Job Description Summary

This posting is for the Instrumentation Engineering Specialist position with the Global Performance Testing & Diagnostics Organization within Gas Power Engineering. The Performance Test team executes highly technical services on many turbine/plant configurations (Gas, Steam, Combined Cycle,) both in the field and remotely. The successful execution of these global engineering services requires that the team adhere to internal processes while being open to challenges that may arise. Instrumentation Engineering Specialists are accountable for the quality of the data collected from customers’ power plants for both commercial and internal purposes.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

In this role you will:

• Provide hands on support for thermal performance testing of steam and gas turbines at combined cycle power plants. While on site, the instrumentation engineering specialist job is labor intensive
• Be required to travel up to 70% of the time to both domestic and international power plant sites. The duration of the field tests assignments may range from one (1) to (8) weeks. Instrumentation Engineering Specialists are on call and can be required to travel with little notice
• Execute or provide the technical direction for the installation of test instruments, to accurately measure the pressures, temperatures, flows, and kilowatt outputs required to calculate the thermal performance of the unit(s) or power plant(s).
• Support Basic and Advanced Emissions testing at Power plants. This job requires significant physical effort and working at heights
• Occasionally you, the successful Instrumentation Engineering Specialist candidate, will be the sole representative of the Global Performance Testing & Diagnostics Org. while at site, therefore required to lead all onsite activities associated with the preparation and execution of a performance test, while simultaneously coordinating with multiple site teams and the remote engineering team.
• Support EHS excellence on all jobs performed
• Provide insightful job performance feedback to People Leaders
• Assist in quality initiatives, corrective actions, continuous improvement, and lean events

Qualifications/Requirements

• Associate or BS Engineering / Instrumentation Degree or 3 years’ related experience
• Preferred minimum of 3 years of industry experience in the areas of instrumentation used for thermal performance testing and evaluation

Eligibility Requirements

• Willingness and ability to travel (approximately 80%) to both domestic and international power plant sites in support of testing.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong understanding of instrumentation principles, their physics principles, calibration, installation requirements, operation, communications, and troubleshooting.
• Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute
• Preferred experience in testing, and operation of turbines in the field of power generation, aviation or marine propulsion systems.
• Understanding of Power Plant design and operation, and how different parameters affect the overall performance of turbines and power plants.
• Team player, able to integrate, prioritize and coordinate activities with multiple teams contributing to the successful commissioning of a power plant.
• Requires good interpersonal skills and may be required to lead an onsite installation team
• Strong computer skills
• Must be a self - starter who can work issues to completion with use of work instruction and little to no supervisor support
• Excellent oral and written communication skills to convey technical concepts to business leaders and customers.
• Fluent in the English language
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities to make decisions within a defined framework
• Desire for continual improvement and skills development.
• Collaborates with others to solve issues
• Familiar with industry protocols, HART, Fieldbus, Modbus

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position