GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

Lead Engineer - ST Accessories, Steam Systems

Thermal & Fluids EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's-level degree in Mechanical Engineering or Thermal Engineering, or a master's degree in either field, from a well-recognized university.
At least 12 years of relevant experience in gas-based combined-cycle or steam power plants.
Design knowledge of steam turbine accessory systems, including steam seal systems, drains, strainers, control and stop valves, vacuum systems, desuperheating systems, and exhaust spray systems.
Knowledge of plant operability and heat balance for combined-cycle plants.
Ability to apply design methods, rules, and tools to specify systems and components.
Knowledge of relevant codes and standards, including ANSI, ASME, ISO, API, HIS, NFPA, HEI, and PTC.
Knowledge of controls-system and electrical interfaces.
Knowledge of engineering, design, and project-management tools and methods, such as GTCC-PLM, AVEVA, and Confluence.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Readiness to travel for workshop inspections.
Ability to learn and understand quickly.
Problem analysis and resolution skills.
Ability to maintain performance under stress, self-motivate, remain open to innovation, and adapt flexibly.
Ability to anticipate situations, identify solutions, and implement them.
Ability to negotiate and make presentations.
Passion for problem solving and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Execute projects with full ownership of technical design and engineering activities, including developing design concepts, performing basic system design, and engineering steam turbine accessory systems for heavy-duty new-unit projects of varying complexity with minimal support from Technical Leads.
Develop detailed system and hardware designs, including schematics, device lists, process designs, interface documents, component specifications, detailed drawings, and engineering calculations and analyses to size system components for multiple steam turbine products and combined-cycle power plant projects.
Ensure designs comply with applicable rules, regulations, codes, standards, GE design practices and work instructions, contractual requirements, and sound engineering practices, particularly for environmental, health, and safety considerations.
Develop innovative engineering solutions for steam turbine accessory systems that meet customer critical-to-quality requirements and GE design guidelines.
Independently handle customer comments, supplier issues, site issues, and internal and external design reviews.
Check and oversee third-party contractor engineers’ work to ensure it meets quality, schedule, delivery, and cost key performance indicators and defined priorities and targets.
Prepare bills of materials and catalogues and implement them.
Prepare design practices, update design standards, and maintain maximum-case schematics and standard outline drawings.
Prepare and comply with standard work and checklists for customer and manufacturing drawings and vendor documents.
Coordinate with engineering disciplines and stakeholders, including Customer Application, Project Engineering, Product Definition, Sourcing, steam turbine flange-to-flange, Requisition teams, customers, suppliers, and site personnel.
Participate in risk-review meetings and help develop mitigation plans during the order-to-remittance phase.
Execute design and requisition projects according to customer, compliance, and site-specific requirements.
Deliver internal and external project deliverables in accordance with project schedules.
Prepare instrument, load, and signal-change lists for instrumentation.
Develop and design products such as gland steam condensers, steam valves, strainers, blowers, heat exchangers, seal steam heaters, and high-pressure exhaust systems in accordance with GE and international standards, including TEMA, PED, and ASME.
Perform engineering calculations and analyses to size system components, including valves, motors, and blowers.
Prepare ordering and functional specifications in accordance with project requirements.
Evaluate vendor bids and assess and resolve deviations from standard specifications.
Conduct supplier design reviews, review general arrangements and other vendor documentation, and ensure compliance with GE and customer requirements.
Work with internal and external customers to resolve system-design issues.
Work directly with sites to resolve plant installation and operation issues and support timely achievement of commercial operation dates.
Execute systematic process improvements, including standardization, reducing vendor dependencies, updating specifications to prevent recurring issues, and reducing costs.
Develop cost-out and CTO/P2V opportunities to improve the competitiveness of GE product offerings.
Provide field support during installation and address issues routed to engineering through ER cases and other channels, with support from Technical Leads and other team experts.
Handle supplier deviation requests, site engineering issue resolution through ER cases, and corrective actions.
Manage documentation in GTCC-PLM.
Champion and continuously improve processes using LEAN principles.

Desired Qualifications

Customer-focused and total-cost-focused approach.
Positive and proactive approach.
Ability to promote or influence innovative processes and contribute broad technical knowledge.

Job Description Summary

Lead Engineer – ST Accessories (Steam Systems) will be responsible to develop design packages that relates to new unit steam accessories systems. They shall have full ownership to develop innovative solutions that helps to define necessary on Steam Turbine accessories systems such as, LP steam admission, Steam seal/drain/HP exhaust, Vacuum breaker, Forced air cooling, Dehumidification system etc. The individual will execute projects of varying complexity both in Inquiry to Order (ITO) & Order to Remittance (OTR) stages. They shall also provide necessary outage support & work on ER/NCR cases with support from experts within the team. Along with strong technical skills, ability to work with cross functional teams to execute large & complex projects is a must for this role.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

Execute projects with full ownership & responsibility for technical design & engineering activities i.e. prepare design concepts, perform basic system design and equipment engineering for ST accessories steam systems such as LP/IP steam admission, Steam seal/drain/HP exhaust, Vacuum breaker, Forced air cooling, Dehumidification system etc for HDNU projects of varying complexity with minimal support from Technical Leads (TL),
Developing detailed system & hardware design with schematics, device lists (i.e. pipe, valve, instrument, load list & signal exchange list), process design and interface document, component specifications & detailed drawings, engineering calculations & analyses to size system components (such as pipe sizing and pipe design pressures and temperatures determination, simulation of steam seal system etc.) of various ST products such as D650, A650, A200, D600, & D200 steam turbines for combined cycle power plants globally across various heavy duty new unit projects scopes i.e. EO, EEP, TKP & TKSI.

