Junior Application Engineer in Rugby

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion & Storage business provides electrification systems that are critical to our global customers' power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with the world’s major energy, maritime, and industrial organizations, enabling their transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives, and control technologies.

Role Summary / Main Purpose

Working within a small team of highly skilled application engineers with a collaborative culture on service opportunities. Assessing customer key requirements with the assistance of Lead Application Engineers and drafting scoping the technical bid solution for customisations, modifications, or upgrades (CMUs) for in-service systems. Working on the draft technical scope, bill of materials and project risk assessment for review by mentoring Lead Application Engineering in support of commercial operations for opportunities brought in by the regional Sales teams as well as internally generated sales campaigns. These would typically include Drive, Power and Automation CMUs for in-service applications for Industry, Offshore and Naval upgrade opportunities. This role is aimed at the early Graduate who wants the opportunity to develop by working as part of a highly skilled Application Engineering team in the Industrial, Offshore and Naval market.

Responsibilities

• Be a technical advisor and product advocate with assistance from Lead Application Engineers by providing technical expertise to the commercial team in determining the most technically appropriate and cost‑effective solutions as well as in the preparation of technical offers.
• Generate ideas to engineering for new offerings that innovate and fill gaps in the current market.
• Provide technical support during customer meetings, product presentations and negotiations.
• Provide solutions with assistance from Lead Application Engineers for technical challenges to assure complete customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with relevant functions in the region (Engineering, Commissioning, Sourcing) to identify a technically feasible and optimal techno‑commercial proposal.
• Identify technical risks and put in place mitigation plans.
• Read and comment customer technical requirements, align offering with scope of supply, and deliver timely and quality responses for customer requests.
• Review the proposals received with sub‑suppliers and check feasibility with customer requirements.
• Be a Lean advocate by driving lessons learned, best practices and standardization into technical proposals.
• Review solutions developed and identify opportunities for improvement of process, solutions, system, or equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
• Graduate knowledge in Automation, PLCs, Medium Voltage Drives or Power Systems to discuss system upgrade opportunities.
• Understanding and willingness to train and develop in the role of Application Engineering for Offshore, Naval or Industry or any other domains for solutions based on Variable Speed Drive System, Automation Systems or Power Electronics.

Core Benefits

• Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution).
• Income protection.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays.
• Flexible benefits to build a package that fits personal needs.
• Attractive compensation.

Additional Information

Relocation assistance provided. The company is committed to addressing the climate crisis and encourages flexibility in work-life balance.