Design Liaison Lead Engineer - Mechanical Component

Job Description Summary

As a member of the Design Liaison Engineering (DLE) team, you will be an active contributor to the Gas Turbine Engineering (GTE) organization, providing design engineering support to our global supply chain partners. Our team is essential for maintaining high technical rigor to ensure quality of the product is maintained, while working with a sense of urgency to drive customer fulfillment.

The DLE Lead Mechanical Engineer, on the Mission-Based Quality Team, will be dedicated to the qualification support of Hot Gas Path components. Working alongside manufacturing and quality, they will be responsible for the engineering definition and execution of robust qualifications, with technical rigor, quality and attention to detail to ensure our qualified Global Supply Chain can consistently manufacture conforming parts, delivering timely and optimal solutions for our customers. There is an on-going focus on lean and cost-effective manufacturing qualification strategies across both internal factories and external suppliers, dispositioning unqualified hardware (NCNs and SDRs), and applying lean principals to drive innovation and productivity – propelling us toward a zero-defect culture. This is a hands-on role requiring collaboration across the engineering teams, suppliers, factories, quality and sourcing to ensure hardware quality and fulfillment. All to solve some of the biggest challenges we face in manufacturing these complex gas turbine components and assemblies.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Execute GE Vernova’s Gas Turbine Rotor qualification strategy through diligent and collaborative ownership of DLE qualifications.
• Work as a member of the qualification team to ensure proper application of design templates, processes and QMS standards through the engineering definition and execution of robust qualification milestones.
• Foster and employ a safety first, zero-defect mindset. Always STOP WORK when something is unsafe and don't start working again until it is safe.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams including Global Supply Chain, Quality, GTE NPI Design, MPE, PDE, Sourcing, Materials, Controlled Title Holders, etc.
• Apply strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills to drive quality and continuous improvement both within internal GEV factories as well as external suppliers.
• Design for producibility and lean flow to optimize manufacturing processes.
• Ensure clear, accurate documentation of each qualification step.
• Execute standard work for common issues encountered. Identify creative ways to create and/or improve our processes, design methods, and manufacturing methods.
• Support cost reduction and GSC Factory Built In Quality efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Relevant experience designing gas turbine hardware or similar machinery.

• Proven technical and problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously

• MSc in Engineering.

• Basic experience with commercial CAD/CAE package required (ANSYS, NX).

• Understanding of GD&T and ability to interpret engineering drawings & BoMs.

• General knowledge of the GT engine architecture is required.

• Must be independent engineer that executes with minimum guidance

• Fluent level of written and spoken English language.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability and willingness to challenge the status quo and deliver the best GEV products.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and build trust with team members in a cross-functional global organization.
• Strong organizational & communication skills.
• Ability to manage and execute tasks on-time with team members in global locations and rapidly shift day to day priorities based on emerging business needs.
• Experience working with manufacturing shops and processes and well-versed in lean manufacturing methods.
• Humble, open-minded, self-motivated, a continuous learner.

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