Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering (Wind Turbine)

About the role

GE Vernova is looking for a Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering for its Nacelle & Frames team in the Wind Machine Head Engineering Subsection, based in Barcelona. The team owns the full lifecycle of mechanical hardware such as nacelle composite covers, main frames, small structures, cranes, seals and louvers, covering new product introduction, validation and testing, field support and root cause analysis. The Lead Engineer designs and develops mechanical components and works with cross-functional teams on component trade studies and design deliverables.

Key responsibilities

• Design engineering solutions for mechanical structural parts of wind turbines (composites, metallic structures, cranes, seals and louvers).
• Coordinate interfaces between mechanical systems and components with other engineering teams in the Wind Organization.
• Develop engineering drawings and specification requirements for sourcing wind turbine components.
• Perform technical risk assessments and run validation test plans to mitigate risks.
• Assist in resolving issues of mechanical components on fielded turbines and support technical problem solving.
• Contribute to the product life cycle, the Multigeneration Product Plan (MGPP) and the Multigeneration Technology Plan (MGTP).
• Integrate components into the overall turbine design with System, Sub-System and component engineers, keeping a systems-thinking mindset.
• Maintain design tools, design practices and lessons learned documentation.
• Own risk identification and mitigation, including dFMEA and design verification, and ensure quality of drawings, BoMs and specifications under GE and industry standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
• At least 5 years of product design and development experience, including 2 years in the wind industry or a relevant industry.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time; relocation assistance is not provided.
• Desired: wind turbine structural component expertise, NPI design, NTI development, problem solving and RCA resolution experience, and ability to drive process improvement using Lean design principles.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of CAD (preferably Unigraphics NX 3D-CAD), CAE (preferably Ansys) and PLM tools.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and project management skills.
• Ability to articulate technical problems clearly and work in international project teams.