Main Project Engineer

Job Description Summary

Join GE Vernova to design and deliver innovative hydro generator solutions, working on both new projects and refurbishments. Apply your mechanical or electrical engineering expertise to solve real‑world challenges while ensuring safety, quality, and performance. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, grow your technical skills, and make an impact in a dynamic engineering environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Execute the design, analysis, or evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and adhering to business standards, practices, procedures, and product / program requirements.
• Develop in‑depth knowledge of a technical discipline through prior experience and acquired expertise.
• Use technical expertise to execute policy/strategy and integrate with business drivers.
• Identify how the work of the own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
• Apply judgment and propose solutions outside of set parameters with guidance.
• Utilize prior experience and on‑the‑job training to solve straightforward tasks.
• Apply technical skills and analytical thinking to solve problems and use multiple internal sources to arrive at decisions.
• Provide informal guidance to new team members; may serve as an early people leader responsible for hiring and developing talent.
• Design Hydro Generators within the transactional business, respecting customer specifications as well as GE Vernova internal design criteria, manufacturing, assembly, and maintenance feasibility while maintaining a safety, quality, delivery, and cost mindset.
• Support existing product refurbishment, incorporating new or refurbished parts into existing units.
• Secure the right technical interfaces and coordinate well‑design consolidation between technical project teams.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced experience in Engineering/Technology & Mechanical Component, comparable to a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
• High school diploma with relevant experience may also be considered.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.

Additional Information

Relocation assistance provided: No.

We address the climate crisis as an urgent global priority, continuing to electrify the world while helping decarbonize. We maintain the legacy of GE and embody the innovation of Vernova, aiming to deliver a new era of lower carbon energy.