Controls Design Engineer

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Job Description:

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Summary:

The main function the Sr Associate Engineer is to work on electrical schematic , Panel Layout , Controls HW design etc to the package Engineering teams in the design of electrical integration and assist in the implementation of turbomachinery projects. The Engineer will also work on design of turbine and driven equipment control systems and upgrades to existing fielded equipment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead/Support NPD , Cost Reduction , Sustaining Engineering projects for Gas Turbine.
• Understanding assembly and field issues and able to do investigations based on performing root cause analysis, defining corrective actions, and providing containment for diversified products and custom features.
• Investigated Change requests should be implemented using Promise-e CONNECT & Windchill Configurable products.
• This position includes electrical schematics design and electrical Panel layout for gas turbine engine and driven system packages in Bentley's Promis-e CONNECT design software to meet ANSI/IEC/CEC/NEMA/ISA standards.
• Responsible for the design & maintenance of electrical standard composite for new production sales order projects, aftermarket, new product development, retrofits, refurbishments, and upgrades to support varying configurations sold to the customer.
• To work on control systems for gas turbine packages as part of electrical integration team. Applications include electrical generator and gas compressor systems.
• To be part of Built In Quality gate process to reduce EDC (Engineering Design check) error counts.
• Implementing enhancements, system drawing corrections, and process corrections.
• Provide overall project level leadership to various Electrical projects.
• Additionally, the candidate will support Project Management to develop and define custom requirements, as well as supporting the manufacturing and test organizations through successful completion of the project, maintaining a close liaison with Standards Engineering to ensure that design improvements are incorporated into the relevant standard database(s) and will participate in HAZOPS, customer design reviews, technical task risk assessments, Factory Pre-Commissioning (FPC), acceptance tests and support field personnel through equipment commissioning.

Skills:

• Strong experience in Electrical Schematics and panel layout design is a must.
• Strong experience in Oil & Gas Industry, Electric Power Generation, Distribution or Gas Turbine domain will be added advantage.
• Strong Product knowledge and machine controls and subsystems (Fuel, Lubrication, Fire and Gas, Vibration, Auxiliary Systems Control, Balance of Plant (BOP) Systems) will be added advantage.
• Strong Experience in Collaborating with Various Cross functional teams on understanding requirements to develop and implement new/improve processes.
• Experience using AutoCAD, E-PLAN or similar SW is essential.
• Experience in Installation, commissioning and troubleshooting of Gas turbines or power generation package will be added advantage.
• Experience in Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) using Windchill or Similar environment will be added advantage .
• Experienced in all project phases using Agile Methodologies (Scrum/Sprint/Azure DevOps). Experience in handling NPD, Cost reduction, Sustaining Engineering projects.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics or Electrical Engineering with 5-10 years' or PG or Masters or equivalent with 3-7 experience required.

Skill Descriptors:

Standard Operating Procedures: Knowledge of established standard operating procedures (SOP); ability to design, implement and evaluate standard operating procedures affecting daily and strategic business operations in order to increase operational efficiency.
 Level Working Knowledge: 

•    Adjusts SOPs according to changes in organizational and industry procedures.

•    Tracks deviations from and modifications to existing SOPs in business operations.

•    Ensures compliance with industry standards, regulations and policies.

•    Assists in establishing a standard operating procedure based on workflow and environment review.

•    Reviews the efficiency of standard operating procedures in terms of performance improvement.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
 Level Working Knowledge: 

•    Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

•    Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

•    Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.

•    Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

•    Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
 Level Working Knowledge: 

•    Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

•    Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

•    Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

•    Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

•    Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

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