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Lead Special Process Development Engineer

GE Vernova
Greenville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Oct 2025
💰 $147,600/yr($88,600/yr$147,600/yr)

About the role

Job Description Summary

Are you passionate about innovation? Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?

In this role, as an Advanced Manufacturing and Repair Technology (AMRT) Machining and Technologies Engineer you will be responsible for developing & industrializing machining processes, technologies, and equipment, on a variety of industrial gas turbine components to deliver value to our global GE Vernova business partners. You will also coordinate with global and cross-functional teams to drive new machining processes & technologies in the Gas Power supply chain for new and serviced hardware. This role will affect short-term and long-term business goals.

Job Description

Essential Functions:

  • Lead the development and global industrialization of new special processes and technologies that will be utilized in multiple global service centers.

  • Generate, test and implement new CNC programs utilizing NX-CAM or other software for a variety of CNC machine types & controls.

  • Utilize Vericut or NX simulations to verify new programs prior to transferring to a global shop.

  • Ability to understand, generate and validate probing routines

  • Initiate and lead process improvement projects to improve safety, quality, cost and delivery

  • Work effectively as an individual and in a team-based environment to meet business priorities

  • Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks

  • Recommend approaches to meet the technical and program requirements.

  • Deliver processes to meet service programs, repair & new unit fulfillment, safety and NPI initiatives.

  • Maintain schedules for project deliverables & communicate progress to stakeholders.

  • Design and build/procure necessary fixtures & tools to finish projects on time and within budget.

  • Support equipment upgrades from purchase through installation.

  • Ensure processes contribute to a safe work environment.

  • Maintain lab machine health and work area cleanliness/organization (5S)

  • Identify and reduce product quality issues caused by process variation.

  • Mentor and train less experienced personnel within the organization.

  • Utilize lean-manufacturing values for daily work and participate in action workouts to improve process capability, reduce overall costs, and increase capacity

  • Work effectively in a fast-paced environment while embracing and driving positive change inside and outside the organization when appropriate.

Required  Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with 3 years of special process development experience {OR} an associates degree and/or equivalent knowledge and experience with a minimum of 5 years of special process development experience.

  • 3-5 years of CAD/CAM skills and proven ability to translate 3D models into tool movement and machine movement that achieves design goals

 

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Ability to stand or walk for up to 6 hours per day

  • Willingness and ability to travel to domestic and/or international shops; 15-20%

Desired Characteristics:

  • Prior experience with machine programming, setting up equipment and machining operations such as milling, grinding, fast hole EDM, sinker EDM and/or laser drilling experience.

  • Knowledge of special processes, such as brazing, welding, chemical cleaning, coating, automation, inspection and tooling design and manufacturing

  • Strong understanding of G & M-codes along w/ conversational programming

  • Experience creating & validating multi-axis programs

  • Experience programming hole drilling, sinker and wire EDMs

  • Experience in manufacturing and/or component repair for Industrial gas turbine, steam turbines, generators, or Aero engines

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