Internship

About the Role

The Project Applications Engineer (PAE) Coordinator assists PAEs with Solar’s internal activities associated with supporting the sale of new turbomachinery packages for the Power Generation market. This role involves working with senior applications engineers, field sales, and a wide cross-section of other departments to help plan, develop, and execute technical and commercial solutions to successfully compete for new equipment business.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing a basic understanding of turbomachinery and Balance of Plant equipment selection criteria for typical Power Generation applications, including Datacenters, Utilities, and Combined Heat and Power.
• Becoming well-versed in Solar product and service offerings.
• Becoming knowledgeable about Solar manufacturing and test processes.
• Assisting with reviewing, interpreting, and commenting on customer bid specifications.
• Preparing and submitting supplier quotation requests.
• Supporting the selection, optimization, pricing of custom features, and proposal preparation for Solar’s turbomachinery and Balance of Plant equipment offerings.
• Helping book and transition projects to Business Management with clear technical and commercial definition to support efficient execution, while also gaining exposure to departments that regularly interface with PAE.
• Preparing and giving technical presentations.
• Participating in customer technical clarification meetings.
• Using AI tools to develop and implement process improvements.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently in the process of receiving or have already received a B.S. or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related degree.
• 2.8 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• 0-3 years of relevant experience.
• Excel, macros programming languages and functions.
• MS applications (Word, PowerPoint, CoPilot, etc.).
• AI tools.

Qualifications

• Internship(s) in an engineering role.
• Demonstrated communication skills (verbal and written).
• Sense of urgency and organizational skills to work with multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers, suppliers with proficiency in communicating technical information.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Collaborative mindset.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Intern Hourly Rate: $26.00 - $43.00, based on major/degree and completed academic hours.