Operability Monitoring Engineer
Greenville, NC - USA
Job Summary
The engineer in this role will support the team mission to detect diagnose and communicate abnormal electrical controls and system-level behavior before issues become outages repeat events or sustained performance losses.
Role Scope
As part of the Electrical Controls & Operability (EC&O) Monitoring Team you will execute proactive operability monitoring and diagnostic assessments across the fleet identifying performance-limiting behaviour and system interactions early and translating data into clear actionable recommendations
Key Responsibilities
Execute proactive monitoring of turbine operability using SCADA trends events alarms wind/operating context and fleet performance data.
Develop and improve operability indicators thresholds and detection logic for assigned performance and availability risk modes.
Perform deep diagnostic assessments for abnormal operating patterns intermittent behavior and system interactions that limit productivity or reliability.
Distinguish actionable operability risk from expected operational variation and non-critical anomalies.
Translate diagnostic findings into practical recommendations including troubleshooting direction and performance improvement priorities.
Partner with more senior members on the team to align diagnostic priorities escalation decisions and action recommendations.
Support standardization of operability monitoring documentation issue classification and technical communication quality.
Build technical depth in operability monitoring by applying feedback sharing lessons learned and supporting continuous improvement of team methods.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering or related discipline.
Relevant experience in wind turbine performance operations engineering reliability or fleet diagnostics.
Strong understanding of wind turbine operating behavior performance drivers and system interactions.
Demonstrated experience diagnosing fleet performance and operability issues from time-series and event data.
Experience using SCADA trends event logs and performance data to support technical analysis and decision making .
Strong analytical and communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional action.
Desired Characteristics
Experience in fleet performance engineering availability improvement or condition monitoring functions.
Experience combining controls electrical and operational context in system-level diagnostics.
Hands-on analytics capability with Python SQL or equivalent tools.
Familiarity with reliability and root cause processes in wind operations.
Experience building fleet dashboards triage workflows and issue prioritization frameworks.
Note:
To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA to ensure compliance with applicable legislation the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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