Principal Engineer – Aeroelastic Stability & Dynamics

About

The Aeroelastics team within GE Vernova Wind is responsible for the design, development, and technical improvement of products, solutions, and systems by ensuring robust wind turbine behavior in stability, dynamics, vibrations, and aeroelastic response. The Principal Engineer – Aeroelastic Stability & Dynamics is the technical authority for stability and dynamics within the Aeroelastics team, accountable for technical rigor, design practices, and acceptance criteria in this scope.

This role provides technical leadership across the product lifecycle to ensure safe, high-quality, and robust turbine and blade designs across operational and non-operational conditions. The engineer in this role brings deep expertise in wind turbine stability and dynamics, including blade design from an aeroelastic perspective, and serves as a Controlled Title Holder, dedicating approximately 40% of time to CTH responsibilities including technical reviews, standards ownership, and approval support.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for wind turbine aeroelastic stability and dynamics within the Aeroelastics team
• Define technical rigor, acceptance criteria, requirements, standards, and best practices for stability, dynamics, vibration behavior, and aeroelastic robustness
• Lead technical strategy across turbine and blade design, validation, product launch, and fleet support
• Guide blade and system design from an aeroelastic perspective to ensure robust performance with respect to frequencies, resonance risk, dynamic response, and aeroelastic interactions
• Provide technical leadership for operational and non-operational stability assessment of wind turbine systems
• Serve as a Controlled Title Holder for the relevant technical scope, including design authority and engineering governance responsibilities
• Lead and support technical design reviews, design boards, and formal approval processes, including accident scenario reviews, root cause analysis, and related governance activities, as applicable
• Lead the development and advancement of simulation models, methods, and tools for analysis of wind turbine stability, system dynamics, vibrations, and blade aeroelastic behavior
• Establish and improve methods to validate simulation models using field, lab, and measured data, and close gaps between analytical predictions and real-world behavior
• Define critical parameters and sensitivities governing system stability and dynamic behavior, and work with component owners and modeling experts to improve model fidelity and design robustness
• Conduct technical risk assessments and guide mitigation strategies for stability and dynamics related design challenges
• Develop and execute product design, validation, technology, and tools, and resolve fleet and manufacturing issues in support of engineering segments and subsystems
• Work cross-functionally with design, validation, blade design, component, manufacturing, and system simulation teams to solve problems, mature technologies, and ensure robust aeroelastic performance
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering design practices, methods, tools, and processes related to aeroelastic stability and dynamics
• Lead and mentor engineers within the team and provide technical coaching across organizations
• Engage with external partners to advance the state of the art in wind turbine stability, dynamics, and aeroelastic design

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• Significat engineering experience

Desired Characteristics

• Advanced degree in Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university
• Expertise in wind turbine stability and dynamics across operational and non-operational conditions, including blade design from an aeroelastic perspective
• Deep expertise in structural dynamics, aeroelasticity, vibration analysis, and/or wind turbine blade dynamic design
• Expertise in system-level stability and dynamics analysis, including mitigation of risks related to frequency placement, resonance, dynamic amplification, and instability
• Expertise with simulation methods and tools for stability and dynamic analysis, including multi-body simulation tools such as ADAMS, Simpack, or equivalent, and development and validation of system simulation models
• Experience with wind turbine loads analysis, wind turbine systems design, and wind turbine operation, control technologies, operability, or validation
• Strong technical experience in new product design, technology development, fleet support, root cause analysis, and method/tool development
• Experience with technical standards, engineering reviews, and design governance
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical problem solving across new product development, validation, and fleet support
• Demonstrated systems thinking with the ability to assess tradeoffs, evaluate risk, and optimize results
• Proven ability to drive process improvement, implement standard work, and utilize Lean operating principles
• Programming experience (Python, C, C++, or similar)
• Ability to manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction across organizational boundaries

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No