Field Service Engineer Drives
Job Summary
As a Field Service Engineer for Drives and EMS, you will perform troubleshooting, installation, and commissioning at customer sites. You will provide technical leadership, training, and maintenance support to ensure the integrity and performance of GE systems. The role requires significant travel and a strong background in electrical engineering and power conversion systems.
Responsibilities
- Perform on-site troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Execute installation and commissioning of Drive/EMS systems
- Provide technical leadership and customer training
- Manage maintenance documentation and service reports
- Identify and promote system upgrade opportunities
Required Skills
- Electrical Engineering degree
- Experience with GE Drive systems
- Power Conversion control knowledge
- Field service and commissioning expertise
- Ability to travel 85% of the time
Job Details
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Perform troubleshooting activities at customer site locations to diagnose problems, determine appropriate resolution, and implement corrective actions.
- Develop requisite documentation to execute work e.g. commissioning procedures, maintenance procedures, daily logs etc.
- Perform installation and commissioning activities at customer site locations of GE Drives and EMS Systems.
- Execute on site project management and technical leader duties to resolve customer issues.
- Develop presentations and provide training and instruction to customers on drive operations.
- Coordinate additional opportunities to serve the customer with the customer service team, parts, repair services, sales, and product engineering teams.
- Advise the customer of recommended upgrades, parts, and service opportunities to improve customer productivity.
- Coordinate maintenance activities and planning for inspections.
- Provide support to engineering teams working on customer CMU's projects.
- Identify new opportunities and development of effective offerings to improve in-service equipment reliability / availability.
- Promote sales of maintenance services.
- Provide on call support in response to customer calls.
- Complete timely service reports and other administrative requirements.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of field service and/or commissioning experience.
- Must live in the USA.
- Ability and willingness to travel 85% of the time on short notice.
- Ability to perform work on-board vessels within safety guidelines.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience with GE Drive systems, including 2 years of practical working knowledge of at least one GE Power Conversion drive system (e.g., MV7000, SD7000).
- 2 years practical working knowledge of at least one GE Power Conversion drive / system controller (e.g., PEC, PECe, CDC).
- Strong computer proficiency with MS Office applications.