Instrumentation Engineering Specialist
| Company | GE Vernova |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenville, SC, USA, Schenectady, NY, USA |
| Salary | $62000 – $99000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Associate or BS Engineering / Instrumentation Degree or 5 years’ related experience
- Minimum of 3 years of industry experience in the areas of instrumentation used for thermal performance testing and evaluation
- Willingness and ability to travel (approximately 80%) to both domestic and international power plant sites in support of testing
Responsibilities
- Provide hands on support for thermal performance testing of steam and gas turbines at combined cycle power plants.
- 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.
- Support for Basic and Advanced Emissions testing at Power plants.
- 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.
- Job requires 80% travel to both domestic and international power plant sites.
- Support EHS excellence on all jobs performed.
- Provide insightful job performance feedback to People Leaders.
- Assist in quality initiatives and corrective actions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of instrumentation principles, their physics principles, calibration, installation requirements, operation, communications, and troubleshooting.
- Broadening knowledge of own technical discipline to execute testing.
- Experience in testing, and operation of turbines in the field of power generation, aviation, or marine propulsion systems.
- Strong computer skills.
- Understanding of Power Plant design, 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.
- Requires good interpersonal skills.
- Must be a self-starter who can work issues to completion with use of work instruction.
- 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.
- Desire for continual improvement and skills development.
- Willingness to collaborate with others to solve issues.
- Familiar with industry protocols, HART, Fieldbus, Modbus.