GE Vernova

DLE Lead Engineer - Mechanical Component

GE Vernova$89K — $148K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field.
  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience.
  • Additional 1-2 years of relevant engineering experience preferred.
  • Experience designing gas turbine hardware or similar rotating machinery.
  • Proficiency with Ansys, NX, and programming languages such as Python or VBA.

Responsibilities

  • Execute gas turbine qualification strategy with collaboration and diligence.
  • Ensure compliance with design templates and QMS standards throughout qualification phases.
  • Promote a safety-first culture with a zero-defect mindset.
  • Collaborate across various engineering teams and global supply chains.
  • Leverage leadership and communication skills to enhance quality and improvement initiatives.
  • Design with a focus on manufacturability and lean processes for optimization.
  • Document all qualification processes clearly and accurately.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Access to health coaching and 24/7 nursing resources.
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
  • Tuition assistance and adoption assistance.
  • Paid parental leave, disability benefits, and life insurance.
  • 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
Full Job Description
Job Description Summary

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 maintained, while working with a sense of urgency to drive customer fulfillment.

The DLE Lead Mechanical Engineer, on the Mission-Based Quality Team, will be dedicated to the qualification support of a specific domain within the Gas Turbine. Working alongside manufacturing and quality, they will be responsible for the engineering definition and execution of robust qualifications, with technical rigor, quality and attention to detail to ensure our qualified Global Supply Chain can consistently manufacture conforming parts. Our ultimate goal in doing this is to deliver timely and optimal solutions for our customers. There is an on-going focus on lean and cost-effective manufacturing qualification strategies across both internal factories and external suppliers, dispositioning unqualified hardware (NCNs and SDRs), and applying lean principals to drive innovation and productivity - propelling us toward a zero-defect culture. This is a hands-on role requiring collaboration across the engineering teams, suppliers, factories, materials, quality and sourcing to ensure hardware quality and fulfillment. All to solve some of the biggest challenges we face in manufacturing these complex gas turbine components and assemblies.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities
  • Execute GE Vernova's Gas Turbine qualification strategy through diligent and collaborative ownership of DLE qualifications.
  • Work as a member of the qualification team to ensure proper application of design templates, processes and QMS standards through the engineering definition and execution of robust qualification milestones.
  • Foster and employ a safety first, zero-defect mindset. Always STOP WORK when something is unsafe and don't start working again until it is safe.
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams including Global Supply Chain, Quality, GTE NPI Design, MPE, PDE, Sourcing, Materials, Controlled Title Holders, etc.
  • Apply strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills to drive quality and continuous improvement both within internal GEV factories as well as external suppliers.
  • Design for producibility and lean flow to optimize manufacturing processes.
  • Ensure clear, accurate documentation of each qualification step.
  • Execute standard work for common issues encountered. Identify creative ways to create and/or improve our processes, design methods, and manufacturing methods.
  • Support cost reduction and GSC Factory Built In Quality efforts


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM field from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience.


Desired Characteristics
  • Additional 1-2 years of relevant engineering experience
  • Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
  • Relevant experience designing gas turbine hardware or similar rotating machinery.
  • Ability and willingness to challenge the status quo and deliver the best GEV products.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and build trust with team members in a cross-functional global organization.
  • Strong organizational & project management skills.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
  • Ability to manage and execute tasks on-time with team members in global locations and rapidly shift day to day priorities based on emerging business needs.
  • Experience working with manufacturing shops and processes and well-versed in lean manufacturing methods.
  • Understanding of GD&T and ability to interpret engineering drawings & BoMs.
  • Proficient with Ansys, NX, and other analytical tools.
  • Experience in programming with Python, VBA, and/or other languages.
  • Humble, open-minded, self-motivated, a continuous learner.


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 17, 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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