Customer Application Engineer (Gas Turbine)
Greenville, NC - USA
Job Summary
Impact you will make: Develop technical proposal content providing value to our customers and GE Vernova while minimizing risks and offering standardized products where possible to avoid un-necessary customization. Adhere to GE Vernova HDGT standard work policies and procedures. and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation.
You will work within GE Vernova Gas Power Engineering standards policies and procedures while helping drive consistent functional specifications standardized engineering practices and common global processes that enable efficient and successful project execution.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the technicalcontent ofproposals for GEVCombinedCycle power plantconfiguration working with theCommercialOperationsProductEngineering and Product Management teams to win profitable projects for GEV Gas Power
- Be responsible for coordinating the timely evaluation of customer requirements typically via review of the customer or Equipment Prime Contractor (EPC) provided request for proposal (RFP) to ensure proper selection of GEV Gas Turbine scope of supply items.
- Be responsible for evaluating and developing comments and exceptions to the Request for Proposal (RFP) identifying how GEV equipment is compliant or where GEV equipment does not fully meet the customer specification
- Developing in-depth knowledge of a Gas Turbine technology. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
- Identify customer requested special requirements and develop strategies with engineering/sourcing teams that provide competitive solutions to these requirements with 100% timeliness to business need.
- Develop expertise in requirements management and costing processes documenting customer specific product configurations and assisting in developing costing to be used in the proposal process. Must be able to clearly communicate the strategy that led to both the configuration and costing details contained within the proposal.
- Attend internal project meetings to establish strategies for winning and customer meetings to clarify technical aspects during negotiations with the customer
- Interpret customer requirements to determine proper application of General Electric equipment to ensure GEs competitive position and ultimate customer satisfaction
- Ensure the on-time completion of all assigned and proposal activities including business initiatives for Quality Cost Reliability Performances etc.
- Recognize and communicate issues with project schedules or requirements sufficiently early so actions can be taken to resolve those items.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in engineering from an accredited university or college; OR a high school diploma/GED with 9 years of experience in Gas Turbine engineering.
- 5 years of engineering/Technology Customer Bid & Proposal expertise and related Gas Turbine and/or Gas Power equipment.
- Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate GE Vernova Way principles: Drive Innovation Serve Our Customers Demonstrate Lean Mindset Work as One Team and Demonstrate Accountability.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
- Ability to document plan market and execute programs. Established project management skills.
- Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
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