Lead Engineer 1 - Technical Application Engineering CIC

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
113K-189K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
The Lead Engineer in Application Engineering leads technical consultations and supports sales efforts by providing application expertise on GE Grid Automation products, assisting with proposal development, presentations, and customer training.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description SummaryThe Consulting Application Engineer (CAE) is responsible for providing consultant level application support in a presales and post sales environment on the GE Grid Automation product portfolio. This includes working closely with the customer to determine requirements, demo solutions and promote the business value proposition of Grid Automation’s products and solutions.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Acts as expert consultant to guide customer in planning and development of technical solutions
  • Assists with technical development of proposals, assuring compliance to Customer's specs by working closely with engineering, product managers, and proposal managers to ensure valid statement of product or work for competitive proposal generation
  • Ability to interpret customer specification and convert to product and system recommendations
  • Acts as technical support to the commercial teams, providing technical expertise during Customer presentations, demonstrations, evaluations and testing
  • Assists customers in trouble-shooting and analysis of industrial communications systems
  • Track issues discovered during demonstration, evaluation, and testing of product and follow through with Technology team to provide a resolution.
  • Lead technical presentations presented to customers in support of sales or service
  • Provide product training to customers and sales force
  • Adhere to customer and GE Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) requirements
  • Assist customers in product testing at customer location
  • Work directly with customers to influence technical specifications and support sales team to achieve closing key orders
  • Responsible for the pre-sales technical support of customers and the sales team
  • Outline, present, and sell the value of GE products and services that can benefit GE's customer needs
  • Develop and cultivate long-term relationships at all levels of customer organizations
  • Coordinate with sales teams to make customer calls and presentations and participate in bid meetings and site walk-through meetings with customer as necessary
  • Support the development of new leads and market opportunities in the Sales Region
  • Provide an essential link from the customer to marketing, engineering and product development teams
  • Partner with peers and management to enhance selling techniques and approaches in line with both the region's growth objectives and Grid Automation’s initiatives
  • Provide market dynamics input such as competitive intelligence and industry trends to the Marketing and Business teams
  • Prepare and present technical presentations, white papers, and case studies at industry conferences

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience
  • Conveys deep understanding of industrial and utility automation, control and communications applications
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time
  • Basic understanding of IP Addressing and Subnetting along with the OSI Model

Desired Characteristics:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial communications field
  • Experience using GE Industrial communications products
  • Experience with MODBUS and/or DNP3
  • Ability to perform communication analysis (Wireshark, etc.) and recommend settings or application modifications
  • Hands on expertise in configuring and troubleshooting industrial communications devices
  • Ability to maintain professional demeanor and interact with all levels of customers
  • Work efficiently without direct supervision
  • Excellent creative and problem-solving skills
  • Flexible and adaptable; open to change and modification of tasks
  • Able to share ideas and work well in a team environment and takes a proactive approach to tasks - displays initiative
  • Excellent organizational & communication skills and a proactive and open approach to conflict resolution
  • Customer focused attitude with proven positive results
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience designing and troubleshooting industrial wireless systems

Additional Information

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: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $113 200,00 and $188 800,00. 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 janvier 13, 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.

Top Skills

Dnp3
Ge Industrial Communications Products
MS Office
Modbus
Wireshark
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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to 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.

GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, 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.

Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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