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Lead Combined Cycle Application Engineer (m/f/d)

GE Vernova

Schenectady, NYJob$119–179K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$119–179K/yr
Location
Schenectady, NY
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Lead Combined Cycle Plant Process & Performance Engineer provides heat balance diagrams, equipment specifications, plant performance predictions, and correction curves for tender and execution projects. The role defines system integration concepts for combined cycle plants and supports decarbonization solutions involving hydrogen and carbon capture. It also provides technical expertise in plant performance and bottoming-cycle design.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Thermodynamics, requiredPlant Equipment Process Design, requiredCombined Cycle Optimization, nice to haveGas Turbine Products, nice to haveCombined Cycle Products, nice to haveSteam Turbine Products, nice to haveProcess Integration, nice to haveProcess Simulation Tools, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveTeamwork, nice to haveProject Coordination, nice to haveAnalytical Skills, nice to haveDesign Creativity, nice to haveProblem Solving, nice to haveProcess Flow Diagrams, nice to havePlant Operational Concepts, nice to haveWater Steam Cycle Technology, nice to havePerformance Guarantees, nice to haveEquipment Sizing, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's or High School With Relevant Experience, requiredAdvanced Engineering Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job Description Summary

As a Lead Combined Cycle Plant Process & Performance Engineer (m/f/d) , you will be responsible for providing gas plant heat balance diagrams, functional specifications for main plant mechanical equipment, plant performance predictions and plant performance correction curves for different tender and execution projects worldwide. You will define system integration concepts to support the development of combined cycle plants across the globe. Your work will also include some of GE Vernova’s work on decarbonization solutions for both pre-combustion (hydrogen) and post-combustion (carbon capture) technologies. You will provide technical expertise on plant performance & bottoming cycle design aspects.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute configurations with winning performance for ITO (tendering) proposals, OTR (execution) projects and NPI and standardization initiatives

  • Lead the completion of heat balances and produce correction curves to support timely bid execution

  • Manage a close working relationship with product application engineering for gas turbine, steam turbine and HRSG

  • System engineering for core combined cycle plant equipment. Including process calculations, designing components like pumps, control valves, heat exchangers, boiler (HRSG) based on heat balance process data

  • Deliver heat & mass balance diagrams and performance correction curves for project execution (customer projects) & development projects (R&D)

  • Collaborate with other multidisciplinary global engineering teams to ensure successful project execution

  • Develop plant integration concepts to help drive towards a cleaner energy future

  • Issue documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies, procedures and contract

  • Support the process in technical project risk management related to plant design & performance

  • Uses prior experience and acquired new technical expertise to execute business strategy

  • Support development of standards, technical harmonization, design practices and design templates.

  • Continuously improve the organizational workflow and process

Required Qualifications

  • Technical knowledge in thermodynamics and plant equipment process design

  • This role requires advanced experience in the Engineering/Technology & Process Engineering. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with relevant experience).

  • Exhibits the GE Vernova Way: Innovation, Customer, Lean, One Team and Accountability

Desired Characteristics

  • Technical knowledge of combined cycle performance/optimization, thermodynamics and equipment process design

  • Basic technical understating of Gas Turbine, Combined Cycle, Steam Turbine products.

  • Experience in process integration and simulation tools (e.g. Ebsilon, Thermoflow, Gatecycle)

  • Good communication, interpersonal, & teaming skills

  • Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously in a proactive manner

  • Strong analytical skills working independently and, in a team,

  • Demonstrated design creativity and problem-solving capability

  • Understanding process flow diagrams, plant operational concepts, water steam/operating cycle technology, performance guarantees, equipment sizing, is an advantage for the role

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $119,072 and $178,608. 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 09.11.2026.

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.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 791 open Process Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$119–179K/yr
  • New York median$95–135K/yr44 salary ranges
  • US median$110–155K/yr370 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $149K, is 28% above the New York median midpoint ($116K) — in the top quarter of Process Engineering salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 68 open Process Engineering jobs in New York and 791 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Process Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (476 postings).
Education
380 of the 791 open Process Engineering jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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