Customer Application Engineer – Power Systems
GE
Clearwater, FL, USA
Full–time
Job highlights
Qualifications
•Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy
•In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work
•Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks
•Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems
•May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions
•Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in design engineering.)
Responsibilities
•Own the project control activity globally and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation
•Activities that are conducted to better understand or ultimately meet the expectations of the customer Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution
•The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures
•Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance
•Provides technical expertise and develops technical solutions (configuration, performance estimation, economics, etc.)
•as part of the pre-ITO (requisition) process while interfacing with the commercial team
•Possesses a deep understanding of relevant markets and customer economic value that aid winning bid strategies
•To include ‘ITO’: Technical analysis of client need: definition and optimization of the products; scope (description); schedule; industrial scheme; cost, considering contract and internal policies and procedures
•Calculation of plant, system and equipment performance and efficiency
•Documentation of technical specifications & costing elements for further contract execution phases
•This also includes OTR part where engineers work on customizing the products and implementing it for specific customer needs
•Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline
•In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area
•Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance
•Provides informal guidance to new team members
Benefits
•GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation
Job description
Job Description Summary
Own the project control activity globally and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation. Activities that are conducted to better understand or ultimately meet the expectations of the customer Impacts departmental operations and responsible for planning/execution. The role has some autonomy but is focused on execution of activities within an operating discipline covered by standard functional practices and procedures. Some judgment may be required but this is typically with guidance.
Job Description
About us:
Grid Solutions, a GE Renewable Energy business, serves customers globally with over 12,000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We are focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. For more about GE’s Grid Solutions, visit https://www.gegridsolutions.com.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provides technical expertise and develops technical solutions (configuration, performance estimation, economics, etc.) as part of the pre-ITO (requisition) process while interfacing with the commercial team.
• Possesses a deep understanding of relevant markets and customer economic value that aid winning bid strategies. To include ‘ITO’: Technical analysis of client need: definition and optimization of the products; scope (description); schedule; industrial scheme; cost, considering contract and internal policies and procedures.
• Calculation of plant, system and equipment performance and efficiency.
• Documentation of technical specifications & costing elements for further contract execution phases. This also includes OTR part where engineers work on customizing the products and implementing it for specific customer needs
• Developing in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline. Uses prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
• In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.
• Uses some level of judgment and has ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters but with guidance. Uses prior experience and on-the-job training to solve straightforward tasks. Has access to technical skills and analytic thinking required to solve problems. May use multiple internal sources outside of own team to arrive at decisions.
• A job at this level is likely to be an individual contributor with proven interpersonal skills or an early people leader who can hire and develop talent. Provides informal guidance to new team members
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in design engineering.)
Desired Characteristics:
• Proficiency with Solid Modeling software
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Background in Power Systems Engineering
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Inventor
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Good mechanical aptitude
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE 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 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
