Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial gas turbines, with more than 15,000 units and over 2 billion operating hours in over 100 countries.
Products from Solar Turbines play an important role in the development of oil, natural gas and power generation projects around the world. Solar Turbines’ products include gas turbine engines (rated from 1590 to 30,000 horsepower), gas compressors, and gas turbine-powered compressor sets, mechanical-drive packages and generator sets (ranging from 1 to 22 megawatts).
Solar’s customers put the company’s products to work in many areas including production, processing and pipeline transmission of natural gas and crude oil and generation of electricity and thermal energy for processing applications, such as manufacturing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food products.
Solar’s foundation is people and Solar’s culture is one where individual contributions are valued, diversity in the workplace is encouraged, and safety is emphasized in all aspects of the business. Solar Turbines is comprised of a dedicated and multi-talented workforce of more than 7,000 employees with decades of experience working as a global team.
Project Application Engineer Internship (6 Months)
The internship program provides an excellent opportunity for students currently finishing their college degree programs to gain valuable on-the job experience working in a real development environment. The Associate Project Applications Engineer (PAE) assists in the direction of the Company’s internal activities associated with supporting the sale of new turbomachinery packages for the Oil and Gas market. The position involves working with Senior Applications Engineers, Field Sales and a wide cross section of other departments to plan, develop, and execute technical and commercial strategies to successfully compete for new equipment business. Specific responsibilities include assisting with the review of customer specifications, selection and optimization of Solar’s turbomachinery equipment offering, pricing custom features, proposal preparation and turning the job over to Business Management with good technical and commercial definition so that it can be executed efficiently.
Minimum Qualifications
Currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to interact with multiple people across an organization
Excellent organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)
Works effectively within a collaborative and cooperative team environment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Specifically Excel)
Coursework in Turbomachinery and Oil and Gas Applications
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