Engineer – Gas Turbine Base Frame, Accessories Base and Foundation interface

Engineer – Gas Turbine Base Frame, Accessories Base and Foundation interface

Job Description:

The Design Engineer will lead engineering requisition and new product introduction activities for gas turbine Base Frame, Accessories Base and Foundation interface. The role focuses on executing high-quality designs, delivering drawings, specifications, and BOMs, collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with codes and standards, and resolving field, safety, quality, delivery, and cost challenges.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design & Development of GE Heavy duty Gas Turbine (GT) base frames & structures. Maintenance tools such as rotor Lifting beam, rotor support, rotor guide etc.
• Working on requisition projects deliveries, suppliers and sites support/issues (RFP, RFQ, SDR, etc.) and new development support.
• Design activity (preparing design drawing inputs for drafting team) and structures calculation.
• Weight & C.G. drawings, transportation drawings and Arrangement drawings creation.
• Design & Development of GE Heavy duty Gas Turbine (GT) base frames & structures. Maintenance tools such as rotor Lifting beam, rotor support, rotor guide etc.
• Coordinate and manage the execution of design tasks (Drawing / Specification / Bill Of Materials) to deliver on time with expected quality level.
• Ensure the design is per applicable rules, regulations codes and standards, design practice/work instruction, contractual requirement.
• Ensure equipment maintainability and accessibility, 3D model review.
• Carry out activities related to the purchase of equipment designed by a third party / supplier.
• Use technical knowledge for analysis to support/provide recommendations.
• Lead design tasks, ensuring timely drawings, specifications, BOMs, quality compliance
• Develop detailed system designs, calculations, analyses meeting safety, regulatory requirements
• Drive requisition and NPI activities for starting, turning, load gear systems
• Maintain standard designs, GBOMs, databases improving competitiveness, consistency, operational rigor
• Identify optimization opportunities reducing cost, enhancing performance, supporting product strategy
• Collaborate with leaders, suppliers ensuring design integrity, manufacturability, maintainability, accessibility, etc.
• Support procurement for third-party equipment, conducting document reviews, technical evaluations
• Provide technical guidance for estimates, resolving design, manufacturing, supplier deviations
• Engage customers, site teams resolving field issues, supporting commissioning, claim discussions
• Communicate progress, risks, recommendations across stakeholders with clarity, confidence
• Apply engineering judgment, proactive problem-solving ensuring safety, quality, delivery, cost
• Strong GD&T skills, drawing reading and ASME Y14.5.
• Understanding of AWS welding codes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent discipline
• 3 to 8 years of relevant engineering/design experience
• Focus, Design know-how or experience on GT Base Frame, Accessories Base and Foundation interface would be an advantage.
• Experience with engineering/design platforms (e.g., PLM, 3D modelling tools)

Desired Characteristics

• Solid system-level engineering approach and analytical problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of tools and methods (e.g. GTCC-PLM, ClearOrbit (SDR, RFI, NCR) is added advantage.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers, sourcing, and quality functions
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in dynamic, cross-functional, global environments
• Proactive, self-motivated, and quality-driven mindset
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and project/program management
• Readiness for occasional travel (up to 10%)