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.

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Role Purpose / Mission

GE Onshore Wind is helping change the world and has a focused portfolio of products and services to meet the need for cleaner power—today and tomorrow. We are fully committed to full gender equality and diversity inclusion, aiming for the best professionals in an equal employment opportunity environment.

In this role you will be part of the team that handles integration and regression testing, field testing, and field issue resolution for the Controls Subsystem. You will impact quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Controls Quality team and have significant input into priorities. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Review and approve test cases and perform controls software validation.
• Identify and manage test configurations for applicable target platforms.
• Execute wind turbine controls system testing.
• Analyze test failures to identify root cause and create issues for tracking and resolution.
• Create engineering documentation in ELM for test plans, results, and issues.
• Occasionally travel to site to support product testing and/or customer issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering from an accredited University.

Desired

• Highly motivated, self-starter, energetic, positive, flexible in changing environments.
• Ability to demonstrate a structured approach to problem solving, learning agility.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate technical problems in clear and simple terms.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in project teams in an international environment.
• Solid understanding of programming basics
• Experience in one of more of the following areas demonstrated through course work, internships, or other experiences: control systems and algorithm design, software development for embedded systems, PLC platforms and communication protocols, sensors, signal processing
• Wind Turbine Technology Experience is a strong plus but not required
• Experience in any of the following adjacent fields: Power Systems, Multi-Body Dynamics, Data Science, Systems Engineering, SW Development Methods such as Verification & Validation, version control, DevOps
• Experience with Model-Based Design techniques using Mathworks Simulink or comparable tool
• Passionate about renewable energy and/or sustainability

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