Job Description Summary

The Senior Engineer in Mechanical Structures Global Fleet Engineering team will be an RCA Leader owning assigned RCAs related to Rotor (Hub Pitch Bearing) Towers and all turbine critical bolted joints from a technical & process perspective.

The RCA leaders prime responsibility will be to drive root cause identification containment of the issue corrective action development and support the implementation of systematic improvements for the most prevalent issues across the Global Wind Fleet. This role can be viewed as a wingtowing owner where the Mechanical Structures RCA Leader will achieve this by partnering with different functions such as Design Engineering Sourcing Parts Services Warranty and Global Fleet Performance Team (FPM) and by using key root cause principles and disciplines such as Lean 8D Shainin and Six Sigma. The Senior Mechanical Structures RCA Leader will also work on escalated issues product safety concerns cost avoidance and cost of quality reduction.

Additionally the Mechanical Structures RCA Leader will partner with FPM teams on emerging issues to facilitate faster issue resolution minimizing the impact of owned RCAs ensuring that once immediate containment actions are taken and corrective actions developed capture prevent recurrence and continuously learn from our quality issues; this will be inclusive of partnering with all upstream organizations to prevent recurrence of customer issues.

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own assigned RCA from a technical & process perspective with crossfunctional teams to drive root cause analysis to achieve timely and robust issue resolution addressing emerging issues and reducing MCU for all Machinery structures components other than Machine Head.
• Support escalated PAC cases while owning the general disposition for RCA related PAC cases.
• Support RCA related SAFER Actions while owning the definition of a potential general approach to reduce unnecessary rework for future potential similar cases (i.e. identifying reference case).
• Develop effective relationships with the Fleet Performance NPI Engineering Field Sourcing Parts and Quality teams along with other resources in Customer Solutions to foster the best solutions to our fleet problems.
• Assist in driving crossteam initiatives and mentoring of junior team members.
• Manage the cost of quality for our business as it relates to implementing solutions for field quality issues.
• Partners with Sourcing on vendor recovery of suppliercaused defects.
• Support commercial and technical discussions with our suppliers to achieve field quality issue resolution.
• Provide clear and consistent communications for internal and external Customers.
• Provide regular updates on RCA progress and related action plan in Quality Suite (RCA reporting platform).
• Identifies and secures the roles and functions required as part of the RCA team escalating when required.
• Owns the definition of the RCA necessary budget for POs and cost/benefit impact evaluation owning the PO workflow related process to get approvals and issue the necessary POs along the RCA.
• Maintain thorough and wellorganized documentation of the RCA within Fleet Engineering folder.
• Owns the RCA report providing regular updates to senior leadership as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering or technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant work experience preferably in the wind industry.

Desired Characteristics

• Detailed understanding of the product development cycle.
• Detailed understanding of the 8D problem solving process.
• Positive resourceful clear and strategic thinking problem solver mindset. Able to think outside of the box to bring creative sustainable solutions to complex scenarios.
• Proven RCA technical expertise and project closure.
• Prior background on wind turbine equipments and systems especially on bolted joints tower structure tower internals pitch bearings and mechanical structures like the hub.
• Technical Versatility and ability to learn technology outside of ones specialty.
• Ability and willingness to travel 10 of the time.
• Ability and willingness to climb a wind turbine.
• Root Cause Analysis Training or Certification 8D Apollo Shainin or similar).
• Statistically literate and familiar with quality concepts and tools (Sixsigma BB Lean etc..
• Strong problemsolving skills.
• Product reliability mindset.
• Strong field and customer mindset. Experience with internal and/or external customer communications particularly with product quality topics like RCAs.
• Prior team management experience (either direct report or indirect reports) with influential leadership experience with credibility the ability to partner energize and focus teams to deliver on priorities.
• Selfstarter with personal ownership and accountability.
• Ability to understand business processes issues and concerns and translate into solutions.
• Ability to work in a fastpaced multicultural environment with crossfunctional teams.

The base pay range for this position is $111200 $185400 USD Annual. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set. This position is also eligible for variable incentive compensation of 15. This posting is expected to close no earlier than February 25 2025.
*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110 120 or 130 of salary in certain areas.
Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach a 24/7 nursebased resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan a taxadvantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid timeoff for vacation or illness.
General Electric Company Ropcor Inc. their successors and in some cases their affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e. is a Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.