Job Description Summary

Job Description

Principal Engineer Role Overview:

The Turbine Rotating Principal Engineer serves as a recognized subject matter expert and provides advanced technical leadership to the Engineering team. This role is responsible for driving engineering excellence supporting mid-level complexity projects and mentoring next generation engineers. The Principal Engineer collaborates cross-functionally to drive risk management while fostering innovative solutions to meet business and customer solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Principal Engineer holds significant technical authority within their domain setting standards and making decisions that influence project outcomes
• Lead end-to-end design analysis and implementation of engineering solutions for moderate-to-high complexity projects
• Own crucial projects for the success of turbine rotating components
• Act as a technical resource and subject matter expert within the rotating turbine components providing global guidance to project teams and stakeholders
• Drive Technical rigor to develop safe high-quality products while being actively Engaged during design process
• Review and approve engineering documentation and deliverables to ensure compliance with internal and external standards
• Serve as a single point authoritative technical contact in rotating turbine components throughout the business including suppliers sub-suppliers and field support
• Drive innovation & stay current with relevant technologies regulations and industry trends by attending conferences and interfacing with academia
• Maintain an active role in developing and defining the state of the art in turbine rotating components in order to anticipate apply adapt or develop technologies for introduction
• Interface with customers suppliers and internal teams to resolve technical issues and ensure successful project execution
• Drive problem resolution across disciplines identifying risks & mitigations to the system level
• Identify and implement process improvements thru Lean and Artificial Intelligence to improve safety quality and cost of products
• Assist identifying skill gaps within the rotating turbine components and recommend training sessions to address these gaps.
• Develop breadth by interfacing directly with adjacent functional teams to drive system level understanding and solutions
• Mentor and coach next generation engineers; facilitate knowledge sharing across teams
• Lead the development of technical standards best practices design practices and process improvements
• Exercise Curiosity by striving for improved products & processes to support customers
• Be a Helpful resource to all levels of the global engineering team and encourage dialogue between all groups
• Own and shape rotating turbine team culture and identity establishing values norms and ways of working that promote inclusion psychological safety accountability and high performance

Qualifications:

• This role requires major experience in Engineering/Technology & Services Engineering. Knowledge level is comparable to a Masters degree from an accredited university or college
• Demonstrated expertise in subject matter area.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics Chemistry Mathematics or Computer Science
• At least 8 additional years of experience in an engineering capacity

Desired Characteristics

• Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver results.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated ability to provide clear communications and solid leadership on challenging technical issues
• Experience interfacing with customers conferences user groups
• Customer-focused with clear concise written and oral communications at the appropriate level
• Experience and demonstrated success working in a complex cross-functional global environment
• Servant leadership mindset
• Restless dissatisfaction with the way things are done focused on continuous improvement
• Data-driven but decisive despite ambiguity
• Humble open collaborative and continuously learning
• Able to travel globally as needed
• Leadership to pursue correct engineering process in adverse conditions

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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