.

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. 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 $104,600.00 and $174,400.00. 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 June 23, 2026.

• Available benefits include medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• 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.
• Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

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.