Emergent Repairs Engineer
Gevernova
- Location
- Schenectady
- Source
- workday
The Emergent Repairs team is a hands-on group of engineers who love to design, fabricate, validate, and—crucially—go to the field to implement and teach field technicians how to use tools safely and perform complex repair processes. In this role, you will balance rigorous engineering documentation and standard work updates with active, physical validation and field support. You will prove out safety and functionality by working closely with cross-functional teams, including the Repair Technology team, Deployment Leaders, Project Managers, the SVC Unplanned Failures Team, Engineering Segments, Regional FRO, and Control Title Holders.Job Description
Essential Functions / Responsibilities
- Hands-on Design & Validation: Design, develop, prototype, and validate tools and repair processes meeting customer, safety, and business requirements. Prove out safety and functionality through model walkthroughs, freestanding components, and complete wind turbine machine heads.
- Field Implementation & Training: Travel globally to the field to implement new tools/processes, train field technicians on safe usage, and ensure the successful execution of repair procedures.
- Risk & Decision Management: Drive design decisions by clearly communicating "unknowns," associated risks, and trade-offs required to safely and effectively execute repair procedures.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead engineering efforts during the initial validation and beta periods of tooling products. Work collaboratively with tool designers, Deployment, Platform Leaders, Field Engineering, and EHS to ensure safe, effective installation, operation, and disassembly of tools.
- Project & Process Ownership: Create and maintain project plans while owning innovative repair solutions that adhere to engineering standards.
- Standard Work & Documentation: Use the team’s Design Review Process, quality standards, and systems (eDRB, PLM, FMEAs, WDIs, Handoff Packages, etc.) to fully review and document repair procedures. Capture lessons learned to continuously update standard work and team capabilities.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, or equivalent).
- Travel: Ability and willingness to travel globally approximately 15% of the time.
- Physical Requirements: Ability and willingness to climb wind turbines, work at heights, and support the physical demands of shop/field work (e.g., handling rigging, heavy tooling, etc.).
Desired Characteristics
- Hands-On Mindset: Strong passion for prototyping, experimenting, and direct service/repair experience in industrial or wind environments.
- Problem-Solving & Agility: Demonstrated technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a preference for simple, creative solutions. Comfortable working through complex, unknown repair processes.
- Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to write detailed work instructions. Proven ability to effectively interact with both senior management and hourly field technicians.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Willingness to challenge the status quo and break from legacy practices to deliver the best possible products.
- Technical Familiarity:
- CAD design and FEA analysis proficiency.
- Familiarity with industrial tooling and core engineering principles.
- Wind turbine product and service knowledge.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal 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