Job Description Summary

The Wind Engineering System Simulation Leader is an executive engineering leader responsible for a global organization that predicts analyzes and improves overall wind turbine behavior across the full product life cycle. This team plays a critical role in enabling commercial success advancing new product development supporting validation and certification and resolving field performance issues across a global fleet of more than 50000 wind turbines.

This leader is accountable for the engineering capability used to model turbine performance structural loads acoustics operability aeroelastics and system stability under real-world operating conditions. The role sits at the intersection of engineering product strategy commercial support and customer outcomes helping the business make better decisions about product design site suitability fleet reliability and long-term technology investment.

In addition to leading a globally distributed team the System Simulation Leader defines the long-term strategy for simulation methods digital tools and software platforms required to predict wind turbine behavior at scale. This role also builds organizational capability by attracting developing and mentoring top engineering talent and by fostering a culture of technical rigor accountability innovation and continuous improvement.

This is a highly visible leadership role with direct impact on product competitiveness sales effectiveness fleet performance and the future of wind engineering.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Set the vision and strategic direction for the global System Simulation organization ensuring alignment with business priorities product strategy and customer needs.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global engineering team responsible for predicting wind turbine system behavior including performance loads acoustics aeroelastics stability and operability.
• Establish simulation-driven insights that inform technology development new product introduction validation certification and fleet support decisions across the full product life cycle.
• Support commercial and sales activities by delivering robust wind resource assessments and product suitability analyses for customer sites and applications.
• Drive engineering excellence that improves turbine availability reliability performance and overall product quality.
• Lead rapid and rigorous resolution of fleet performance and quality issues by using system-level analysis to identify root causes define corrective actions and feed lessons learned back into future designs.
• Define and execute a multi-year roadmap for simulation methods model fidelity software platforms and digital engineering capabilities to improve predictive accuracy speed and scale.
• Own and evolve the companys core system simulation software platform ensuring its long-term development scalability and alignment with business needs.
• Partner across engineering product management manufacturing sourcing services quality and commercial teams to improve product performance reduce cost and enhance customer outcomes.
• Manage significant operating and investment budgets prioritizing resources to maximize technical and business impact.
• Champion lean principles standard work and continuous improvement to strengthen engineering productivity quality and execution.
• Establish effective operating mechanisms reviews and decision forums to drive execution accountability and organizational alignment.
• Build a strong leadership pipeline by recruiting developing coaching and mentoring world-class engineering talent.
• Foster an inclusive collaborative culture grounded in technical excellence customer focus and continuous learning.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college in Engineering or a related technical discipline or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Extensive engineering experience in a complex technical or industrial environment.
• Significant leadership experience including direct leadership of technical teams and/or system-level engineering leadership.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs and influencing outcomes across a matrixed global organization.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated success leading global engineering teams and delivering results through others.
• Deep expertise in complex system modeling simulation and engineering analysis ideally in wind energy aerospace automotive or other highly engineered industrial systems.
• Strong technical leadership experience across product development technology maturation root cause analysis validation and method/tool development.
• Systems thinker with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs assess risk and optimize technical and business outcomes.
• Proven ability to improve processes implement standard work and apply lean principles to increase quality and execution effectiveness.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to navigate complexity set clear direction and deliver impact over both short- and long-term horizons.
• Effective people leader coach and mentor with a track record of building strong teams and developing technical talent.
• Strong influencing skills with demonstrated ability to align stakeholders and drive cross-functional execution.
• Decisive leader who can manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and take ownership of critical issues through resolution.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical topics for a range of audiences including senior leaders commercial teams and customers.
• Strong business acumen and customer focus.
• Masters degree in Engineering Business Administration or a related field from an accredited college or university.

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $228000 and $342000 USD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.

If contracted in Spain:

Non-national candidates are responsible to know the minimum documentation requirements to be able to be contracted in country: EU Work Permit NIE- Social Security Affiliation Number in Spain (NAF) and Bank Account in Spain. They must be in possession of them at the time of start hiring. GE will not sponsor this requirement.

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position only:

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on July 22 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 Executive Services. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability benefits life insurance 12 paid holidays and permissive time off and the Restoration Plan a nonqualified plan with company credits on eligible pay above IRS limits.

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.