Early Career Trainee - Application Engineering

GE Vernova; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Saudi Arabia is seeking an ECT Technical Application Engineer to support GA Market development, prequalification, and competitive analysis. The role covers L2 technical support, customer intimacy with Utilities and O&G clients, and collaboration with sales, engineering and services teams in the region.

The position includes 12-month duration with responsibilities spanning technical marketing, tendering support, and driving product literature and firmware updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or/and Power systems Engineering from an accredited university.
• Fresh Graduates up to 2 years of experience.
• Fluent in English.
• The legal right to work in KSA without company sponsorship or time restriction

Responsibilities

• Technical Sessions: technical marketing, creating opportunities from installed base, and market intel.
• Application Support (L2): provide technical support to clients in the region, handling queries and developing customized solutions.
• Promotions & Approvals: support product launches, spec-in activities, exhibitions, site trials, and product approvals per regional strategy.
• Product Problems / Non-quality Issues: investigate and resolve product problems as requested by customers (L2).
• Commercial (Tendering & Negotiation): assist Tendering teams by studying technical and commercial requirements; support during contract negotiations.
• Commercial channels & Market Monitoring: improve GA solutions awareness, collect competitor data, monitor market shares and evolving customer specs.
• Product Management: monitor obsolescence, firmware upgrades, and new features; provide customer support and literature

Skills

English Fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Power Systems Engineering

Job description

Job Description Summary

In this role, the ECT Technical Application Engineer will be working on business development of GA Market, products prequalification, competitor, and GA market understanding, L2 technical support, customer intimacy with clients in Utilities, O&G, Technical session, marketing in KSA. He will closely coordinate his activities with GE Vernova sales, engineering and services. This position will report to GA Lead Technical Applications Engineer

Duration : 12-months

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Sessions : Technical Marketing, creation of opportunities based on installed base, and market information.

• Application Support (L2): Provide technical support to clients in the region e.g. technical queries, developing customized solutions, supporting scheme engineering, analyzing field performance etc.

• Promotions & Approvals: Support product launches, presentations, discussions, spec-in activities, exhibitions, site trials etc. through Marketing. Implement actions necessary for product approvals based on regional strategy and priorities

• Product Problems / Non-quality Issues: Support investigation and resolving product problems reported when requested by customers (L2). Support local actions required for resolution of major non-quality issues

• Commercial (Tendering & Negotiation): Support Tendering team - Study customer’s technical & commercial requirements. Support Management during contract negotiation

• Commercial channels & Market Monitoring: Improve awareness of GA solutions. Obtain competitor data, market share, volume etc. Track evolving customer specifications & requirements.

• Product Management: Be aware of product obsoletions, new product availability etc. and provide appropriate customer support in line with regional strategy. Keep track of firmware upgrades, changes in product features etc. and participate in necessary local actions. Support customers vis-à-vis product literature needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or/and Power systems Engineering or a related field from an accredited university or college.

• Fresh Graduates up to 2 years of experience.

• Fluent in English.

• The legal right to work in KSA without company sponsorship or time restriction

Desired Characteristics

• Interest & college project experience in Automation products, Grid Automation field will be definitely advantage for this profile.

• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills to quickly understand and guide solutions.

• Strong problem-solving skills, with an emphasis on innovative and creative solutions that result in higher profitability, increased visibility & market penetration

• Strong written & verbal communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders

• Proactive work style, creativity, high energy, experience in AI tools.

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.