| Job Number: | 1810332 |
| Business: | GE Power & Water |
| Business Segment: | Power & Water |
| About Us: | GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad array of power generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to solve their daily challenges. Power & Water works in all areas of the energy industry including renewable resources such as wind and solar, biogas and alternative fuels; and coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy. The business also develops advanced technologies to help solve the world’s most complex challenges related to water availability and quality. Power & Water is GE’s largest industrial business. The business units in Germany include Renewables, Power Generation Services, Gas Engines, Thermal and Water & Process Technologies.
Renewable Energy offers its customers solutions for energy production from renewable resources such as wind, solar and biogas. With more than 18,000 installed wind turbines globally, GE Energy provides more than 25,000 megawatt installed capacity of clean and efficient energy. A comprehensive service program supports clients from project development to operation and maintenance, to solutions for network integration and the commercial exploitation of wind energy. In Germany, GE Wind Energy is represented by almost 2,000 wind turbines. The wind turbines are manufactured in Salzbergen, Lower Saxony - GE's European headquarters for renewable energy, where also the European Customer Service and Training Center is located. |
| Posted Position Title: | Lead Engineer ITO New Units (m/f) |
| Career Level: | Experienced |
| Function: | Engineering/Technology |
| Function Segment: | Applications and Software |
| Location: | Germany |
| U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces: | |
| City: | Salzbergen |
| Postal Code: | 48499 |
| Relocation Assistance: | No |
| Role Summary/Purpose: | The primary technical interface with Commercial Operations, Marketing, Sales, Requisition Engineering, Engineering COEs and other Engineering functions for the Inquiry-to-Order (ITO) process for Wind Turbines |
| Essential Responsibilities: | Owns the Customer Technical negotiations and supports as required, incl. meetings
Manages the project technical schedules & information, and tracks projects to completion
Site suitability checks, in particular Wind Resource Assessments, Mechanical Load Assessments, AEP estimates, Noise Analyses, Risk Scenario Analyses etc.
Owns programs for improved internal & external customer satisfaction
Leads evaluating / deploying new business tools. Shares best practices, and drive continuous improvements in capability and productivity
Delivers on time, quality inputs, for all assigned projects during ITO phase
Serves as Technical Leader back-up to ensure flawless ITO support
Aligns the ITO customer wants with pre-engineered capabilities and offerings
Ensures timely support for responses to all customer technical inquiries, meetings, and communication. This includes review of customer specifications & site data.
Serves as interface with Platform Teams, New Product Introduction (NPI) Teams, and Product Line Leadership (PLL), to facilitate implementation of new Wind Turbine offerings
Proactively engages with Platform and PLL in assigned NPI Programs to ensure Tollgate deliverables are identified & meet ITO requirements
Actively communicates all contract and project requirements to Engineering design functions, utilizing internal documentation systems
Liaises with: Local, domestic and international peers |
| Qualifications/Requirements: | Bachelor Degree or equivalent in engineering sciences or equivalent
5+ years of overall Working Experience
Working Experience in Wind Energy
Knowledge of Wind Turbine types, application spaces and site suitability
Knowledge of Wind Resource Analysis and related tools and/or
knowledge of Mechanical Load Assessment and related tools
Experience in generating and delivering customer-facing technical presentations
Proven ability to work under pressure and challenging conditions
Demonstrated analytical skills, creative problem solving skills
Proficiency with MS Office Tools
Excellent interpersonal communication skills
Experience in working with international teams
Self-motivated team player
Project Management mind-set
Willingness to travel occasionally
Fluent in English
Green Belt certified (GE internal only) |
| Additional Eligibility Qualifications: | |
| Desired Characteristics: | Experience providing technical support to Sales, Commercial and Marketing functions
In-depth knowledge of wind turbines, subsystems and components
Experience in applicable GE internal processes and tools
Strong desire and ability to drive improvement and change
Prior experience in customer facing roles
Fluent in German
Fluent in another Language of an European Target Market Country
(e.g. Turkey)
For further questions please contact Nina Kindervater, Recruiter GE Energy, phone 05971
9801936. We are looking forward receiving your online application! |