# Lead Engineer- Mechanical Engineering at GE Vernova > Open job at GE Vernova in Barcelona, Spain. Workplace: On-site. Source: Spain Dev Jobs, https://spain-devjobs.com/jobs/ge-vernova-lead-engineer-mechanical-engineering-f9jfwct Posted 2 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 3 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [GE Vernova](https://spain-devjobs.com/companies/ge-vernova) - Location: Barcelona, Spain - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Full-time - Spanish: Not required - Relocation support: No - Not mentioned in the job post: salary, visa sponsorship, where you can apply from ## Job description ### Job Description Summary The Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering position is in Nacelle & Frames team within Wind Machine Head Engineering Subsection. The team provides full lifecycle ownership and support for mechanical hardware (Nacelle-Composite Cover, Main Frame, Small Structures, Cranes, Seals & Louvers…) including New Product/Technology Introduction, Validation & Testing, Field Support and Root Cause Analysis. The Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering will be responsible for design and development of mechanical components with full exposure to product life cycle working with diverse, cross-functional teams to execute component trade studies and design deliverables. ### Job Description As a Lead Engineer - Mechanical Engineering you will: - Design engineering solutions for mechanical structural parts (Composites, Metallic Structures, Cranes, Seals & Louvers...) of a wind turbine. - Work closely with other engineering teams within Wind Organization to coordinate interfaces between mechanical systems and components. - Develop engineering drawings and specification requirements for sourcing of wind turbine components. - Perform technical risk assessment and execute validation test plans to mitigate risks. - Assist in issue resolution of mechanical components for fielded turbines. - Participate and support technical problem solving in the team. - Collaborate with cross functional teams for managing the product life cycle, contributing to component team strategy, Multigeneration Product Plan (MGPP) and Multigeneration Technology Plan (MGTP). - Collaboration with System, Sub-System, and component Engineers to integrate components into overall turbine design while satisfying turbine and interface requirements. - Maintain “Systems Thinking” mindset and higher-level turbine system requirements to understand the needs and implications of potential component changes and impacts to the rest of the machine. - Contribute to design tool maintenance to ensure “fit for use” including design practice, design tools and lessons learned documentation updates. - Collaborate and Own risk identification and mitigation process including dFMEA and design verification. - Ensure quality of new and revised drawings, BoMs and specifications applying all GE and industry processes, standards and best practices **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor/ Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering. - Minimum 5 years product design and development experience with 2 years in the wind industry or relevant industry in product design. - Excellent communication, interpersonal and project management skills - Working knowledge of CAD (preferably Unigraphics NX 3D-CAD), CAE (preferably Ansys) and PLM tools - Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of time **Desired Characteristics** - Wind turbine structural component expertise - Technical problem solving experience including NPI design, NTI development, problem solving & RCA resolution, method/tool development, and related items - Highly motivated, self-starter, energetic, positive, flexible in changing environments. - Able to work in structured approach to problem solving, learning agility and system thinking - Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate technical problems in clear and simple terms - Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in project teams in an international environment - Systems thinker: ability to assess tradeoffs, effectively assess risk, and optimize results. - Ability to drive process improvement, standard work, and utilize Lean design principles. ### Additional Information **Relocation Assistance Provided:** No ## How to apply Apply on the job page, https://spain-devjobs.com/jobs/ge-vernova-lead-engineer-mechanical-engineering-f9jfwct: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page. ## More jobs from GE Vernova - [Lead Engineer – Yaw Systems](https://spain-devjobs.com/jobs/ge-vernova-lead-engineer-yaw-systems-ezshg0a): GE Vernova, Barcelona, Spain. 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