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GE Renewable Energy · 3 days ago

Lead Protection & Control Engineer - Technical Application Engineering

Alabama, United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$98K/yr - $140K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Acts as expert consultant to guide customers 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 single line diagrams and convert to product specifications

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 protection and control systems including: 61850 applications, Transmission protection, and industrial protection applications

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

Qualification

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Electrical EngineeringPower System ProtectionPower System ControlGE Multilin ProductsCommunication AnalysisWiresharkCustomer Relationship ManagementTechnical PresentationsMicrosoft Office

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university

Minimum 8 years of experience in power system protection and control

Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time

Preferred

Conveys deep understanding of industrial and utility protection, control and communications applications

Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

Experience using GE Multilin Substation Automation products

Power system automation and communication expertise

Ability to perform communication analysis (Wireshark, etc.) and recommend settings or application modifications

Hands on expertise in configuring and troubleshooting protection and control systems

Ability to maintain professional demeanor and interact with all levels of customers

Work efficiently without direct supervision

Strong 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

Strong 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

Benefits

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, 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 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 planning consultants.

Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.