Senior Plant Materials Application Engineer

Job Description SummaryYou will apply materials, coatings, and process expertise to prove that new concepts work and can be put into production. Using test and analysis, you will show whether a concept performs and can be implemented. Your recommendations will shape project priorities, team practices, and the quality and efficiency of the work in your area. You will also serve as a technical resource for colleagues and as a customer-facing problem solver. This role has moderate autonomy and calls for sound operational judgment.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead conceptual and theoretical work on the development, improvement, and use of materials, coatings, and processes used to build, apply, or shape them.
• Validate the technical feasibility of concepts through test and analysis, and document how well they perform and how readily they can be implemented.
• Make and defend decisions on moderately complex operational, manufacturing, technology, or engineering problems, using data analysis to support your recommendations.
• Draw on multiple internal sources and limited external sources outside your function to inform decisions and take a fresh view of existing solutions.
• Serve as the best-practice and quality resource for your discipline and stay current on the latest technical developments.
• Contribute to strategy and policy development and make sure work in your area of responsibility is delivered.
• Coach and mentor less experienced colleagues and lead small projects with moderate risk and resource needs.
• Explain complex or sensitive technical information, build consensus, and influence others on topics within your field.
• Work with customers and partner functions to analyze and resolve problems, applying Root Cause Analysis or other structured methods.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience, with working knowledge of welding, metallurgy, and metallography.
• Within those 8+ years, demonstrated customer-facing experience analyzing and resolving technical problems, using Root Cause Analysis or other methodologies.

Eligibility Requirements:

• The preferred work location for this role is Greenville, SC.
• This is a hybrid role: 3 days on-site and 2 days remote each week.

Desired Characteristics:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, with 8+ years of experience.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including planning and executing programs.
• Working knowledge of the competitive landscape and what differentiates competitors in the market.
• Experience serving as a technical resource or mentor for less experienced engineers.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government. ​

Additional Information

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 November 10, 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.