Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical owner for assigned turbine blade repair product families, accountable for overall SQDC performance.
- Govern engineering standards, CTQs, repair methods, routings, and configuration control to ensure technical compliance and process robustness.
- Lead New Repair Introduction (NRI) activities, including TRL→MRL progression, qualification builds, documentation readiness, and cross-functional industrialization.
- Drive safety risk-reduction projects, eliminating high-severity hazards and strengthening process controls.
- Lead quality improvement initiatives targeting defect elimination, FPY improvement, and CTQ stability.
- Execute cycle-time reduction and takt attainment projects to improve delivery performance and stabilize production flow.
- Lead product cost-out projects through repair redesign, process simplification, tooling/fixture improvements, and yield enhancement.
- Provide advanced technical support and lead complex RCAs, disposition decisions, and customer-facing investigations.
- Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Materials, Planning, and Sourcing to resolve daily production issues and support SQDC outcomes.
- Evaluate, develop, and industrialize new repair technologies, inspection methods, metallurgical processes, and capability improvements.
- Build and maintain engineering dashboards and data analytics to track CTQ health, capability trends, and SQDC performance.
- Represent engineering in audits, technical reviews, and customer engagements, ensuring strong technical governance and transparency.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 1–3 years of experience in turbine blade repair, hot-section component repair, or equivalent industrial engineering role.
- Proven experience in method development, repair qualification, CTQ management, and engineering documentation control.
- Demonstrated capability in delivering SQDC outcomes: risk reduction, quality improvement, cycle-time reduction, takt attainment, and product cost-out.
- Experience with New Repair Introduction (NRI), including qualification builds and industrialization.
- Strong technical knowledge of metallurgy, welding, coatings, NDT, heat treatment, and general failure mechanisms.
- Ability to interpret GE Vernova specifications, engineering drawings, process documentation, and CTQ requirements.
Desired Characteristics
- Strong analytical and data-driven mindset with the ability to diagnose and solve complex technical issues.
- High ownership, urgency, and accountability for SQDC performance and engineering governance.
- Effective cross-functional collaborator with strong communication, alignment, and influencing skills.
- Structured problem solver with experience in RCA, FMEA, SPC, and defect reduction methodologies.
- Adaptable and able to lead in a fast-paced environment with evolving repair demands.
- Demonstrated capability to lead NRI activities and drive readiness across engineering, operations, and quality teams.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on simplification, robustness, and sustainable process performance.
