Job Description Summary

　　Within the GE Renewable Energy Business, the Hydro market is expected to grow in the comings years especially in the medium/small, service and digital markets. Hydro has today a global industrial footprint in Europe, China, India, North-America and Latin America. The addition of Hydro will complement the existing GE energy portfolio, helping to build a leading GE Renewable Energy.

　　In the Center of excellence responsible for special calculations and tool development the candidate will be the responsible for performing complex Finite element based calculations for rotating machine & to build analytical calculation programs for large Hydro Turbine. He/she works for the development and the documentation of mechanical calculation programs. He/she supports actively the implementation of new calculation tools in the Business Units and decides according to the process manual. He/she will also maintain old tools

　　Job Description

　　Essential Responsibilities

　　To understand and take forward the hydro calculation methodologies.

　　Execute and validate the critical hydro components of the project based on finite element analysis approach

　　Depending on the requirement to perform various FEA calculation like Linear & nonlinear static structural calculation , Fatigue assessments , modal analysis , dynamic calculations like harmonic response analysis etc . At times it will be required to perform a fracture mechanics calculations as well.

　　To perform the FEA postprocessing following standards applicable to hydro like ASME , FKM , Eurocode etc

　　To deliver high quality calculation output in defined timeline and budget

　　Develops calculation programs and theory behind regarding the mechanical calculation of turbine/Generator components

　　Performs analytical and complex calculations with the internal tool or with commercial tools (Ansys), in order to support other functions or to validate the tools

　　Supports the implementation of new calculation tools in the Business Units with an open-minded product approach

　　Follows up the state of the art in programming and new calculation methods for rotating machine in order to implement in the internal tool

　　Maintains mechanical calculation programs

　　Provides strong technical support to the Business Units for their daily business (technical reports)

　　Information and feedback to other parties in the process

　　Participates to internal and external transfer of technology

　　Qualifications/Requirements

　　Mechanical Engineer, preferably Masters

　　Deep knowledge in the theory of mechanical calculation

　　Have strong know how of Structural mechanics and Finite element concepts

　　Have experience with a Finite element tool preferably Ansys.

　　Experience with a modelling tool like NX.

　　Team player

　　Ability to work in a global organization with a lot of interactions with other teams

　　Fluent in English

　　Knowledge in object-oriented programming ideally C, C++, Python, Fortran is added advantage

　　Knowledge in rotating machine is advantage