Job Description SummaryThis position in Services Projects for Gas Power Controls Engineering is responsible for leadership in driving customer order fulfillment excellence, working across a global technology team focused on controls services fulfillment from order inquiry through customer acceptance and commercial operation. The TLE will support the requisition, design, structuring, validation, and commissioning of control systems for Controls Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Networking supporting all market segments including all rotating equipment such as turbines and generators and balance of plant applications. This role, in addition to closely collaborating with our internal & external customers, is critical in driving a team culture of technical system & domain depth, contemporary leadership, on-time quality execution and strong customer-focused mindset.

Job Description

What Impact You'll Make:

The controls HMI and Networking TLE is an engineering Technical Leader for Services Projects with overall responsibility for technical scope execution, design and implementation into production of controls system projects, covering all rotating equipment and balance of plant market segments. When assigned to a project, the TLE will be responsible for Technical Risk Identification and Mitigation across complete HMI and Networking scope using technical mentoring and direction skills with assigned functional controls engineers. The overall goal of the TLE role is to ensure projects are executed successfully by assigned project resources. 

What You’ll Do:

The HMI and Network Engineer position requires an individual that possesses a solid understanding of visualization software, industrial communication, cyber security and control systems as well as exhibits strong project management and communication skills.

Technical ownership and project execution from commercial inquiry to customer commercial operation for high risk and complex projects as directed by leadership

Support project and functional engineers to achieve on-time schedule performance, project milestones, customer deliverables, and compliance with regulations and standards

Support the commercial teams for technical inputs needed to generate customer proposals

Support and influence new products and product sustaining requirements definition

Drive overall architecture, top level design, verification, validation and commissioning requirements through assigned project and functional engineers

Ensure adequate system function, performance, interface, reliability, maintainability and safety requirements through design reviews

Support and influence assigned controls, HMI and networking engineers to develop comprehensive test plans for system verification and validation, and customer system tests, site installation, startup and commissioning

Coordinate flow down of internal and external customer requirements/ tasks to assigned functional engineers

Support Project Engineers in customer discussions/reviews as needed

Drive consistent solutions across all controls scope where appropriate

Collaborate with and maintain close, responsive, and productive working relationships with internal and external customers.

Enforce the application of controls HMI and networking design standards and practices

What You’ll Bring:

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university

Major experience in power generation and/or process control design, HMI and industrial networking

Strong background in HMI application software including Proficy iFix, Cimplicity, and Historian based products

Recent experience working on complex Cisco network/HMI upgrades for steam turbine/gas turbine/balance of plant controllers with Modbus/GSM/OPC communication with installed DCS

Demonstrated ability to meet goals and objectives

Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% of time, as required

Proven strong interpersonal and leadership skills

What Will Make You Stand Out: 

Prior experience in Enhanced CDM, DLN Upgrades, Control Curve upgrades and other modkits for Gas only/Dual – Fuel frame 6FA, 7FA, 7E, 9E, 9FA Gas Turbines on Mark V/VI/Vie controller platforms

Expertise in legacy HMI systems (Windows NT/XP/7) and Mark V/Mark VI Controllers

Prior experience in performing software modifications for Mark V/Mark VI/Mark VIe Controllers for turbine applications

Experience in design & application of GE power generation controls, electrical, cyber, mechanical, or accessory systems

Experience implementing cyber security systems

Field installation experience for UCVx Upgrades, system integration/testing, network upgrades

Cisco Shell, MS Office (including visio), VBA (limited), RedHat Linux (Basic OS), Windows NT/XP/7 (Basic OS), VMWare applications for virtualization, GE ControlST, GE eTCSS, Cimplicity, Proficy Machine Edition (Basic), National Instrument’s Labview, MATLAB, MPLAB C (Microcontroller compilers), Good software design practice for Mark V/VI/Vie controllers

Knowledge or understanding of communication protocols such as Modbus, OPC, TCP / IP

CompTIA Network+ certified

Strong computer skills in setting up Windows based applications including Windows XP, Windows 2000, Win7

Combined Cycle Power Plant design experience  

Experience providing technical mentoring and oversight to less experienced engineers

Strong experience in power generation requisition, working with customers, project management or EPCs

Proven oral and written communication and presentation skills

Demonstrated System Level thinking

Agile product development process experience

Experience in a matrix structure organization, working cross-functionally

Master’s degree in engineering

Benefits Available to You

GE employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: https://jobs.gecareers.com/global/en/ge-career-benefits

Our compensation & benefits are designed to help you manage your personal and family needs, while rewarding high performers. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.GE invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Inclusion & Diversity

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About GE Gas Power

GE Gas Power engineers cleaner, more accessible energy that people depend on, powering growth and prosperity for people everywhere. Our leading technologies produce a third of the world’s electricity thanks to our talented people, who make gas work for our customers, stakeholders and the world. Through relentless innovation and continuous partnership with our customers, we are building the energy technologies of the future and providing the cleaner, more efficient power people depend on today.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes