Lead Repair Development Engineer

GE Vernova’s Core Repair team is responsible for creating methods, processes, and tools used in unplanned maintenance—such as Major Component Upgrades and Uptower Repairs—for both onshore and offshore wind turbines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate repair procedures that meet customer and business requirements while proving out safety and functionality.
• Drive design decisions by clearly communicating unknowns, associated risks, and trade-offs to ensure safe and effective repair execution.
• Lead engineering efforts during the initial validation and beta period of tooling and process products by collaborating with Deployment, Platform Leaders, Field Engineering, and EHS to complete and validate robust engineering processes.
• Create and maintain project plans for repair initiatives.
• Develop, test, and validate repair/replacement procedures through model walk-throughs, prototyping, freestanding components, and complete wind turbine machine heads.
• Identify and communicate requirements for process-specific tooling, ensuring designs allow for safe and effective installation, operation, and disassembly.
• Own the design of innovative repair solutions and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
• Follow and utilize the team’s Design Review Process, quality standards, best practices, and systems (e.g., eDRB, PLM, FMEAs, WDIs, Handoff Packages) to fully review and document repair procedures.
• Maintain broad awareness of team efforts to incorporate lessons learned and respond to customer/program needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant/proven equivalent experience in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, or equivalent).
• Ability and willingness to travel globally 10-20% of the time.
• Ability and willingness to climb wind turbines and work at heights.
• Proficiency in English, both written and oral.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with both senior management and hourly technicians.
• Wind Turbine Product/Services knowledge.
• Familiarity with industrial tooling and empathic design.
• Technical project management experience.
• Ability and willingness to support the physical demands of shop/field work (e.g., handling rigging, tooling) when required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with CAD design and FEA analysis.
• Demonstrated technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with simple, creative solutions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan (401(k)) with company matching and retirement contributions, plus access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Tuition assistance and adoption assistance.
• Paid parental leave and disability benefits.
• Life insurance and 12 paid holidays.
• Permissive time off.

Pay

For candidates applying to a U.S.-based position, the pay range is $89,300.00 to $148,700.00, with a geographic differential of 110%, 120%, or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility includes a discretionary annual bonus.

Relocation assistance provided.