STL Lead Test Engineer

About GE Vernova GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Electrification, and Wind -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come. GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have the energy to change the world.

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• The Lead Test Engineer has ownership of assigned test programs and will
• regularly review status with GE Vernova Schenectady Technology Laboratory (STL)
• leadership and customers. The successful candidate will assess incoming test
• requests, scoping test requests vs. test rig and facility capability, develop
• robust cost estimates, design test rig when applicable and determine facility
• modifications needed to meet customer requirements and timelines. They will
• facilitate project meetings, establish project schedules, create build
• documentation, source parts, coordinate vendor support, and lead multifaceted
• teams while coordinating support within STL to meet customer expectations. They
• will follow applicable Component & Development Test (CDT) processes, ensuring
• safety and quality are built in to all activities and customer KPI’s (safety,
• quality, delivery, cost) are met.
• Provide technical interface and serve as test lead of assigned test programs.
• Act as primary customer interface responsible for customer KPI’s and
• deliverables.
• Responsible for the planning, preparation and satisfactory execution of test
• programs.
• Understand test and facility capabilities and collaborate with customers to
• design tests that can be achieved within facility capabilities or through
• feasible, approved extensions of lab capabilities and P&E planning.
• Work closely with other technical leaders, other test and facility engineers,
• technicians, data acquisition/controls team and trades to identify and
• implement betterments to test facilities.
• Project management of test related activities including the design and
• coordination of facility modifications, data acquisition set up, hardware
• installation, operations planning and test documentation.
• Provide technical lead and critical review of new equipment designs and
• installations. Perform assigned periodic reviews of installations to ensure
• systems continue to meet design intent.
• Deliver technical presentations at design reviews and other program reviews.
• Track and promote assigned action items. Maintain test record files and ISO
• compliance.
• Perform/project manage engineering analysis of test vehicle systems and their
• performance (stress analysis, thermodynamic analysis, sensitivity analyses,
• enthalpy calculations, over speed analyses and similar) using CDT resources.
• Establish work priorities consistent with Lab goals and objectives. Compile
• team input and present to STL Leadership. Ensure technical objectives are
• met. Drive schedule and support meeting financial test objectives.
• Prepare and review test and test vehicle related documentation.
• Lead assigned test operation, plan resource need and work with STL Leadership
• for needed support.
• technicians.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Mechanical,
• Electrical, Aerospace Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of Experience in Engineering role in Energy/Power
• Generation, Aerospace, Automotive or other highly regulated industry
• Must be authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis. We will not
• sponsor individuals for work visas, now or in the future for this position
• vacancy.

Preferred

• Skillful problem solver and troubleshooter; Strong technical communication
• (verbal and written).
• Strong Customer focus and commitment to teamwork and team success
• Knowledge of instrumentation and measurement systems, power plant and process
• equipment (pumps, valves, heat exchangers, compressors and similar), data
• acquisition systems and data processing.
• Experience in power plant operations, turbo machinery design, engineering,
• and/or laboratory testing.
• MS Degree in Physics, Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• Experience in steam turbine technology, laboratory or performance testing.
• Knowledgeable in Unigraphics and/or AutoCAD
• Experience with Ansys, NX and Autodesk inventor
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable,
• final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to
• U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Prescription drug coverage
• Health coach
• Employee assistance program
• 401(k) savings plan
• Company matching contributions
• Tuition assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Permissive time off