Ensure that the design is per applicable rules, regulations codes and standards, respective GE design practice / work instruction, contractual requirement and per good engineering practices especially about environmental aspects and health and safety of site personal, operators, maintenance personnel and third parties,

Responsible for developing innovative engineering solutions for ST accessories systems meeting all customer CTQs and GE’s design guidelines.
Independently handling customer comments, suppliers, site issues and design reviews (internal and external)
Taking responsibility of third party engineers (contractor resource) for checking and ensuring SQDC KPI’s and their meeting the requirements as per priorities and targets defined
Preparation of GBOM and catalogues and their implementation
Preparation of Design Practice and updating design standards and Max case Schematics and Standard Outline drawings
Preparation and compliance to Standard work, standard check-list preparation and updation for customer and manufacturing drawings and vendor documents.
Ensure a coordinated approach in all areas with the other engineering disciplines such as Customer Application, Project Engineering, Product Definition, Sourcing, ST flange to flange, Requisition teams and key stakeholders such as customers, suppliers, site personals etc.,
Participate in risk review meetings and help develop mitigation plans during the OTR phase.
Executing design and requisition projects as per customer, compliance & site-specific requirements.
Execute all the deliverables for internal & external customers with strict adherence to project schedule
Preparing instrument, load, signal change list for various instrumentation.
Developing and designing products such Gland steam condenser, steam valves, strainer, blowers, heat exchangers, seal steam heater, HP exhaust system etc. with strict adherence to GE & international standards such as TEMA, PED, ASME etc.
Perform engineering calculations & analyses to size system components (such as Valves, Motors, Blowers etc.)
Preparation of ordering/functional specifications with strict adherence to project requirements
Technical evaluation of vendor bids as well evaluating & resolving deviation to standards specifications
Conducting supplier design reviews, reviewing general arrangement & other vendors documentation and ensuring compliance with GE & Customer requirements/ expectations
Work closely with internal & external customers for any system design related issue resolution.
Part of this role will also require to work directly with site to resolve any plant installation and operation related issues to timely achieve commercial operation date.
Execute system systematic process improvements such as standardization, reducing vendor dependencies, specification updates to avoid recurring issues, cost reduction etc.
Develop cost out and CTO/P2V opportunities to improve the competitiveness of GE’s product offerings.
Provide field support during installation for & address issues routed to engineering via ER cases & other means with the help of support from TLs and other experts within the team
Handling of Supplier deviation requests, Site engineering issues resolution (ER), corrective actions CA
Document management in GTCC-PLM
Champion LEAN principles and embrace LEAN by continuously challenging and improving internal process..

Required Qualifications

Mechanical/Thermal engineering degree OR masters from well recognized university
Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in gas based combined cycle OR steam power plants
Design know-how of Steam Turbine accessories systems such as Steam seal system, Drains, Strainers, Control and Stop valves, Vacuum system, Desurperheating system, Exhaust spray system etc.
Knowledge of plant operability and heat balance for combined cycle plant
Know and apply design methods, rules and tools to specify the systems/ components
Specific Knowledge about the relevant codes and standards like ANSI, ASME, ISO, API, HIS, NFPA, HEI, PTC etc.
Knowledge of Interfaces specially on controls systems & electrical interfaces
Good knowledge of engineering, design and project management tools and methods e.g. GTCC-PLM, AVEVA, Confluence etc.

Naturally good at collaboration across the teams to achieve broader objective for the business with strong sense of operational rigor & urgency.

Desired Characteristics

Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
Readiness to travel for workshop inspections
Ability to learn and to understand quickly
Problem analysis and resolution skills
“Customer Focus” and “Total Cost Focus” minded
Steadiness in performance, ability to stand up well under stress, self-motivation, openness to innovations, flexibility
Ability to foresee situations and adapt accordingly
Able to identify solutions to problems and implement them
Positive thinking with proactive approach
Promotes/influences innovative processes, general technical knowledge
Attitude and talent to negotiate and make presentations
Passion for problem solving & continuous improvement

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

About the Company

GE Vernova

Builds equipment and software for electric power

GE Vernova makes equipment and software that generate and manage electricity for utilities, power producers, and industrial customers. Its Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses span gas turbines, wind generation, and the systems that move electricity across grids. The company supplies generators, grid equipment, and controls, while its software coordinates network operations and integrates changing sources of power. Customers buy equipment and enter service agreements for maintenance, upgrades, and technical support over its operating life, alongside purchases of software and related services. GE Vernova became an independent company in 2024 after separating from GE and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: N/A
Total funding: $17.6M
Headquarters: Cambridge, MA
Founded: 2024

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