Lead Application Engineer

Job Description SummaryLooking to make a global impact and solve problems?
Through relentless innovation and continuous collaboration with our customers, GE Gas Power, part of GE Vernova, is providing more advanced, cleaner, and efficient power that people depend on today by building the energy technologies of the future.
What impact you’ll make?
The Heavy-Duty (HD) Services Complex Inquiry to Order (ITO) Engineering team owns the application engineering of conversions, modifications, and uprates (CM&U) to the installed fleet of HD Gas Turbines. The Lead Application Engineer will own Inquiry To Order (ITO) activities for the Gas Power Services Complex Gas team, such as proposal generation and TAG development globally as well as drive consistency and common global processes for project implementation in the Complex projects space for the large and diverse installed fleet of Gas Power units.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

The Lead Application Engineer (AE) has the following roles and responsibilities:

• Develops technical solutions (configuration, performance estimation, economics, etc.) as part of the Inquiry To Order (ITO) process while working directly with the commercial and sales teams. The ITO process for the Engineering team refers to technical analysis of client need, which includes definition and optimization of the products with respect to scope, schedule, industrial scheme, cost, and internal policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with design COE teams to develop an understanding of plant, system and equipment performance and efficiency post-upgrade.
• Clearly documents technical specifications & costing elements for a CM&U upgrade as well as a level of customization of products for specific customer needs.
• Owns relevant Technical Application Guidelines (TAG) to support accurate and timely proposal generation.
• Demonstrates an understanding of key business drivers and how they are used to support proposal generation.
• Demonstrates an understanding of how to work with the larger Applications teams and how to integrate with other teams in a matrixed organization to contribute to the needs of the business.
• Resolves issues in situations that require good technical knowledge and judgment within established procedures.
• Works with supporting team, e.g. AEMs, OTR, Design COEs, Comm. Ops, and Sales, for issues outside of defined instructions/parameters to build and influence winning solutions for our customers.

Required Qualifications

• This role requires advanced experience in the Engineering/Technology & Customer Application Engineering. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).

Desired Characteristics

• Experience in HD Services ITO or ITR Engineering and familiarity with ITR processes.
• Knowledge of the Legacy Alstom Gas Turbine technology.
• Knowledge of the GE Vernova Gas Turbine product portfolio.
• Strong leadership/interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience and demonstrated success working in a global cross-functional environment.
• Master's degree in engineering from an accredited university.

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