Turbine Controls Technical Advisor

Job Description Summary

The Controls Field Service Engineer will participate as a Regional Service Team member. We are a Regional Service organization within the BHGE, Measurement and Control organization headquartered in Loveland, Colorado

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• In the role of Controls Field Service Engineer, you will:

• Execute retrofit projects including installation, power up, and commissioning of one or more of the following turbine control solutions: Mark V, Mark VI, and Mark Vie control systems integrated with gas turbine, steam turbine and compressor, HMI upgrades, and TIL implementation

• Execute site project management and technical leader duties. Support warranty administration and troubleshooting issues. Addresses customer service requests and leads customer issue resolution during warranty and post-warranty periods

• Responsible for pre-planning, site scheduling, field engineering, oversight and direction of other field resources, commissioning, control system startup, and project handover to customers

• Works closely with project managers, customers and supplier representatives to ensure financial performance, quality project installation, timeliness, and customer satisfaction

• Respond to customer call out services requests.

• Manage relationships with customers, business partners and suppliers, both internal and external, during installation, site commissioning and startup phases.

• Timely completion of service time sheets, trip reports, invoicing packages, and other administrative requirements including pre-mobilization and de-mobilization meetings and procedures

• Work closely with other functions to identify and register change order opportunities as well as review proposals for new opportunities, formulate and present GE solution to customers

• Interface with GE Power Services, GE Industrial, and other GE Businesses

• Significant travel and over-time will be expected

• Other duties as required. Secondary duties may possibly include participation in FAT (factory acceptance test); participation in development of overall controls strategy for projects; design of hardware and software configuration packages according to project requirements; design of operator interface graphics and network topologies; release of system design to manufacturing

• Minimum 3 years of field engineering experience in power generation, industrial plant automation, DCS (distributed control system), PLC (programmable logic controller) and/ or similar industry sectors

• Travel 50%, as required

• Possess a valid driver's license and passport (or able to obtain a passport)

• Previous industrial field service experience

• Controls experience to equipment that functions as a prime mover

• Electronics and/or mechanical trouble shooting skills

• Computer skills, familiarity with MS Office, TCP/IP configuration

• Ability to learn other software tool applications to support HMI and application changes (Cimplicity, Intellution, Toolbox, GAP, etc.).

• Prior mechanical / maintenance experience preferred

• Ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings

• Self-starter with minimal supervision requirement; able to work independently; ability to prioritize, organize work, and meet deadlines

• Ability to set and meet aggressive goals and targets

• Ability to troubleshoot control and instrumentation systems at all levels, from field devices to control system, and networking

• Must be able to generate immediate credibility with customers, suppliers, GE project management / engineering communities

• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic, geographically dispersed team environment is required

• Extensive application / design knowledge in one or more of the following areas; Steam Turbine Control, Combustion Turbine Control, Hydro Turbine, Excitation and generator protection systems; Power Plant BOP (Balance of Plant) Systems, Installation of equipment in the above technologies

• Effective written and oral communication skills with excellent spoken and written English skills

• Customer-focused skills, demonstrated by experience in field services, customer services or project management, are essential