GE Vernova

DLE Lead Engineer - Mechanical Component

GE Vernova$89K — $148K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a high school diploma with 6 years of relevant experience.
  • Experience designing gas turbine hardware or similar rotating machinery, especially hot gas path components.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes like forging, casting, machining, and inspection.
  • Proficiency in analytical tools like Ansys and NX, understanding of GD&T, and ability to interpret engineering drawings.
  • Knowledge of lean manufacturing practices and ability to manage projects across global teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide design expertise and analyze hardware deviations to develop solutions.
  • Propose and implement hardware redesigns to enhance manufacturability.
  • Act as the technical contact for supplier qualifications on special processes used in production.
  • Conduct technical reviews and risk assessments for components and assemblies.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives in design and manufacturing processes.
  • Ensure compliance with technical standards to maintain hardware quality.
  • Collaborate effectively to foster a culture of quality and urgency across teams.

Benefits

  • Robust benefits package tailored to support personal and family needs.
  • Programs promoting a healthy work-life balance based on individual preferences.
  • Opportunities for career growth with a focus on continued learning and development.
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary
What impact you’ll make
As a member of the Design Liaison Engineering (DLE) team, you will be an active contributor to the Gas Turbine Engineering (GTE) organization, providing design engineering support to our global supply chain partners. Our team is essential for maintaining high technical rigor to ensure quality of the product is not compromised while working with a sense of urgency to drive customer fulfillment.

As a DLE Lead Engineer, you will provide technical ownership of various types of gas turbine flow path hardware such as blades, nozzles, heat shields, etc. You will be responsible for applying mechanical engineering fundamentals through analyzing and dispositioning hardware deviations, overseeing second source supplier qualifications, participating in lean initiatives to reduce costs, scrap, and non-conformances, and owning specific redesign efforts through engineering drawing revisions. This is a hands-on role requiring collaboration with engineering teams, suppliers, and factories to ensure hardware quality and fulfillment, while leading solutions for some of the biggest challenges we face in manufacturing these complex gas turbine components and assemblies.

Job Description

What you’ll do

  • Provide mechanical design expertise and leverage analytical tools to analyze and deliver solutions for deviant hardware and to prevent repeat incidents.

  • Propose and evaluate hardware redesign opportunities to enhance manufacturability and execute changes via drawing revisions.

  • Act as technical focal for supplier qualifications of special processes such as precision investment castings, milling, hole drilling, coatings, inspection, etc.

  • Conduct technical reviews of design tasks and quantify risk assessments at the component, assembly, and system levels to guide business decisions.

  • Follow standard work and design templates for common issues and lead the continuous improvement of design and manufacturing processes or methods.

  • Ensure adherence to technical standards in design activities, maintaining quality and accuracy.

  • Apply strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills to drive quality and continuous improvement both within internal GEV factories as well as external suppliers.

  • Apply expertise of gas turbine design and mechanical engineering fundamentals to support improvements in manufacturing capacity throughput and cost reduction.

  • Foster a positive work environment, supporting a culture of quality and urgency in collaboration between engineering and supply chain.

What you’ll bring (Basic Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years in a similar or related field)

What will make you stand out

  • Experience designing gas turbine hardware or similar rotating machinery, specifically hot gas path components for GE Vernova Gas Power products and annular fleet.

  • Experience working with manufacturing with processes such as precision forging, investment casting, machining (milling, drilling, turning, EDM), coating, shot peening, inspection, fixturing, etc.

  • Proficient with Ansys, NX, and other analytical tools, and strong understanding of GD&T with ability to interpret engineering drawings and bills of materials.

  • Well versed in lean manufacturing methods.

  • Ability to manage and execute projects on-time with team members in global locations, and rapidly shift day to day priorities based on emerging business needs.

  • Strong organizational, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

  • Ability to collaborate and build trust with team members and across global organization.

  • Humble, open-minded, self-motivated, with ability and willingness to challenge the status quo and deliver the best GE products.

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.

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.​

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

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

 

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $89,300.00 and $148,700.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

 

 

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

 

 

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 11, 2026.

 

 

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

 

 

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova is an energy business company. They provide digital, energy consulting, energy financial services, gas power, grid solutions, nuclear energy, power conversion, renewable energy, steam power, and so on.

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