Engineering Leader, Oil & Gas SSA at GE Nigeria

GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Engineering Leader Oil & Gas SSA

Job Number: 2485953
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Business: GE Oil & Gas
Business Segment: OG-HQ Headquarters

Role Summary/Purpose

• The Engineering Leader directs functional area of a major business segment, translates concepts, develops strategy, and implements change.
• In this role you will create programs responsive to external environment and participate in cross-functional business and cultural development.

Essential Responsibilities
Product Support of the Installed Base:

• Responsible for the oversight of the related sciences including materials and performance
• Lead and develop quality engineering design, execution and product safety for the portfolio of GE products and services
• Ensure a rigorous process is followed in the execution of Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action of product and process issues
• Provide leadership with high integrity and oversight of processes protecting Intellectual Property, Export Controlled and Strategic Technology
• Drive the development and application of consistent design practices and sharing of design best practices across the GE businesses

Develop Technical Solutions:

• For Products/Services during the Identify phase, integrating technical solutions in to the offer during the Propose and Contract phases.
• Drive technology synergies and integration across the company
• Provide Competitive Assessment regarding the business / products
• Lead the conceptual design of the technical solution, supporting the preparation, submission, tracking and closing of quotations and proposals.
• Effectively coordinate relationships and interfaces with Commercial Operations, Application engineering and Product management to ensure timely iterations.

Serve as Oil & Gas Technical Expert in the GE Community:

• Serve through demonstrated technical accomplishments including holding patents, component design and systems design experience, and strong knowledge of mechanical design fundamentals
• Focal point for Customer collaboration and technical innovation
• Serve as key member of the Engineering Division staff, providing guidance, leadership, mentoring and intervention, as necessary, to strengthen the discipline, quality, reliability and rigor of our engineering work
• Execute functional responsibility for the Chief Engineers, Product Safety and Technical Regulations and Standards Organizations

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Computer Science
• At least 10 additional years of technical leadership experience in a manufacturing or shop environment, including leading teams of engineers, specialists, and individuals across the business
• At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing and/or engineering role
• Prior experience with a focus on managing technical programs and designing and developing new products related to solving product issues
• Prior experience with New Product Development (NPI) process, Lean Principles, and management methodologies
• Strong coaching expertise and success in working across the business functions, other GE businesses, and the global teams
• Solid business acumen and customer mindset

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Desired Characteristics:

• Strong oral and written communication skills Strong interpersonal and leadership skills Six Sigma training.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online