Senior New Unit Controls Application Engineer

Job Description SummaryGE 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.
Are you excited at the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world? Looking 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 and building the energy technologies of the future.
Impact you'll make:
Develop proposal content providing value to our customers and GE Vernova while minimizing risks and offering standardized products where possible to avoid unnecessary customization. Adhere to GE Vernova Gas Power Engineering standard work policies and procedures, and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• 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
• 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 product controls and DCS scope of supply items.
• Be responsible for evaluating and developing 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 all MarkVIe/EX2100e equipment control systems. Collaborate with Plant control DCS team for proposal execution. 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 GE’s 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.
• Be Application Engineering liaison for all Controls engineering related activities

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or high school diploma/ GED with 12 years of relevant experience
• This role requires a min of 7-10 years of experience in Engineering/Technology, Customer Bid & Proposal expertise, or related  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.

Desired Characteristics

• 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. Established project management skills.

This position offers a base annual salary and is also eligible for a 15% variable annual incentive bonus. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This posting will close on 11/24/25.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness. ​

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.