FACTSHVDC Field Service Engineer
Houston, MS - USA
Job Summary
This position works closely with customers project teams engineering quality and other service functions to execute field activities resolve technical issues and improve service performance.
Essential Responsibilities
- Perform field service activities for FACTS/HVDC systems including testing commissioning inspection maintenance troubleshooting repair outage support retrofit and upgrade execution.
- Diagnose and resolve issues involving electrical systems power electronics converter equipment control systems protection systems cooling systems auxiliary systems and plant or grid interfaces.
- Execute preventive and corrective maintenance in accordance with approved procedures technical manuals quality requirements and customer expectations.
- Review and use technical documentation such as schematics wiring diagrams logic diagrams drawings test procedures and maintenance instructions.
- Prepare and complete field service reports test records punch lists maintenance records and technical findings accurately and in a timely manner.
- Coordinate with customers and internal teams to communicate work status technical issues site constraints and recommended actions.
- Support or lead implementation of field modifications retrofits upgrades and corrective actions for installed FACTS/HVDC equipment.
- Contribute to or lead root cause analysis lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives related to field issues equipment performance and service execution.
- Ensure compliance with environmental health safety quality and regulatory requirements during all field activities.
- Collaborate with engineering project management supply chain quality and service teams to support technical issue resolution and successful site execution.
- Lead resolution of the most complex or escalated technical issues affecting system performance reliability availability or restoration.
- Provide technical leadership for critical outages plant recovery efforts major commissioning programs retrofit execution and high-risk site activities.
- Define troubleshooting strategies execution plans commissioning sequences recovery plans and technical standards for complex field work.
- Support customers on 24/7 with event troubleshooting
- Act as the primary technical escalation point across field service engineering project management quality and customer teams.
- Lead major root cause investigations and influence corrective actions affecting product design service processes training tendering and installed base support strategy.
- Standardize and improve field service practices work instructions troubleshooting guides and lessons learned across the organization.
- Mentor and develop engineers across bands and strengthen technical capability within the field service organization.
- Provide expert technical input to customers and internal stakeholders on lifecycle planning obsolescence reliability improvements retrofit opportunities technical risks and service strategy.
Minimum Qualifications
This role requires experience in Engineering/Technology and Service Engineering. Knowledge level is typically comparable to:
- Masters degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma with significant relevant experience).
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in field service commissioning maintenance or troubleshooting of HVDC FACTS substations power electronics protection and control systems or related utility/power transmission equipment.
Additional Eligibility Requirements
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally 75% as required.
- Ability to work at customer sites including during outages extended shifts weekends or emergency conditions where required.
- Ability to comply with customer site access requirements training requirements and applicable safety standards.
- Valid work authorization and ability to obtain necessary travel documents for international travel where required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Operates with high autonomy in ambiguous high-impact or technically demanding situations.
- Influences technical direction service standards and organizational capability.
- Has broad impact on field execution quality customer outcomes and business performance.
- Knowledge of electrical power systems and associated control protection and auxiliary systems.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings schematics wiring diagrams logic diagrams and technical procedures.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively at customer sites and across cross-functional teams.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively and support planned outages emergency response or urgent field events as required.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety quality and compliance.
Work Environment
This role is primarily field-based and requires work at customer sites substations converter stations industrial facilities and other project locations. Work may include exposure to construction commissioning maintenance and outage environments and may require extended travel non-standard working hours and rapid response to urgent technical issues.
Physical Demands
May require standing for extended periods climbing stairs or ladders lifting equipment within approved safety limits using personal protective equipment and working in industrial environments in accordance with site safety requirements.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
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