Customer Application Engineer (Gas Turbine)

LS3002 GE Vernova Operations LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 98,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plan

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Proposal Engineer to develop technical content for gas turbine project proposals in the United States. You will collaborate with Commercial Operations, Product Engineering and Product Management to win profitable projects.

You will evaluate customer requirements, craft compliant responses to RFPs, and develop costing while ensuring timely delivery. A Bachelor's in engineering or equivalent experience is required, and U.S. work authorization is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in engineering or 9+ years in Gas Turbine engineering.
• 5 years of engineering/Technology, Customer Bid & Proposal experience in Gas Turbine and/or Gas Power equipment.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical content of proposals for GEV Combined Cycle power plant configurations.
• Coordinate evaluation of customer requirements via RFP to define scope of supply.
• Develop comments and exceptions to RFP showing compliance or gaps.
• Develop expertise in gas turbine technology and apply policy/strategy.
• Identify special customer requirements and coordinate with engineering/sourcing for competitive solutions.
• Document configurations and costing for proposal use.
• Clearly communicate strategy behind configuration and costing.
• Attend internal project meetings and customer meetings during negotiations.
• Interpret customer requirements to ensure GE’s competitive position.
• Ensure on-time completion of proposal activities.

Skills

Oral and written communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

High school diploma/GED with 9+ years experience

Job description

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. Impact you will make: Develop technical proposal content providing value to our customers and GE Vernova while minimizing risks and offering standardized products where possible to avoid un-necessary customization. Adhere to GE Vernova HDGT standard work policies and procedures. and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation. You will work within GE Vernova Gas Power Engineering standards, policies, and procedures while helping drive consistent functional specifications, standardized engineering practices, and common global processes that enable efficient and successful project execution.

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 Gas Turbine scope of supply items.


• Be responsible for evaluating and developing comments and exceptions to the Request for Proposal (RFP) identifying how GEV equipment is compliant or where GEV equipment does not fully meet the customer specification


• Developing in-depth knowledge of a Gas Turbine technology. 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university or college; OR a high school diploma/GED with 9+ years of experience in Gas Turbine engineering.


• 5 years of engineering/Technology, Customer Bid & Proposal expertise and related Gas Turbine and/or Gas Power equipment.


• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Desired Characteristics

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrate GE Vernova, Way principles: Drive Innovation, Serve Our Customers, Demonstrate Lean Mindset, Work as One Team and Demonstrate Accountability.


• 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.


• Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

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).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $98,400.00 and $164,000.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on September 01, 2026.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, 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 Vernova 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 financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova 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 GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com