Field Performance Engineer

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Review⠀commercial⠀guarantees,⠀test⠀expectations/requirements,⠀and⠀develop⠀performance⠀test⠀procedures.
• Prepare,⠀plan, and⠀execute⠀thermal⠀performance⠀tests on⠀gas⠀turbines.
• Analyze⠀data,⠀calculate⠀test⠀results,⠀diagnose⠀and⠀evaluate⠀testing⠀issues and⠀develop⠀corrective⠀actions as⠀needed.
• Prepare⠀test⠀reports⠀for⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀distribution
• Communicate⠀with⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀customers⠀regarding⠀testing⠀activities,⠀schedules,⠀and⠀technical⠀issues
• Identify⠀and report⠀in-field⠀sales⠀opportunities
• Support⠀continued⠀development⠀and⠀improvement⠀of⠀performance⠀tools/processes
• Support⠀new⠀service⠀development⠀initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• A⠀Bachelors⠀degree in⠀Mechanical⠀Engineering⠀or other⠀Engineering⠀major with⠀a strong⠀thermo-dynamic⠀foundation.
• Internship,⠀Co-op, or⠀work-study⠀experience⠀in⠀Engineering⠀field.

Eligibility Requirements

• The⠀position⠀requires⠀approximately⠀50% travel⠀in⠀2-to-6-week⠀intervals,⠀to⠀destinations⠀around the⠀world.⠀This is an⠀estimate;⠀travel⠀requirements⠀vary, with⠀peak⠀outage⠀seasons⠀seeing⠀higher⠀percentages⠀and peak⠀demand⠀seasons⠀seeing⠀less⠀travel.

Desired Characteristics

• Engineering⠀experience⠀of 2 to 3⠀years with⠀focus on⠀Thermodynamic⠀evaluation,⠀field⠀testing,⠀or gas⠀turbine⠀cycle⠀diagnostics⠀preferred.
• Strong⠀understanding⠀of⠀thermodynamics⠀and⠀thermodynamic⠀cycles as⠀they⠀relate to⠀gas⠀turbines.
• Prior⠀experience⠀in gas⠀turbine⠀performance⠀testing⠀and⠀analysis
• Training⠀or⠀proficiency⠀in gas⠀turbine⠀and⠀thermodynamics.
• Experience⠀with⠀modeling⠀and⠀analysis⠀programs⠀for gas⠀turbines.
• Advanced⠀degree in⠀Engineering.
• Proficient⠀in the use⠀of⠀computers⠀and PC⠀software.
• Excellent⠀communications⠀skills -⠀both⠀verbal and⠀written.
• Strong⠀interpersonal⠀skills –⠀self⠀starter
• Customer⠀focused;⠀Team⠀focused.

The base⠀pay range⠀for this⠀position⠀is⠀68,000.00⠀-⠀102,000.00⠀USD⠀Annual.⠀The⠀specific⠀pay⠀offered⠀may be⠀influenced⠀by a⠀variety of⠀factors,⠀including⠀the⠀candidate’s⠀experience,⠀education,⠀and skill⠀set. This⠀position⠀is also⠀eligible⠀for a 5%⠀yearly⠀performance⠀bonus.

Healthcare⠀benefits⠀include⠀medical,⠀dental,⠀vision,⠀and⠀prescription⠀drug⠀coverage;⠀access to⠀a Health⠀Coach, a⠀24/7⠀nurse-based⠀resource;⠀and access⠀to the⠀Employee⠀Assistance⠀Program,⠀providing⠀24/7⠀confidential⠀assessment,⠀counseling⠀and⠀referral⠀services.⠀Retirement⠀benefits⠀include⠀the GE⠀Retirement⠀Savings⠀Plan, a⠀tax-advantaged⠀401(k)⠀savings⠀opportunity⠀with⠀company⠀matching⠀contributions⠀and⠀company⠀retirement⠀contributions,⠀as well as⠀access to⠀Fidelity⠀resources⠀and⠀planning⠀consultants.⠀Other⠀benefits⠀include⠀tuition⠀assistance,⠀adoption⠀assistance,⠀paid⠀parental⠀leave,⠀disability⠀insurance,⠀life⠀insurance,⠀and paid⠀time-off⠀for⠀vacation⠀or⠀illness.

General⠀Electric⠀Company,⠀Ropcor,⠀Inc.,⠀their⠀successors,⠀and in⠀some cases⠀their⠀affiliates,⠀each⠀sponsor⠀certain⠀employee⠀benefit⠀plans or⠀programs⠀(i.e., is⠀a⠀“Sponsor”).⠀Each⠀Sponsor⠀reserves⠀the right⠀to⠀terminate,⠀amend,⠀suspend,⠀replace,⠀or modify⠀its⠀benefit⠀plans and⠀programs⠀at any⠀time and⠀for any⠀reason, in⠀its sole⠀discretion.⠀No⠀individual⠀has a⠀vested⠀right to⠀any⠀benefit⠀under a⠀Sponsor’s⠀welfare⠀benefit⠀plan or⠀program.⠀This⠀document⠀does not⠀create a⠀contract⠀of⠀employment⠀with any⠀individual.