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Mechanical Engineer

GE Vernova


Job Location:

Greenville, NC - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 80000 - 120000
Posted: 11 October 2026 (14 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 8 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary
The Engineer - Mechanical Engineering position is in Large Structures team within Onshore Wind Machine Head Engineering Subsection. The team provides full lifecycle ownership and support for mechanical hardware (Bedplate castings Low speed Rotor lock and Shipping fixtures etc) including New Product/Technology Introduction Validation & Testing Field Support and Root Cause Analysis.

This early career Mechanical Engineering position in Onshore Wind Engineering team allows you to grow your skills as a member of component development team.

The Engineer - Mechanical Engineering will be responsible for design and development of mechanical components with full exposure to product life cycle working with diverse cross-functional teams.

GE Vernova Wind business has a total installed base of more than 50000 wind turbines in more than 35 counties with 100 GW of global installed capacity. We harness increased onshore wind energy potential through a broad family of turbines that are uniquely suited for a variety of wind environments including Cypress GEs most powerful onshore wind turbine and GEs 2MW platform which has more than 20GW installed and in operation today. We are committed to our customers success in wind offering a broad portfolio of products and services that make renewables the energy of choice for a cleaner future.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

As an Engineer - Mechanical Engineering for Onshore Wind you will:

  • Design engineering solutions for mechanical structural parts (Bedplate castings Low speed Rotor lock and Shipping fixtures etc) of a wind turbine.
  • Collaborate with other engineering teams within GE Onshore Wind to coordinate interfaces between mechanical systems and components.
  • Develop engineering drawings and specification requirements for sourcing of wind turbine components.
  • Collaborate and develop technical risk assessment and execute validation test plans to mitigate risks.
  • Assist in issue resolution of mechanical components for fielded turbines.
  • Support technical problem solving in the team.
  • Collaboration with System Sub-System and component Engineers to integrate components into overall turbine design while satisfying turbine and interface requirements.
  • Collaborate and Own risk identification and mitigation process including dFMEA and design verification.
  • Ensure quality of new and revised drawings BoMs and specifications applying all GE and industry processes standards and best practices

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor/ Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering.
  • Minimum of 2 years product design and development experience of handling Bedplate and bolted joint PBMs of wind turbine castings
  • Minimum of 2 years knowledge of CAD (preferably Unigraphics NX 3D-CAD) CAE (preferably Ansys) and PLM tools
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of time

Desired Characteristics

  • 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
  • Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis and CAD software
  • Excellent communication interpersonal and project management skills

Additional Information

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: No

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $80000.00 and $120000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110% 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on October 09 2026.

Available benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova 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 Vernova 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 financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability benefits life insurance 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually GE Vernova) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.


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