Senior Systems Engineer at GE - General Electric

Role Summary/Purpose:
The Subsea Lead Systems Engineer has local Engineering Management responsibility for the Execution Phase of an Engineering/Procurement/Construction Subsea Project. Reporting directly to the EPC Project Engineering Manager, this is a senior level role working in a high profile function of GE Oil & Gas.

Essential Responsibilities:    
- Delivery of all engineering and technical aspects of an EPC project
- Manages the overall Project Engineering budget and schedule
- Development and implementation of the Project Engineering Execution Plan
- Responsibility for system definition, field layout and flow assurance
- Ensures all System Interfaces are professionally managed
- Manages system verification and validation including System Integration Testing and Technical Assurance
- Project Technical Risk Management
- Ensures diligent control of the Technical Change process
- Provides regular reporting of Project Engineering status to the Project team, to the client, and to other stakeholders
- Delivers professional handover of all engineering aspects to the Services Organisation

Qualifications/Requirements:    
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business is preferred
- Chartered Engineer or PE certification is preferred
- Project Management/Engineering Management experience of Subsea project execution
- Domain expertise across at least 2 of the following (one at ‘expert’ level): Hydro-mechanical, Electrical & power, Software/Electronic, Marine/Structural
- Practical knowledge of at least 3 aspects of the Subsea Systems Engineering Lifecycle: NPI, Tender development, Project Engineering, SIT, commissioning, and operations
- Technical expertise across at least 2 of the following product lines (one at ‘expert’ level): Trees, PCS, Manifolds, Well Control & Intervention, Subsea Power & Processing.
 
Desired Characteristics:    
- Masters or Bachelor degree in Engineering or science based discipline
- Ability to create and lead multi-disciplined, geographically dispersed teams
- Strong inter-personal and communication skills
- Ability to synthesize information, identify problems, establish facts and deduce solutions
- Excellent report writing and presentation skills
- Prior mechanical / electrical systems design, operation and modeling experience
- Prior experience with GE documentation system, practices and requirements (GE employees only)
- Ability to sort through information and make timely and sound decisions
- Six Sigma training is preferred
- Ability to consistently produce high quality work in a production environment
- Able to prioritize work, and communicate openly in stressful situations
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills