Lead Field Engineer - Power Systems

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova's Power Conversion & Storage business combines advanced energy conversion and storage systems to meet the electrification needs of utilities and industries. With a focus on power stability, energy storage and industrial electrification solutions, Power Conversion & Storage empowers customers by addressing their most complex electrification challenges and accelerating their transition to a sustainable, decarbonized future.

The Lead Field Service Engineer - Power Systems under general guidance and minimal supervision, performs a wide range of engineering tasks and ensures proper installation, service and commissioning of products and services. Provides technical support for installation and commissioning of projects and provides maintenance, breakdown emergency support and remote troubleshooting.

• Performs installation and commissioning activities at customer site locations during ship construction. Must be capable of working unsupervised and leading small teams.
• Performs troubleshooting activities at site locations during scheduled Port visits or at sea to diagnose problems, determine appropriate resolution, and implements corrective actions.
• Performs a wide range of engineering tasks to ensure the technical integrity and proper installation and commissioning of GEPC Power systems and associated control systems.
• Develops presentations and provides training and instruction to customers on system operations.
• Advise the customer of recommended upgrades, parts, and service opportunities to improve customer productivity and sell GE parts and services.
• Performs other related engineering tasks to facilitate proper commissioning and customer satisfaction.
• Provide on call support in response to customer calls for service.
• Perform work on-board vessels within GE / Customer safety guidelines either in shipyards or offshore.
• Extended hours / overtime maybe required during peak periods and emergency circumstances.
• Domestic or overseas travel to customer sites for extended periods of time.

• Minimum of 5 years of field service and/or commissioning experience in a field service / commissioning environment with power systems in a marine environment.

• US Citizen with the ability to achieve security clearance for Department of Defense projects.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 85% of the time on short notice.
• Must be physically fit to be able to board vessels offshore.
• Must be able to pass a HUET and offshore survival course which includes activities in a swimming pool.

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university (or Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline from an accredited college or university with a minimum 3 additional years of related field service experience in a field service/ commissioning environment with Power systems and associated control systems).
• Switchgear- Medium Voltage and Low Voltage
• Circuit Breakers- MCCBs, ACBs, VCBs
• Sensing Instruments- PTs, CTs, Transducers
• Transformers- phase shifting transformers for VFD application.
• Motor Control Centers (MCCs)- Basic Starters with Start/ Stop, Multi Speed Starters, Wye-Delta Starters, Hand/ Off/ Auto control, Local/ Remote control.
• Soft Starters/ VFDs
• Transfer Switches- Manual and Auto
• Protection Relays- Generator, Transformer, Feeder, Motor, and Bus
• Enhanced generator protection schemes
• Power Quality meters
• Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVR)- Generator Excitation Control for synchronizing and load sharing.
• Governors- Engine Speed control for synchronizing and load sharing.
• Synchronizers/ Sync Check Relays
• Load Sharing Systems
• Ability to execute increasingly complicated assignments, which require considerable engineering skill and creative ability and independent judgment.