Turbine Controls RCA Lead Engineer

GE Vernova; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Bonus eligibility

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Paid parental leave

Disability benefits

Life insurance

12 paid holidays

Permissive time off

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Controls Quality Engineer - RCA Leader to drive structured problem solving for turbine controls across the product lifecycle. Lead RCA execution with the 8D method, coordinate major event investigations, and ensure timely corrective actions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering or Science and at least 5 years in controls engineering, plus travel up to 20% and relocation to Greenville, SC area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in controls engineering.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead turbine controls Root Cause Analyses utilizing the 8D problem‑solving methodology.
• Facilitate cross‑functional investigation teams including Controls Engineering, Fleet Performance Management, Service Engineering, and Product Management.
• Establish investigation charters, timelines, deliverables, and communication plans.
• Coordinate Major Event Investigations and support issue response activities.
• Ensure root cause investigations are evidence‑based and supported by appropriate technical analysis.
• Track containment actions, corrective actions, and preventive actions through closure.
• Escalate investigation roadblocks, resource conflicts, and execution risks to leadership.
• Identify defect escape pathways and drive improvements to engineering and validation processes.
• Analyze fleet data, event trends, reliability metrics, and historical failure information to support investigations.
• Apply structured quality tools including FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, and reliability techniques to improve investigation effectiveness.
• Drive incorporation of lessons learned into validation strategies, engineering standards, and product lifecycle processes.
• Communicate investigation status, risk assessments, and recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Support Lean continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen investigation quality and reduce recurrence of field issues.
• Leverage AI‑enabled and data‑driven techniques to improve investigation efficiency and insight generation.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

8D Methodology

FMEA

Fault Tree Analysis

Data Analysis

Cross-functional Collaboration

Weibull Analysis

Leadership to Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

Weibull analysis

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Controls Quality Engineer - RCA Leader to drive structured problem solving for turbine controls across the product lifecycle. Lead RCA execution with the 8D method, coordinate major event investigations, and ensure timely corrective actions.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering or Science and at least 5 years in controls engineering, plus travel up to 20% and relocation to Greenville, SC area.