Job Description Summary

The 6MW Platform Systems Engineering team is seeking a Technical Program Manager with demonstrated New Product Introduction (NPI) expertise to lead the execution of new wind turbine programs. The Technical Program Manager will have responsibility for leading execution of the engineering development of new wind turbine designs, upgrades, features, and market introductions.
A successful Technical Program Manager is self-starting, independent, and demonstrates ownership over program milestones such as bill of material releases, development of product documentation for quoting and lifecycle management, validation of the product, and implementation of lessons learned into product improvements. They will work closely with Product Managers, Systems Engineers, Subsystem Program Managers, Sourcing, and Configuration Management to maintain a tightly interconnected team working towards the common goal of developing world-class wind turbines.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own the development and maintenance of integrated program schedule, budget, resource identification, and priority discussions for NPI programs from conception through product sunset.

• Coordinate deliverables, execution, and Detailed Schedules with Subsystem Program Managers to escalate visibility to critical path activities.

• Provide cross-functional product leadership, working across Sourcing, Manufacturing, Projects, Services, and external parties to ensure that critical product development milestones are achieved.

• Facilitate issue resolution with close connection to the product Systems Engineer and Product Manager, including development of contingency plans and scenario planning.

• Lead communication and escalation of programmatic and technical risks to the program.

• Lead coordination for change management execution to the product bill of materials.

• Assures compliance to engineering processes to maintain a high quality standard of work outputs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university or similar

• Demonstrated experience leading New Product Introductions from concept design to field deployment and validation.

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to break-down complex issues, determine possible courses of action, and enable effective decision making

• Ability to prioritize information, using analytical thinking for decision making

• Technical aptitude and familiarity with industrial-scale projects or products

• System or product-level mindset

• Effective oral and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Established project management skills

• Has in-depth knowledge of GE Vernova internal standards for product development

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