Junior Electrical Application Engineer

GE Vernova; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Junior Electrical Application Engineer, where you'll collaborate with a dedicated team to innovate and provide tailored technical solutions for critical electrification systems. This role offers the opportunity to engage with leading energy and industrial organizations, focusing on service opportunities and project risk assessments. You'll be at the forefront of driving energy efficiency and decarbonization, contributing to exciting projects that shape the future of power systems. Enjoy a flexible work environment with attractive compensation and benefits, making a real impact in your career.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution

Income protection

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance

26 days vacation + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or significant experience in engineering.
• Willingness to train in Application Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior engineers with technical expertise for proposals.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver optimal proposals.

Skills

Automation Systems

PLCs

Electrical Drives

Power Systems

Customer Service

Problem-Solving

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Electronics

Degree in Control Systems

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE Vernovas Power Conversion & Storage business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the worlds major energy, maritime, and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives, and control technologies.

Job Description

As the Junior Electrical Application Engineer, you will join a small, collaborative team of application engineers focused on service opportunities. You will assess customer requirements and draft technical solutions for Customizations, Modifications, or Upgrades (CMUs) in service systems. You will develop the technical work scopes, bills of materials, and project risk assessments to support commercial operations for opportunities from regional sales teams and internal sales campaigns.

In This Role You Will Focus On

• Assisting senior application engineers and providing technical expertise to commercial teams for cost-effective solutions and technical offers.
• Innovating with engineering teams to create new market offerings and support in customer meetings, product presentations, and negotiations.
• Collaborating with regional functions (Engineering, Commissioning, Sourcing) to deliver optimal proposals.
• Identifying technical risks and developing mitigation plans, aligning offerings with customer requirements.
• Reviewing sub-supplier proposals for feasibility with customer requirements.
• Driving lessons learned, best practices, and standardization into Technical Proposals.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement within processes, solutions, systems, or equipment.
  
  

Essential Qualifications

• A relevant degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, Control Systems, or related field, or significant relevant experience gained in an engineering environment.
• Some knowledge in Automation Systems, PLCs, Electrical Drives, or Power Systems to discuss system upgrades.
• Willingness to train and develop in Application Engineering for Offshore, Naval, or Industry domains.
• Excellent customer service orientation and proactive problem-solving abilities.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, being capable of working closely with multidisciplinary teams.
• Unrestricted Right to Work in the UK.
  
  

Nice To Have

• Experience in creating sales proposals, technical quotations or application tenders.
• Some real-life engineering experience in areas such as Power Systems, Control Systems, Variable Speed Drives, Industrial Automation, or Rotating Machines.
  
  

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (UK BPSS clearance OR UK SC clearance) as part of the hiring process. Read more on national security vetting levels here (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels) .

You Can Expect From Us

• Challenging and exciting projects.
• A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
• Attractive compensation.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays.
  
  

Imagine a future with us (https://youtu.be/VPbriX8hrIw)

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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.