Aveva

Tech Support Principal Engineer

Aveva$82K — $170K *
Technical Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of Oil and Gas industry experience, particularly in Refinery Economics.
  • Strong numerical skills with a degree (or Ph.D.) in mathematics, engineering, or physical sciences.
  • Expertise in analyzing technical requirements and problem-solving.
  • Exceptional communication skills for conveying complex topics to diverse audiences.
  • Experience in client presentations and public speaking.
  • Eagerness to deepen technical issue understanding.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

  • Respond to customer queries, addressing both simple and complex issues.
  • Collaborate with a wide array of customer end-users to understand workflows and provide solutions.
  • Create and deliver training materials and courses.
  • Monitor and prioritize customer inquiries for timely resolution.
  • Coordinate multi-team investigations for customer issues.
  • Work closely with Sales, R&D, Services, and Project Management to improve query handling efficiency.

Benefits

  • Flexible work hours.
  • 20 days of paid time off (increasing to 25 with service).
  • Three paid volunteering days.
  • Comprehensive parental leave.
  • Well-being support.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401K plan.
Full Job Description
Salary Range:
$82,400.00 - $170,400.00

This pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation that the position offers, and final compensation can vary within the range depending on work location, job experience, skills, and relevant educational attainment and/or training.

Job Title: Tech Support Principal Engineer

Location: USA - Houston, TX/ Lake Forest, CA/ Philadelphia, PA

Employment Type: Full Time

The job

AVEVA Unified Supply Chain has an established reputation for providing the best tools in sector: software which is easy-to-use, powerful, fast and robust. Our clients rely on our tools to make a wide range of business decisions and depend on us to provide application support and training to help them get maximum value from our software.

As a Tech Support Principal Engineer, you will work as part of the Global Technical Support team which is responsible for all aspects of supporting our products. The Technical Support Team provides constructive, added-value advice that guides users to the information they want, helps them make sense of their data, and educates them in making the best use of the tools.

Key responsibilities

  • Responding to all queries from customers - these can range from straightforward requests on usage of the tools to in-depth investigations of complex modelling problems.
  • Working with a broad range of customer end-users, including technical experts, to understand business workflows, solve problems, and provide detailed technical advice.
  • Training, including development of training material and running training courses.
  • Tracking and prioritising the status of customer queries, ensuring that they are dealt with in a timely manner.
  • Coordinating investigation of customer issues across multiple teams.
  • Working closely with Sales, R&D, Services and Project Management teams to ensure that customer queries are addressed in the most efficient way.


Essential requirements

  • 10+ years of Industry knowledge from the Oil and Gas sector [Refinery Economics]
  • Strong numerical background, ideally with a degree (or Ph.D) in mathematics, engineering or physical sciences
  • Analysis of technical requirements, solving detailed technical problems and providing solutions
  • An ability to communicate detailed technical topics to a varied audience
  • Experience of presenting to clients and to an audience
  • Keen to learn and gain in-depth understanding of technical issues
  • Competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint


Desired skills

  • Experience of Economic Planning within the Oil and Gas value chain optimization
  • Software development experience
  • Understanding of databases, networks and software architecture


USA Benefits include:

Flex work hours, 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service, three paid volunteering days, primary and secondary parental leave, well-being support, medical, dental, vision, and 401K.

It's possible we're hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/

Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process

About Aveva

Aveva is a British multinational software company headquartered in Cambridge, England. It provides engineering and industrial software solutions to various industries, including oil and gas, chemical, power, marine, and mining. The company was founded in 1967 and has grown through a series of mergers and acquisitions over the years. As of 2021, it has over 5,500 employees and operates in more than 80 countries. Aveva is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
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