Job Description Summary
Will lead all aspects of working with customers & internal teams to troubleshoot issues, perform investigations, implement corrective actions and develop risk mitigation strategies across the Power System portfolio of Balance of Plant products including Steam, gas, Heat Recovery Steam Generator, Boilers, Burner Management System (BMS) and Electrical issues.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
Respond to internal and external customer requests for technical issue resolution, using technical product knowledge and analytical skills while adhering to sound engineering principles, standards, practices, procedures. Escalate issues as required, acting as the liaison between field and design engineering to drive specific technical resolution and to help engineering identify, drive corrective actions.
Plan and provide engineering technical oversight to the Contractual Services and Field Services teams during planned outages to meet reliability and availability goals.
Establish and maintain relationships with customers to make customer technical issues/requirements understood and addressed in a timely manner.
Lead and program manage root cause analysis/investigation activities for product technical issues. Interface with Product Service, System and Design Engineering teams, providing technical leadership to personnel supporting project assigned to resolve customer technical issue.
Prepare technical presentations for GE Leaders and Customers ensuring the timely communication of significant issues or developments.
Support customer technical review meetings and present recommendations to champion GE's commitment technical solution
Support unplanned/forced outages to meet reliability/availability goals
Travel to customer location support customer technical review meetings and present recommendations
Support of installed base including activities such as customer issue resolution, fleet issues, service bulletin implementation, Monitoring & Diagnostics, fleet configuration. Maintenance of fleet data, outage management
Provide engineering leadership and technical guidance new installation, outage and upgrades and Plant operations to meet safety, quality, and timeliness goals.
Partner with the Design Engineering teams and interface with external and internal suppliers to facilitate the logistical implementation of Fleet Program technical solutions.
Required Qualifications
Bachelors' degree in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronics / Controls/Instrumentation)
Significant experience in installation/ commissioning/ maintenance of GE gas turbines and/or generators
Extensive experience with power plant design and upgrades, including system analysis and testing
Strong working knowledge of various GE Gas Turbine/Steam Turbine, Balance Of Plant equipment, heavy duty gas turbine & steam turbine
Ability to travel 25-50% of the time
Desired Characteristics
Experience in a matrix leadership environment;
Prior experience in a field engineering or customer service facing role
Experience working in global, matrix organization; ability to make timely and sound decisions based on data.
Strong technical aptitude, including applicable engineering tools and systems
Flexible to work off hours and weekends to support emergency issue resolution.
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
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