Wind Machine Head Lifecycle Engineering Leader
Greenville, NC - USA
Job Summary
Essential Responsibilities
- Develop the vision set strategic priorities and ensure alignment across the global Machine Head engineering team
- Drive a culture that ensures delivers outstanding product quality. Ensure products deliver on availability reliability and performance targets
- Formulate and execute the strategy for continuous improvement of systems tools methods and processes
- Drive a world class product quality culture. Ensure timely resolution of quality/performance issues and ensure operating mechanisms close the feedback loop
- Lead a large global Engineering team with responsibility for strategy culture and execution
- Own a significant engineering operating and NPI/NTI investment budget
- Partner with cross-functional partners to drive significant year over year product cost savings
- Develop and execute a differentiated subsystem technology strategy from design through customer fulfillment
- Drives modularity competitive component re-use and best practices across all product platforms
- Ensure appropriate operating rhythm to ensure robust cost-out project deck and world class subsystem performance
- Partner with stakeholders to drive corrective and preventative actions to deliver world class quality
- Develop investment strategy and execute testing and validation plans for subsystem components undefined
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelors Degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering or related discipline
- 10 years of engineering experience
- 5 years of leadership experience
- 5 years Wind industry experience
- May require travel up to 30% of time
Desired Characteristics
- Demonstrated ability to lead global engineering teams to successful outcomes
- Strong wind turbine machine head expertise and related component technical & business expertise
- Strong technical leadership experience including NPI design NTI development problem solving & RCA resolution method/tool development and related items
- Demonstrated systems thinker: ability to assess tradeoffs effectively assess risk and optimize resultsProven ability to drive process improvement implement standard work and utilize Lean operating principles
- Strategic thinker able to navigate complexity develop clear actions and drive impact
- Excellent leader effective coach and trusted mentor
- Demonstrated ability to influence others and drive cross-functional teams to success
- Makes decisions and manages conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Takes ownership of issues and drive solutions
- Excellent communicator with demonstrated ability to connect positively with others
- Strong business acumen & customer focus
- Masters degree in Engineering or Business Administration from an accredited college or university
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $204000 and $260000 USD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.
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
Required Experience:
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