
Lead Project Engineer
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Longmont • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $98,400 - $164,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide engineering support for retrofit control systems under the overall management responsibility of the project manager
- Be accountable for project deliverables, customer CTQ compliance, on-time schedule execution and team performance
- Apply electrical and mechanical engineering principles to analyze, propose, design, test, and troubleshoot control systems
- Help review contract documentation and customer specifications for technical impact
- Co-responsible for technical review and response to customer specifications
- Provides support to commercial/sales organization to interpret requirements and define responses in proposals and Tables of Compliance
- Work alongside, receiving mentoring from, Senior Project Engineers
- Help design systems for interface to existing turbine control equipment, and evaluate all system components, requirements, and interactions
- Responsible to coordinate and co-lead technical design reviews of projects and to update and archive all required documentation
- Apply knowledge of industry practices and international standards to produce high-quality and cost-effective designs
- Support customer meetings, factory acceptance testing, and eventually installation and commissioning of control systems
- Frequently interact with customers and suppliers
- Demonstrated expertise in technical problem resolution, especially with regards to power plants operation
- Travel within the region up to 25% of the time
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline
- Min. 5 years of experience in power application with turbine-generator control systems
- Familiarity with GEV and non-GE turbines or non-GEV control systems preferred
- Experience in interfacing with all levels of GE internal and external customers
- Green Belt certified, or other lean training
- Familiarity with Control ST software suite
- Familiarity with power plant methods of communication and networking with DCS systems such as MODBUS
- Knowledge and experience with electrical and mechanical control systems
- Ability to support multiple projects simultaneously in a matrix management environment
- Organizational, analytical, and problem-solving ability
Benefits
- Variable 10% performance bonus
- Geographic differential of 110%, 120%, or 130% of salary in certain areas
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
electrical engineeringmechanical engineeringcontrol systems designtroubleshootingpower applicationturbine-generator control systemsDCS systemsMODBUStechnical problem resolutiondesign review
Soft skills
project managementcustomer interactionteam performanceanalytical abilityproblem-solvingorganizational abilitycommunication skillsmentoringmulti-project supportcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringGreen Belt certificationlean training