Repairs Engineering Manager

Role Overview

• Design, develop and validate repair procedures meeting customer and business requirements. Prove out safety and functionality.
• Drive design decisions by clearly communicating the “unknowns”, associated risks and tradeoffs that are required to properly execute a safe and effective repair procedure.
• Lead engineering efforts in the initial validation and beta period of tooling/process products by working with Deployment, Platform Leaders, Field Engineering, and EHS to complete and validate robust engineering processes.
• Create and maintain project plans that are executed on time and with quality.
• Develop, test and validate repair/replacement procedures through: model walk throughs, prototyping, freestanding components and complete wind turbine machine heads.
• Identify and clearly communicate requirements for process specific tooling. Ensure the design allows for installation, operation, and disassembly of the tool in a safe and effective manner.
• Own the design of innovative repair solutions and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
• Follow and use the team’s Design Review Process, quality standards, best practices and systems to fully review and document repair procedures.
• Maintain broad awareness of efforts within the group to assure lessons learned and responsiveness to customer/program needs.
• Mentor younger engineers in the use of CAD modelling, FE analysis, drawing reviews, repair process creation, free body diagrams, and/or rigging plans and serve as an overall repair and installation expert in at least one of those categories.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Physics or related degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in an engineering or technical position
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a technical leadership or people management
• Ability and willingness to travel 10-20% of the time, which may include international travel
• Ability and willingness to climb wind turbines and work at heights
• Proficiency with English both written and oral communication
• Demonstrated ability to accommodate for fast pace projects and changes in work scopes
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

Benefits

• 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
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
• 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
• access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off