Gas Turbine Systems Engineer

A Snapshot of Your Day

Gas Turbine System Engineer will Support Gas Turbine Mods and upgrades R&D projects with a focus on auxiliaries and I&C development.

This position provides an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, global product development & service environment.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Engineering Lead in an international team set-up for process engineering in the field of Gas Turbine Auxiliary system and I&C development with a strong technical focus.
• Support Gas Turbine Mods and upgrades R&D projects with a focus on auxiliaries and I&C development
• Creation of technical offers for gas turbine modernizations and upgrades with focus on Auxiliary systems, Instrumentation and Control
• Analysis of technical risks related to upgrade products
• Communication within a network of gas turbine engineering specialists to commonly define the site-specific upgrade solution
• Define and review system interfaces across mechanical, process, electrical, instrumentation, control, and gas turbine control disciplines.
• Support and lead first time applications of self-developed new operation modes and systems.
• Validation of newly developed products and solutions by data assessment with latest technology and support of gas turbine and power plant experts
• In depth system design development incl. flow path simulation of auxiliary systems
• Lead and facilitate fast resolution of technical issues of upgraded engines. This includes evaluation of a root cause, solution development and implementation followed by verification/validation.
• Sub supplier interaction during negotiation, design and implementation phases
• Response to special customer requests, customer order engineering.

What You Bring

• Masters or Bachelor in process-/chemical engineering or mechanical-, and control engineering in the field of automation
• 5+ years of experience in gas turbines, aerospace or equivalent field (engineering) in business and/or PHD is desirable
• Excellent working knowledge of the design and operation of fluid systems (e.g. fuel gas, hydraulics or steam) and/or gas turbine / power plant controls
• Regular check-in of detailed system-design development, including flow-path simulation, hydraulic calculations, pressure-drop assessment, and evaluation of operating cases.
• Experience with auxiliary safety assessment routines like e.g. HAZOP studies, FMEAs and functional safety evaluation are desirable
• Experience in following tools: NX, COMOS, SAP, Datacore Arrow, - Fathom and Teamcenter is desirable
• Ability to establish relationships to build networks in an international team setup in multiple time zones with strong soft personal skills i.e. team player, quick learner, ability to adapt quickly & effectively
• Experience in developing and reviewing Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for gas turbine auxiliary and process systems.
• Strong Knowledge of I&C functional logics is required, maybe already with T3000 experience.
• Experience in probabilistic data evaluation and application of latest Machine Learning / AI is desirable.
• Very good verbal and written communication skills.
• Very good handling of MS office software.