Technical Leader - Mechanical Control Systems

Job Summary

This position in Services Projects for Gas Power Controls Engineering is responsible for leadership in driving customer order fulfillment excellence, working across a global technology team focused on controls services fulfillment from order inquiry through customer acceptance and commercial operation. The TLE will support the requisition, design, structuring, validation, and commissioning of mechanical control system components for various turbine types including nuclear power generation steam turbines.

The role collaborates with internal and external customers and drives a team culture of technical depth, contemporary leadership, on‑time quality execution, and a strong customer‑focused mindset.

• Engineering Technical Lead for Services Projects with overall responsibility for technical scope execution, design and implementation into production of controls system projects covering nuclear steam, steam, gas, and hydro turbine types.
• Responsible for technical risk identification and mitigation across the complete controls scope.
• Provide technical ownership from commercial inquiry to customer commercial operation for high‑risk and complex projects.
• Support commercial teams with technical inputs for customer proposals to ensure successful project execution.
• Support and influence new product development and product sustaining requirements definition.
• Drive overall architecture, top‑level design, verification, validation, and commissioning requirements to be used by global functional engineers.
• Ensure adequate system safety, function, performance, interface, reliability, and maintainability requirements are met.
• Support comprehensive test plans for system verification and validation, customer system tests, site installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Coordinate flow down of internal and external customer requirements/tasks.
• Support Project Engineers in customer discussions/reviews as needed.
• Drive consistent solutions across all controls scope.
• Apply knowledge of manufacturing practices and GD&T to produce high‑quality and cost‑effective product designs using solid modeling CAD software.
• Create and maintain material masters and bills of material in SAP.
• Provide customer support related to products.
• Ensure compliance with internal and industry technical regulations, standards, and other regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with and maintain close, responsive, and productive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Enforce the application of controls design standards and practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of design experience in turbine mechanical controls engineering.
• Strong understanding of turbine system operations and integration with other systems.
• Proven strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

• Experience in design and application of GE power generation controls, electrical, cyber, mechanical, or accessory systems.
• Nuclear power generation controls or plant operational experience.
• Ability to apply mechanical engineering principles to analyze, design and troubleshoot mechanical systems associated with control system retrofits for steam, gas and hydro turbines.
• Strong experience in power generation project, working with customers, project management, and/or EPCs.
• Proven oral and written communication and presentation skills to the team and business leaders.
• Demonstrated systems‑level thinking.
• Experience in a matrix organization structure, working cross‑functionally.
• Demonstrated ability to meet goals and objectives.
• Master’s degree in a technical discipline (desired).
• Ability to proactively identify and resolve technical issues.
• Familiarity with use of Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS and/or SDRC I‑Deas.
• Field engineering experience with turbine mechanical retrofits a strong plus.
• Experience with proposal generation and market‑level pricing for turbine controls retrofit opportunities.
• Familiarity with Autodesk Inventor, Unigraphics, Solid Works or similar solid modeling design software.
• Knowledge of hydraulic systems design.
• Proficiency in business computer applications including…