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Lead Blade Integration Leader

GE Vernova

Greenville, SCJob$98–164K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$98–164K/yr
Location
Greenville, SC
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Lead Integration Leader guides technical integration of wind blade subsystems from architecture through fleet validation. The role coordinates cross-functional engineering teams, manages requirements flow-down, supports validation and risk mitigation, and communicates technical decisions to internal stakeholders, customers, and external assessors. It requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline, at least six years of systems engineering experience, and experience in wind turbine engineering and global technical leadership.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Wind Blade Subsystem IntegrationMechanical Systems EngineeringStructural Systems EngineeringWind Turbine DesignBlade Composite StructuresBlade ManufacturingBlade MaterialsData-Driven Decision-MakingFinite Element AnalysisStructural TestingFleet Reliability AnalyticsRequirements ManagementRisk AssessmentRisk MitigationInterpersonal CommunicationStakeholder InfluenceTechnical Requirements Translation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil/Structural Engineering6+ Years Systems Engineering Experience2+ Years Wind Turbine Engineering Experience2+ Years Leading Technical WorkstreamsWillingness and Ability to Travel Up to 20%Legal Authorization to Work in the United States

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is on a mission to electrify and decarbonize the world. The Lead Integration Leader plays a vital role in this mission, and it is a high-impact technical leadership role within the Wind Blade Subsystem organization. In this position, you will lead the integration of complex wind blade subsystems, driving the technical strategy from initial architecture through to fleet validation. You will act as the primary technical anchor for cross-functional teams, ensuring that wind blade designs are safe, reliable, and globally competitive. This role requires the ability to navigate technical ambiguity, influence cross-functional outcomes, and secure alignment across subsystem and relevant teams.

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Technical Integration Execution: Drive the technical execution of wind blade subsystem integration, ensuring design & development activities align with project schedules and business requirements.

  • Requirements Management & Flow Down: Manage the implementation of component requirements from turbine systems, translating system-level architecture into functional design specifications for engineering teams. Maintain traceability throughout the product lifecycle.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as integration point of contact across blade design, manufacturing, fleet performance, interfacing subsystem and turbine systems team to resolve cross-functional bottlenecks and ensure alignment on technical decisions.

  • Risk & Validation Support: Support the execution of blade validation strategies. Assist in evaluating technical decisions backed by analysis (FEA), testing results, manufacturing data, and fleet experience to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks.

  • Operational Excellence: Lead daily management for responsible projects or assignments, contribute to root cause analyses. Drive technical underwriting, design documentation and validation reports for blade programs.

  • Technical Liaison: Communicate design trade-offs, validation progress, and technical challenges to internal stakeholders with clarity and technical precision. Represent as blade engineering point of contact with GEV Customers & external assessors for blades engineering review.

  • Safety Stewardship: Actively contribute to a zero-incident safety culture in all design, testing, and manufacturing coordination activities.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil/Structural Engineering from an accredited university.

  • Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in mechanical or structural systems engineering.

  • 2 years of demonstrated experience in wind turbine engineering, specifically within wind blade design or subsystem integration.

  • 2 years of experience leading technical workstreams in a matrixed, global environment.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 20% (both domestic and internationally) to support global program needs.

Desired Characteristics

  • Strong understanding of wind turbine design, specific to blade composite structures, manufacturing, and materials.

  • Advanced capability in data-driven decision-making, utilizing FEA, complex structural testing, and fleet reliability analytics.

  • Expertise in requirements management and risk assessment/mitigation frameworks.

  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence senior-level stakeholders and translate high-level business goals into technical requirements.

Additional Information

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on October 29, 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 resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

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.

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,060 open Systems Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$98–164K/yr
  • South Carolina median$105–189K/yr30 salary ranges
  • US median$136–209K/yr2,208 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $131K, is 12% below the South Carolina median midpoint ($149K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineering salary ranges in South Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Systems Engineering jobs in South Carolina and 3,060 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Systems Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (2,433 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,032 of the 3,060 open Systems Engineering jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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