Job Description Summary

Systems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.

Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. Has significant input into priorities. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Job Description

The Senior Engineer Product Safety will be responsible for evaluating design safety and ensuring potential personnel and environmental hazards are mitigated. This involvement is throughout the entire product life cycle, including conducting reviews as part of the design process and tracking resolution of field issues.

Essential Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support product safety risk assessments for new and existing (installed base equipment) units.
• Drive resolution of safety critical items by documenting investigation details and working together with the management and turbine design teams to ensure completion of actions items.
• Act as a focal point for product safety issues for a product segment, manage communication to executive segment management, and compile and track safety metrics.
• Facilitate Containment, Root cause, Corrective / Preventative Action identification and Corrective / Preventative Action Implementation for product safety concerns by working together with cross-functional teams
• Facilitate cross-functional Safety Program Management Teams to actively drive the execution of the Product Safety process.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Product Safety methods and processes.
• Mentor less experienced product safety engineers to grow organizational capabilities and drive technical pipeline development. Provide coaching and guidance on process and tools questions to drive process consistency and strive to ensure product safety deliverables are met

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering from an accredited college or university 
• Minimum of 5 years Engineering experience in a design, systems, field operations, or product safety role

Desired Characteristics

• Proficiency in Electrical Hazards, preferred
• Product risk modelling experience desired
• Safety-oriented mindset
• Proven cross-functional project management skills
• Result-oriented mindset
• Ability to multi-task
• Experience in performing probabilistic analysis of systems.
• Easily analyzes and prioritizes information, distilling it to the critical issues and drawing accurate conclusions
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Ability to facilitate, direct, and influence discussions in large, cross-functional team settings

The salary range for this position is $111,200 - $185,400 USD Annual. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation. This posting is expected to close on April 10th or thereafter.

• The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, 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 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 planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor 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 Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes