Technical Leader - Wind Turbine Validation & NPI Programs

GE Vernova; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Greenville, SC seeks a senior validation engineer to lead wind turbine validation campaigns and NPI programs. You will coordinate multi-site tests, guide loads measurement and simulation activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet IEC standards.

Key duties include developing standard work, leading certification efforts, analyzing abnormal data, and reporting results to certification bodies to ensure field tests deliver required system performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field with ten years of experience in validation and field testing of wind turbines; Master's degree or equivalent and eight years in lieu of Bachelor's.
• Seven (7) years of experience in system simulation and modeling for wind turbine design and validation.
• Seven (7) years of experience in wind turbine loads measurement setup, including data calibration and data analysis according to IEC 61400-13.
• Experience leading full type certification campaigns for wind or renewable energy, including IEC 61400-13 or IECRE requirements.
• Analysis of different data formats using IMC FAMOS or MATLAB.
• Global cross-collaboration for New Product Implementation (NPI) testing, product certification, problem solving, and test strategy build.
• System testing to include power performance, enhanced dynamics, and simulation testing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to the validation engineering team during NPI program launches and prototype execution.
• Coordinate validation campaigns at different test sites and guide loads domain along with instrumentation, data acquisition, storage and processing.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and third parties to build validation and testing strategy for NPI programs within the MWC Segment.
• Serve as technical leader for NPI programs and support prototype installation and loads validation.
• Develop NPI standard work to support certification campaign efforts ensuring IEC standards are achieved.
• Lead certification and testing tools development strategy to support critical business validation efforts.
• Act as VPR stakeholder ensuring field testing is appropriate and can deliver required system performance understanding.
• Orchestrate reporting and communications to certification bodies.
• Interpret abnormal data and lead troubleshooting.
• Conduct loads data analysis and present the results to internal stakeholders.

Skills

System simulation

Wind turbine loads measurement

Data analysis

Certification campaigns

Cross-functional collaboration

MATLAB

IMC FAMOS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

IMC FAMOS

MATLAB

Job description

GE Vernova in Greenville, SC seeks a senior validation engineer to lead wind turbine validation campaigns and NPI programs. You will coordinate multi-site tests, guide loads measurement and simulation activities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet IEC standards.

Key duties include developing standard work, leading certification efforts, analyzing abnormal data, and reporting results to certification bodies to ensure field tests deliver required system performance.