Field Service Engineer

***We are unable to work with 3rd-party or corp-to-corp candidates for this position***
Summary
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, our client is seeking an energetic experienced Applications Engineer that will be responsible for supporting/leading the development and execution of power generation and propulsion control systems driven by prime movers (steam/gas/hydro turbines and diesel/gas engines), with a focus on multi-point injection gas-engine controls.
 
A main focus of the engineering group is the retrofit and conversion of control systems to Woodward and other programmable controls, and mechanical adaptations. You will be expected to take a project from conception through design and testing to onsite commissioning and all the necessary documentation on the way.   Position requires in-depth of knowledge of gas-engines, power generation systems, and Electrical systems, technical writing.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Sales support, determining customer requirements and development of a statement of work based on information supplied from: Sales force, Direct customer contact, Site visits, Interaction with in-house technical specialists, Interaction with vendor specialists. 
  • Estimate project costs for materials and engineering resource
  • Use technical writing skills for quote document development
• Project Design and Development: Taking customer requirement from PO through to completion. This will include but not limited to the following steps:
  • Bill of Materials, selection of required parts
  • Wiring Diagrams. Cabinet Layout Drawings, design, and development
  • Control and software, design, and development
  • Assembly and Testing
  • Documentation, manual collating, comprising system descriptions, BOM, Drawings etc.
• Testing:
  • Inhouse testing of control system, FAT customer testing, 
  • Site installation and commissioning.
  • Field Service as required
• Technical Support:
  • Inhouse technical support to sales and service groups as well as customer technical support.

 
Skills & Experience:

• Theoretical and practical experience with control systems for gas and/or dual-fuel engines
• Proficient with Microsoft Office business software, Word, Excel, Power Point
• Electrical understanding
• Demonstrated self-starting ability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (in English a must, Spanish would be a plus)
• Customer oriented with good interpersonal skills
• Willing and able to travel, domestically and internationally (Travel approx 50% of time)

 
Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent, and 3 years relevant work experience or diploma and five (5) years relevant work experience in power generation, industrial automation or related industry.
• Professional or Trade certification
• Valid US Driving License