Lead Unit Controls Application Engineer

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. 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 and building the energy technologies of the future.

• Be responsible for the technical content of proposals for GEV Combined Cycle power plant configuration, working with the Commercial Operations, Product Engineering and Product Management teams to win profitable projects for GEV Gas Power.
• Coordinate the timely evaluation of customer requirements, typically via review of the customer or Equipment Prime Contractor (EPC) provided RFP to ensure proper selection of GEV product controls and DCS scope of supply items.
• Evaluate and develop comments and exceptions to the Request for Proposal (RFP) identifying how the GEV equipment is compliant or where GEV equipment does not fully meet the customer specification.
• Develop in-depth knowledge in MarkVIe/EX2100e equipment control systems and collaborate with Plant control DCS team for proposal execution.
• Use prior experience and 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.
• 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 GE’s competitive position and ultimate customer satisfaction.
• Ensure on-time completion of all assigned and proposal activities including business initiatives for Quality, Cost, Reliability, and Performance.
• Recognize and communicate issues with project schedules or requirements sufficiently early so actions can be taken to resolve those items.
• Act as Application Engineering liaison for all Controls engineering related activities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or high school diploma/GED with 9 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Engineering/Technology, Customer Bid & Proposal expertise, or Mark Vie Controls and/or Gas Power equipment.
• Demonstrate GE Vernova Way principles:
  Drive Innovation, Serve Our Customers, Demonstrate Lean Mindset, Work as One Team, and Demonstrate Accountability.
• Established project management skills.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• 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.

Salary range: $98,400.00 – $ (geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% may apply).
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
Relocation assistance:
Yes.

Benefits: medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a 24/7 Nurse‑Based Health Coach;
Employee Assistance Program (24/7 confidential counseling); 401(k) with company matching and company retirement contributions; tuition assistance; adoption assistance; paid parental leave; disability benefits; life insurance; 12 paid holidays; permissive time off.

GE Vernova is an Equal 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).