Commercial Internship Houston

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping customers power economies and deliver electricity vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Are you excited by the opportunity to electrify and decarbonize the world?

As a member of the Aero New Units Commercial Operations team, you will support our Aeroderivative Gas Turbine New Unit Sales team by assisting deals from commercial and technical proposal development stages through contract signature and handover to our execution organization. This internship offers practical, hands-on experience in managing and improving commercial processes in a technically complex and globally impactful sector.

You will support the full ITR cycle and contribute to continuous improvement of sales and commercial operations through Lean principles and alignment with the Quality Management System (QMS). The role is ideal for someone interested in the intersection of engineering, business, and process excellence.

Job Description

What you'll do

• Assist with day-to-day operations of commercial teams for the Aeroderivative New Unit gas turbine proposals development process. Strong planning, influencing, and cross-functional teamwork skills are essential.
• Support creation and maintenance of commercial dashboards, sales forecasts, and performance metrics to track customer opportunities, project status, and revenue targets (using SFCS / Sales Force.com).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, sales, product champions, finance, supply chain, project management) to streamline bid/tender processes, quoting procedures, and contract reviews.
• Participate in commercial and sales meetings (Risk Reviews) and take notes or follow-up actions when needed.
• Help identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies in commercial processes; support initiatives to improve throughput and accuracy using Lean tools and principles (value stream mapping, 5S, root cause analysis, Kaizen events).
• Participate in and support implementation of Lean commercial process improvements, including standard work development, process mapping, continuous improvement reviews, and eliminating rework in the OTR chain by analyzing risk mitigation and opportunity recovery.

What you'll bring (Basic Qualifications)

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in engineering.
• Interest in sales/commercial leadership.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and team building skills.
• Strong financial management skills.
• Must have the ability to work in the US for an unlimited amount of time without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
• Experience in market economics, market challenges, technology, and projects, preferably in the power generation industry.

Benefits Available to You

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority, and at GE Vernova, we take our responsibility seriously. That is the singular mission of GE Vernova: to continue electrifying the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. To meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to support our workforce.

This position is also eligible for:

• Relocation Assistance: Co-op/Interns will be reimbursed for reasonable, proper, and documented expenditures incurred while initially reporting to work and returning to school/home upon completion of the assignment. Employees with a permanent address greater than 50 miles away from the work location are eligible.
• Housing Allowance: Co-op/Interns receive a weekly housing allowance to help offset living expenses when the permanent residence is at least 50 miles away from the work location.
• Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.
• GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) after accumulated service reaches 90 days and meeting other eligibility requirements as defined in the plans. (Eligibility occurs on the 1st of the month following the 90th day.)

Inclusion

At GE Vernova, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to do their best work because they feel accepted, respected, and that they belong.

The pay for this position ranges from $21.00/hr to $36.00/hr based on years of undergraduate/graduate field of study completed.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on August 17th, 2026. U.S. Internship roles are ineligible for GE Vernova benefits.