Core Repairs Engineer

GE Vernova•Greenville, SC

6d•$72,000 - $108,000

About The Position

The Core Repair team creates methods, processes, and tools for unplanned maintenance, including major component upgrades and uptower repairs, for onshore and offshore wind turbines. The Core Repairs Engineer develops repair procedures and tooling that enable Service NPI repair capabilities, including baseline capabilities and advanced repairs. The role also increases team capability by documenting lessons learned and updating standard work, while working with cross-functional teams to develop and prove safe repair capabilities. The role is approximately 70% documentation and 30% testing and validation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Civil, or equivalent), or relevant and proven equivalent experience.
0–2 years of design experience or similar.
Strong oral and written communication skills, with proficiency in spoken and written English.
Demonstrated technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including developing simple, creative solutions.
Ability and willingness to travel globally 10–20% of the time.
Ability and willingness to climb wind turbines and work at heights.
Ability and willingness to support physical shop or field work when required, including handling rigging and tooling.

Nice To Haves

Interpersonal skills and ability to work with both senior management and hourly technicians.
Wind turbine product or services knowledge.
Familiarity with industrial tooling.
Familiarity with empathic design.
Technical project management experience.
Familiarity with CAD design and FEA analysis.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and validate repair procedures that meet customer and business requirements, and prove their safety and functionality.
Communicate unknowns, risks, and tradeoffs to inform decisions about safe and effective repair procedures.
Lead initial validation and beta efforts for tooling and process products with Deployment, Platform Leaders, Field Engineering, and EHS.
Create and maintain project plans.
Develop, test, and validate repair and replacement procedures using model walkthroughs, prototypes, freestanding components, and complete wind turbine machine heads.
Identify and communicate process-specific tooling requirements, ensuring tools can be installed, operated, and disassembled safely and effectively.
Own the design of innovative repair solutions and ensure adherence to engineering standards.
Use the team’s Design Review Process, quality standards, best practices, and systems to review and document repair procedures, including eDRB, PLM, FMEAs, WDIs, and handoff packages.
Maintain awareness of group efforts to incorporate lessons learned and respond to customer and program needs.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Access to a 24/7 nurse-based Health Coach resource.
Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, including a 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching and company retirement contributions.
Access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
Tuition assistance.
Adoption assistance.
Paid parental leave.
Disability benefits.
Life insurance.
12 paid holidays.
Permissive time off.
Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
Relocation assistance.