Design-to-Cost Engineer, Margin Expansion Lab

Job description

3190610
Additional Cities

Bengaluru
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

Yes
Business

GE Renewable Energy
Business Segment

Renewable Energy OnShore Wind
Function

Engineering/Technology
Country/Territory

India
Postal Code

560 066
Role Summary/Purpose

The Design-to-Cost (DTC) engineer will be responsible for executing new design development and production of design drawings/specifications for design-to-cost ideas identified by the margin expansion lab or from other functions/teams within renewable energy. He/She will also be responsible for helping to vet, validate and possibly incubate DTC conceptual ideas.
Essential Responsibilities

• Deliver new design-to-cost drawing/specification packages
• Prepare design calculations, technical specifications, drawings (supported by draftsmen) and BOM’s
• Collaborate with all functions (engineering, supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics, site installation, and finance) in the development of new designs.
• Maintain a strong relationship and collaboration with the various product component design teams
• Use technical expertise in contributing to the development of business cases for various DTC ideas
• Create design development plans
• Collaborate with other engineering and Global Research Center teams
• Travel to other GE sites, suppliers, manufacturing, installation sites or GE partners to support product development, testing or design validation.
Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Experience designing or manufacturing mechanical/structural components
• Minimum 2 years of experience in design engineering or design development
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time or more.
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing)
Desired Characteristics

• Master’s degree in engineering
• Experience with or good working knowledge of Wind Turbine components and systems designs (or other power generation products/systems)
• Maintains and fosters an open mind to unconventional design methods
• Comfortable with continuously challenging the status quo
• Pro-activeness, sense of urgency, autonomy
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and multi-locational environment;
• Good analytical skills
• Team player, positive, willingness to learn & adapt to business needs
About Us

The GE Renewable Energy Margin Expansion Lab, is a unique organization within Renewable Energy that is tasked with accelerating the rate of cost out in business. The lab is an extension of Product Management and supports the mission of expanding margin while supporting business growth. We firmly believe that the creation of this lab is a required investment needed to lean into an increasingly competitive Renewable Energy market. Furthermore, the lab is a commitment to taking cost out of the business faster than the decline of the Levelized Cost of Renewable Energy.

GE (NYSE:GE) drives the world forward by tackling its biggest challenges. By combining world-class engineering with software and analytics, GE helps the world work more efficiently, reliably, and safely. GE people are global, diverse and dedicated, operating with the highest integrity and passion to fulfill GE’s mission and deliver for our customers. www.ge.com
Primary Country

India
Primary State/Province

Karnataka
Primary City

Bengaluru