Job Description Summary
The Systems Engineering Validation team is responsible for supporting the execution of critical field-testing efforts to deliver certification and design understand to the onshore wind engineering segment. The team requires a wide range of disciples and focus areas from prototype field operations and instrumentation to modeling and complex data analysis. The Validation Engineers role focuses on the activities that contribute to the execution of field and lab testing to support development of products, quality solutions and overall system understanding. The desire and ability to travel and work directly with our test platforms on critical testing is required for this role. Use of Data analyst and testing methods experience is expected areas of growth and development within this role. We are seeking a candidate who can support the systems validation team with field execution efforts.
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Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead execution of validation test campaigns.
- Ability to manage instrumentation efforts on prototype and customer wind turbines.
- Ability to maintain clear status and communication to testing stakeholders.
- Ability to work safety in an industrial or fleet operations environment.
- Learn data analysis and/or testing methods in support of use in DVR's, RCA's, or FMEA assessments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree' in Engineering from an accredited university/college (OR High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 5 years of significant experience working in the energy industry)
- Ability and willingness to travel to meet field validation needs up to 25% of the time
Desired Characteristics
- Ability to travel to support field testing execution including working with electrical systems, climbing wind turbines and performing operational tasks such as LOTO (lock out, tag out) and wind turbine operation.
- A strong problem-solving skillset.
- Interest in working on a cross discipline global team to deliver results.
- Experience with large data set analysis (Global repository/Fleet data) to drive corrective action or improvement.
- Experience in using Python or MATLAB for data analysis tools.
- Program or project experience.
- Wind technology architecture knowledge
- Desire to support the energy transition and work towards decarbonizing the world.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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 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