Job Description Summary
Vernova Purpose:
GE Vernova is 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. Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?
Looking to make a global impact and solve problems? Through relentless innovation and continuous collaboration with our customers, GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is providing more advanced, cleaner, and efficient power that people depend on today and building the energy technologies of the future.
Impact you'll make:
The Lead Test Engineer is responsible for development, implementation, setup and operation of state of the art dynamics data acquisition systems and instrumentation to measure dynamics pressures, static and dynamic strain, vibration, etc. for the Gas Turbine Technology Lab.
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Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Thorough knowledge of instrumentation to measure temperature, pressure, flow, static and dynamic strain, dynamic pressure, vibration and accelerometers, etc, digital signal processing and computerized A/D data acquisition systems.
- Understand, setup and operate dynamic data measurement systems and instrumentation including digital signal processing. This includes understanding concepts in vibration and using digital signaling processing tools such as FFT, Campbell Diagrams, Spectral Maps, Waterfall diagram, Order Tracking, Power Spectral Density for real time and post test data analysis.
- Experience using multi-meters, waveform generators and oscilloscopes.
- Customize on-line engineering analysis and calculation programs and data displays as needed.
- Provide data reduction, analysis and processing of raw engineering test data including dynamic data both in real time and/or posttest. Dynamic data analysis can be in time and/or frequency domain using well-established software tools and/or new tools as needed.
- Root cause analysis of instrumentation and software issues, to include ISO out of tolerance reports and quality alerts.
- Manage projects related to data acquisition system development, implementation and operation and develop and maintain documentation.
- Work with test and design engineers to plan and develop data systems to execute CDT COE customer tests and support engineering tests in house.
- Ability to support a flexible test schedule in a dynamic environment.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering OR a high school diploma/ GED with 9 years of turbomachinery testing experience.
- Minimum of 5 years experience working with test data instrumentation, calibration and data acquisition systems, including development, design and operation.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be able to work 100% onsite in Greenville, SC
- Relocation assistance only considered from within the USA.
- This role is restricted to U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology. GE will require proof of status prior to employment.
What will make you stand out
- Master's Degree in Engineering
- Excellent project management skills with technical writing and documentation control mindset.
- Understand concepts in computer networking and data management.
- Knowledgeable in programming languages including C / C# / LabVIEW / Web programming and Microsoft .NET environment and their uses in data acquisition and data analysis.
- Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems, computer networks and data transmission and data base management.
- Excellent strong interpersonal skills; ability to work well with all levels of organization.
- Boundary less thinker with the ability to manage multiple priorities and disciplines.
- Product knowledge of GE gas turbines, generators, Steam Turbines, and Aeroderivative units.
The base pay range for this position is $98,400.00 - $164,000.00 USD per year.
The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for a 10% performance bonus.
*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.
This position will stay open on the career website until at least 4/16/2025.
Benefits Available to You
GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: Our Culture | GE Vernova (gecareers.com)
- Our compensation & benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
- A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.
- GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.
Inclusion & Diversity
At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture, where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected and that they belong. Click here to learn more: https://jobs.gecareers.com/vernova/global/en/i-d-e
About GE Vernova Gas Power
GE Vernova's Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. It is a global leader in gas turbines and power plant technologies and services with the industry's largest installed base.
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.
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes