Hybrid Process Tuner, Field Engineer

at Emerson

• Job title: Process Tuner, Field Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $82,800 - $165,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Houston, United States

About the role

• Field Service Engineer specializing in advanced process tuning for Boiler systems at power plants. Collaborating with operations teams and conducting performance testing while traveling extensively across North America.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced process tuning for Boiler or BOP processes
• Work with plant operations teams, while at site, to ensure effective tuning of plant processes for optimized productivity of steam and electricity
• Develop and implement startup and tuning activities for major retrofit projects
• Generate and store tuning reports for all site tuning
• Work with stimulation group to startup and tune high fidelity systems for different customer units
• Conduct site acceptance and performance testing for major retrofit projects to meet contractual performance targets
• Apply highly specialized knowledge and skills in an advisory or technical assistant role to engineering and management teams on complex technical or related problems
• Contact customers to review and promote their needs for service, maintenance contracts, system adds, and stand-alone system requirements
• Develop and advise the implementation of "engineered system" projects or system adds using current and non-current technologies
• Provide project management on large projects during installation, start-up, or where it is required to supervise our subcontractors
• Provide recommendations for hiring of Field Engineers and participate in interviews, performance evaluations, etc.
• Analyze, investigate, and resolve customer warranty and policy claims

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical degree
• A minimum of eight (8) years of field engineering related experience
• Strong understanding of power plant operation and controls
• Strong understanding of control schemes for Boiler and Turbine on conventional and combined cycle plants as well as water treatment and renewable power generating facilities
• Demonstrated experience tuning conventional, combined cycle, or renewable plants
• Willingness and ability to travel 80% of time, primarily in North America
• Capable of displaying a high degree of ingenuity, resourcefulness, and competence in day-to-day technical activities
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits

• Medical insurance plans with dental and vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee resource groups
• Recognition programs
• Flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave