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General Electric Lead Engineer - Mechanical Component in Vadodara, India
Job Description Summary
The Lead engineer in COE is responsible for execution of complete project as a lead of Turbine mechanical design with support of team & would be responsible for key deliverables & timely execution of projects while maintaining first pass yield. He/ She will work with consulting & Principal engineers on different technical topics & validation of project design under his / her responsibilities.
He /She shall have good experience in design of large hydro projects with expertise in hydro Turbine design domain. He /She shall actively assess new ideas & technologies for enabling product cost-out. He /She shall be able to resolve any technical issue during execution of project with interfacing functions, COEs & site crew.
He /She will be responsible for leading key technical assignment & programs beside technical execution of projects. He /She shall utilize his / her expertise & experience to solve problems, develop & execute objectives for self-focusing on short- & long-term business goals
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Basic design & Calculation of hydro Turbine component, piping & Aux for hydroelectric power station projects.
Work closely with consulting engineer, develop design practices; update & maintain technical guidelines.
Adopt to new emerging technology/ solutions & transfer know how to the COE team.
Leverage experience and technical competency to solve business problems collaborating with cross-functional teams from product line, systems engineering, material process, advanced manufacturing engineering, sourcing, quality & Site teams.
Lead & deliver on NPI, cost out programs & should cost approach in COE; actively assess new ideas & technologies for enabling product cost-out.
Implement lessons learnt from fleet issues, supplier quality issues into new designs focusing on design robustness
Exercise technical discretion and decision making; address & resolve site & customer related issues.
Respects GE Global Engineering technical know-how rules. (Technology, Quality, TRS…).
Create an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort to maintain healthy group dynamics.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor / Advanced degree in Mechanical engineering with minimum 10 + years’ experience in Hydro /Heavy machinery in Basic design (sizing) & calculation.
Strong knowledge in one or several Hydro products / components/ Systems. Hands on experience in execution of engineering of hydro projects & detailed know how on hydro Turbine technology & design.
High level of competency in Analytical calculation, AutoCAD, NX.
Strong experience in execution of basic, calculation & detail engineering with checking & validation skills.
Shall be open minded, multicultural & shall be able to work efficiently with cross regional team of respective COEs
Language: Excellent verbal and written English language skills for international communication. Knowledge of other languages preferable however not mandatory
Desired Characteristics
Pro-activeness, sense of urgency, autonomy; ability to interact with functions
Strong analytical & critical thinking skills; strong communicator … ability to translate insights into clear strategic recommendations.
Strong cost, safety and reliability culture
Ability to work in team around labor standards
Manage activity in multicultural and multilocation environment
Ability to define his/her priorities
Rigorous analysis and action
Open to change
Continuous improvement mindset
Team-player … positive & engaged contributor to the team, willingness to learn & adapt to business needs
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes