Job Description Summary

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide senior design expertise and FE analysis leadership for the pitch bearing component within the OneWind organization, shaping best practices for the broader team.
• Own design support strategy for NPI, RCA/Quality, validation, and total lifecycle cost initiatives of pitch bearings, proactively identifying and closing capability gaps.
• Drive collaboration across cross functional teams, including Systems, Sourcing, Sourcing Quality, Materials, Services, Fleet Management, Lab Testing, and GE Suppliers to shape optimum rotor and turbine lifecycle cost strategy.
• Own and shape the Multi Generation Product Plan (MGPP) strategy, proactively identifying new initiatives that drive site specific customer value with pitch bearings.
• Proactively identify emerging technology needs and drive the creation of new projects to bring new technology into products.
• Shape and drive cost-out strategy via component, subsystem, and system level redesigns.
• Champion GD&T standards across the team, mentoring others in creating technical drawings and specifications.
• Own and shape testing strategy that resolves design validation/field issues/PAC activities, partnering with the Fleet Support team and Regional Customer Solution teams.
• Responsible for the most complex, ambiguous assignments with long-term business implications, proactively identifying gaps and driving the creation of new projects with minimal oversight.
• Effectively communicate and provide strategic recommendations through analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical material to internal and external audiences, including senior leadership.
• Own hub mechanical subsystem problem solving and risk mitigation strategy, growing team capability in this area.
• Lead and shape engagement with the Controlled Title Holders community across the business and global team to ensure high quality and consistency on systems design and trade-off decisions, and drive design practice evolution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, or similar from an accredited College or University
• Expert problem identification and solving ability, with a track record of proactively identifying team/organizational gaps
• Work well within and help shape a cross matrixed, global organization in a dynamic, ever-changing environment, operating with minimal oversight
• Strong interpersonal skills, leading and influencing skills, and a positive energy; able to grow and mentor others
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to independently analyze and resolve the most complex problems facing the team
• Established project management skills; able to independently develop execution plans and proactively originate new projects
• Self-driven continuous learner who proactively identifies gaps and drives the creation of new projects with minimal oversight
• Experience with GD&T and fundamental technical drawing guidelines
• Able to independently develop, interpret, and set standards for technical drawings and specifications

Desired Characteristics

• GE Vernova Edison Engineer
• Extensive pitch bearing engineering experience
• FEA experience
• Structural design experience (component or part design, mechanical systems, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of wind turbine component design criteria and wind turbine systems integration
• Great Team Player and team-builder who actively grows team capability - active listener, reliable and responsible, supports and respects team members - a positive influence
• Continuous improvement mindset - drives productivity gains, technology development, challenging the status-quo, cost reduction, learning, etc.
• Clear Thinker - able to drive towards solutions efficiently while wading through significant ambiguity, and guide others in doing the same
• Demonstrated ability to communicate to all levels of the organization, including executive leadership
• Good verbal and written English communication

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