Senior Principal Engineer – Generator Product Service
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Schenectady • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $152,400 - $254,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Address cross‑product, cross‑functional, and systemic issues that extend beyond individual components or projects.
- Govern and evolve the technical framework (standards application, decision criteria, and lean improvements).
- Deliver a system-level technical view across mechanical and electrical boundaries for complex RCAs, safety events, and top fleet issues impacting generators and electrical systems.
- Promote and model a strong culture of safety, quality, and One Team collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, field service, and suppliers.
- Bring deep technical expertise to resolve safety‑critical, complex, and systemic fleet issues, including support for Aero Derivative fleets, using a One Team approach across functions.
- Own the technical quality, consistency, and approval of customer-facing and internal engineering communications, publications, and technical guidance.
- Support technical decision‑making during safety concerns, outages, emergent field issues, and high‑stakes customer meetings.
- Provide expert technical leadership to cross‑functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, sourcing, field service, suppliers) to resolve product, manufacturing, and field issues.
- Support the Chief Engineer’s Office in execution of technical governance, enterprise risk management, and compliance activities.
- Strengthen organizational technical capability by addressing critical knowledge gaps and improving Technical Depth Assessment (TDA) maturity.
- Act as a technical delegate and escalation path aligning with continuous product service support demands.
- Mentor and coach Principal Engineers and the broader engineering community to ensure consistent application of engineering standards, RCA rigor, and technical development.
- Own and maintain knowledge management systems, including historical issue data, lessons learned, and fleet knowledge.
- Provide executive-level technical summaries enabling data‑driven prioritization and targeted deep‑dive investigations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 15 years of experience in generator and electrical systems engineering for power generation.
- Proven leadership in complex RCAs, fleet issues, and safety-critical investigations.
- Strong technical in-depth knowledge of Generator mechanical flange-to-flange and Electrical Systems.
- Experience operating effectively in a global, multi-function organization.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive and customer-facing engagements.
- Proven ability to develop and mentor others.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan
- 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Electrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGenerator Systems EngineeringElectrical Systems EngineeringRoot Cause Analysis (RCA)Technical GovernanceRisk ManagementKnowledge ManagementTechnical Depth Assessment (TDA)Safety-Critical Investigations
Soft Skills
LeadershipMentoringCoachingCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingDecision MakingOrganizational SkillsExecutive EngagementCross-Functional Team Leadership