Job Description Summary

The mission of the installation engineering team is to develop installation process and tools to achieve the industrys safest most efficient and most economical installation of onshore wind turbines.

The Lead Installation Engineer will be responsible for the technical development of installation capabilities and tools from start to finish: Starting with defining the problem and empathy gathering through design development and finally to an onsite field validation resulting in a completed tool package that can be handed off to regional installation teams. The installation engineering team develops tooling for all turbine subsystems and therefore covers many different technologies: Scope may include major component lifting equipment which can apply to machine heads hubs and other major components and/or drivetrainrelated capabilities such as geared turning drives alignment equipment and lifting/rigging.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage tooling development projects through the NPI process from concept through industrialization by executing design prototyping development validation and final documentation of Installation tooling processes. Tools may include lift beams site fixtures and other specialized tooling and the associated processes required for installation of wind turbine.
• Lead a crossfunctional core team to define requirements develop concepts and create technical specifications to guide the mechanical design of tooling and processes.
• Engage with and manage suppliers to finalize design and manufacture the proposed technology.
• Utilize the design process to generate concepts that optimize the end user experience.
• Utilize systems thinking to understand the operations required to complete an installation. During the tool design incorporate end user feedback and detail the operational steps required to use the tooling. Assess for safety and ergonomic considerations.
• Conduct design reviews FMEAs review structural assessments and other critical technical deliverables with chief and principal engineers to ensure all tools and/or methods created by the installation engineering team meet or exceed the safety standards of both GE and Industry
• Create design packages and hand off to regional installation and Global Tech Operations team to enable them to be selfproficient with the newly created tools processes and/or methods
• Support onsite validations for each project and assist with training of the onsite installation leaders and technicians for newly created tools processes and/or methods

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline from an accredited College or University Mechanical preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of combined experience in engineering

Desired Characteristics

• Mechanical Domain Expertise Preferred expertise: lifting and rigging or hydraulics and gearing
• Familiarity with basic industrial tooling
• Familiarity with CAD and Finite Element Analysis
• Ability to work with heavy components cranes and rigging when required in a handson environment
• Ability and willingness to climb wind turbines and work at heights
• Ability and willingness to travel globally up to 15 of the time when required
• Wind Turbine Product knowledge
• Familiarity with empathic design
• Proven record of being team oriented proactive and motivated
• Desire to experiment and prototype new solutions
• Demonstrated technical analytical and problemsolving skills with simple creative solutions
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to intact with both senior management and hour technicians
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• PC proficiency (Excel PowerPoint Word Access)

If contracted in the US:

The base pay range for this position is $98400..00 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 a performance posting is expected to close on 5/12/2025.

*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.

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