Commercial Application Engineer

GE Vernova • Longmont, CO

4d • Remote

About The Position

The Opportunity If you're someone who loves being at the intersection of deep technical knowledge and the thrill of winning a deal, this role was built for you. At GE Vernova's Software & Control Solutions (SCS) business, we design and deliver industrial control systems and digital solutions that keep power plants and grid operators running — safer, smarter, and more reliably across the globe. As a Commercial Application Engineer (CAE), you'll be the connective tissue between what customers need and what we can build. You'll lead complex, high-stakes proposals from first contact through contract, bringing together sales, engineering, finance, and risk teams to craft technically sound, commercially competitive solutions. This is a role where curiosity, precision, and commercial instinct come together — and where the work you do directly shapes how GE Vernova grows.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, or a related field — or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience (see below)
• Proven experience in technical sales, commercial proposals, or application engineering within industrial controls, power generation, or a related technical domain
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret technical specifications, customer drawings, and contractual terms and conditions
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical and commercial content to diverse stakeholder audiences

Nice To Haves

• Experience with industrial control systems (e.g., distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), or SCADA — supervisory control and data acquisition)
• Familiarity with project risk management frameworks and commercial review processes
• Experience managing tender schedules and multi-stakeholder bid processes

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end proposal development for core and complex industrial control system offerings — from reviewing customer specifications, requests for proposals (RFPs), and requests for quotations (RFQs) to submitting fully costed, technically tailored bids on time.
• Own deal financials and risk management , including technical, execution, and commercial risk assessment within the inquiry-to-order (ITO) process — and present deals to the Commercial Review Board (CRB) for approval.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers, channel partners, and internal stakeholders throughout the proposal lifecycle, providing application engineering guidance and driving alignment across teams.
• Develop competitive pricing and deal strategy in partnership with the sales and pricing teams, leveraging quoting tools, technical libraries, hardware configurations, and design standards to build differentiated solutions.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with supply chain, third-party providers, and execution teams — including managing the handover from the ITO phase to the order-to-remittance (OTR) phase upon contract signature.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of commercial processes, proposal templates, and application guides — and actively track performance against key commercial metrics including proposal quality, cycle time, and on-time delivery.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• 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
• tuition assistance
• adoption assistance
• paid parental leave
• disability benefits
• life insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• permissive time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level