Lead Subsystem Engineer

Job Description Summary The Lead Subsystem Integration Engineer – Mechanical will lead technical development and implementation of Rotor or Tower Sub-System Level integration within the Mechanical Sub-System team. They are the first point of contact for technical definition, design integrity, validation, subsystem quality, and deliverable status. The engineer will provide technical guidance and team leadership/coordination on product definition and program execution from concept through operation, as well as contributing to continuous improvement in product development processes such as RCA, SAFER, and field issue resolution. Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide system expertise through all phases of product development, from requirements definition through design and development, validation, procurement, manufacturing, and product life-cycle support.
• Lead and/or oversee sub-system conceptual design studies and trade-offs that address product CTQs such as cost, performance, reliability & operability
• Define subsystem architecture and manage interfaces of the subsystem.
• Contribute to and approve system level requirements and DMs as well as customer facing technical documents and flow those requirements through the subsystem to the components.
• Communicate and provide recommendations through analysis, preparation, and presentation of technical material to internal and external audiences.
• Lead subsystem problem solving, verification, validation and risk mitigation activities.
• Coordinate and align efforts from cross functional teams both internally and externally to ensure the subsystem development and BOM release.
• Drive continuous improvement by establishing design strategies, contributing to multi-generation system and technology plans, and managing lessons learned and sick parts.
• Drive simplification and standardization best practices into product structure, engineering analysis, validation, and program execution.
• Drive subsystem quality by supporting field and factory quality issues and cases.
• Undertake complex assignments with long-term business implications, impacting the products’ technical success.
• Understand and communicate execution status of subsystem technical milestones aligned with the schedule to support the business.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Engineering
• Relevant experience working on wind turbine engineering projects, issues and/or technologies.

Desired Characteristics

• System design mindset and experience in engineering new product development (NPI) lifecycle.
• Experience with component design ownership including design, validation, and fleet support.
• Effective problem identification and solving ability.
• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional and global environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• Strong interpersonal skills, leading and influencing skills and a positive energy.
• Knowledge on wind turbine component design criteria and wind turbine systems integration.
• Ability to break-down complex issues, determine possible courses of action, and enable effective decision making.
• Conceptual design and system-level trade-off experience.
• Field issues, test and/or validation experience.
• Knowledgeable about GE Wind Turbine design practices and 3rd party certification requirements.
• Strong technical aptitude.
  
  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.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No