Lead Blade Integration Leader

GE Vernova • Greenville, NC

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About The Position

The Lead Integration Leader is a high-impact technical leadership role in GE Vernova’s Wind Blade Subsystem organization. The role leads integration of complex wind blade subsystems and drives technical strategy from initial architecture through fleet validation. The position serves as the primary technical anchor for cross-functional teams, ensuring blade designs are safe, reliable, and globally competitive while navigating technical ambiguity and securing alignment across relevant teams.

The role manages subsystem integration execution, requirements flow-down and traceability, cross-functional technical decisions, validation and risk support, project-level daily management, root-cause analysis, design documentation, and validation reporting. It also communicates technical trade-offs and progress to stakeholders, represents blade engineering in customer and external-assessor reviews, and contributes to a zero-incident safety culture across design, testing, and manufacturing coordination. Travel of up to 20% domestically and internationally is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil/Structural Engineering from an accredited university.
• At least 6 years of professional experience in mechanical or structural systems engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience in wind turbine engineering, specifically wind blade design or subsystem integration.
• At least 2 years of experience leading technical workstreams in a matrixed, global environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of wind turbine design, particularly blade composite structures, manufacturing, and materials.
• Advanced capability in data-driven decision-making using FEA, complex structural testing, and fleet reliability analytics.
• Expertise in requirements management and risk assessment and mitigation frameworks.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior-level stakeholders and translate business goals into technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical execution of wind blade subsystem integration, aligning design and development activities with project schedules and business requirements.
• Manage implementation of component requirements from turbine systems, translating system-level architecture into functional design specifications and maintaining lifecycle traceability.
• Coordinate across blade design, manufacturing, fleet performance, interfacing subsystems, and turbine systems to resolve bottlenecks and align on technical decisions.
• Support blade validation strategies and assess technical decisions using analysis, including FEA, testing results, manufacturing data, and fleet experience.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks proactively.
• Lead daily management for assigned projects or workstreams and contribute to root-cause analyses.
• Drive technical underwriting, design documentation, and validation reports for blade programs.
• Communicate design trade-offs, validation progress, and technical challenges to internal stakeholders.
• Represent blade engineering as the point of contact with GE Vernova customers and external assessors during blade engineering reviews.
• Contribute to a zero-incident safety culture in design, testing, and manufacturing coordination activities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource.
• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, including a tax-advantaged 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.
• Professional development and competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior