Lead Engineer, Customer Application Engineering at GE Nigeria

GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Lead Engineer, Customer Application Engineering

Job Number: 2759631
Location: Lagos
Business: GE Power
Business Segment: Power Power Generation Services

Role Summary/Purpose

• The role basically acts as the Lead Assessment Engineer.
• The team is looking for a lead engineer with proven track record & experience in power generation plant technologies, commissioning, or O&M that is seeking a challenging & rewarding career path leading the Total Plant Solution (TPS) engineering assessment team in MEA.

Essential Responsibilities

• Evaluate and perform assessments for power facilities and equipment in MEA
• Work closely with regional and global teams (Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generators, Boilers, Controls) to carry out essential tasks related to do a baseline of customer plant KPIs
• Work with other Total Plant Solution cross functional teams to determine optimum performance and predict potential areas of vulnerability, points of failure, and identify improvement areas
• Collect plant assessment data, real time performance issues at the customer sites as well as with our development and strategy engineers
• Can prepare and present assessment report to commercial and technical leadership and provide feedback to GE leadership on customer satisfaction, assessment of current tools and future opportunities
• Provide technical competencies throughout the process and work closely with fulfillment teams in assuring a smooth handover and execution with mitigated risk plans
• Embrace and drive a culture of safety and integrity and work in a boundary-less fashion and fostering the early detection of quality issues and risks as well as promoting lean processes that drive fulfillment excellence
• This position spans a wide range of OEM and non-OEM technologies across combined cycle gas and thermal power plants requiring high level of customer interaction and exposure to GE technical Leadership

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of experience and in depth knowledge of general turbomachinery and power plant building blocks. Experience with power plant design and upgrades, including system analysis and testing
• Detailed oriented and technical skills with an ability to capture mission-related details without compromising speed of delivery
• Experience successfully communicating with leaders and customers, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work in a matrix organization with regional and global footprint
• Mobility within MEA is a must (At least 50% Travel)
• A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required (please indicate clearly on your resume)
• Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria

Desired Characteristics:    

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an accredited university
• Experience managing complex projects in a multi-disciplinary approach
• Experience in working with regional or global engineering teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Fluency in Arabic language is a plus

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidate should:
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