System Engineer - Plant Operability Design

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Role Summary/Purpose:

The Plant Operability & Design team has the concept and design responsibility for the water/steam cycle as well as for the overall plant integration and the overall plant control. The team duties include defining the basic design parameters of the plant, issuing functional equipment specifications, specifying operating and control concepts, as well as control narratives for the plant control. It serves both NPI and OTR projects, performs dynamic simulations and provides ITO support including concept verification and functional guarantee definition.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Within this team, the System Engineer has the concept and design responsibility for his/her area of work. For projects in execution phase, he/she is required to consider the project-specific contractual design requirements to align them with partners and/or customers in coordination with project management.

For NPI projects, the Plant/Product Development Specification forms the base for his/her work and requires close coordination within the project team and with the Program Manager. Technical regulations and standards as well as GEV’s EHS policy form part of the plant systems design.

The System Engineer has the technical and time schedule responsibility for his/her engineering work and services within the project, which includes:

• Verification of the overall cycle concept as well as defining individual BOP system concepts

• Performing system design calculations and issuing functional equipment specifications

• Defining operation concepts for BOP systems and HRSG as well as for plant start-up and load control

• Participating in software acceptance tests

• Providing site support during project commissioning

• Leading design and cost comparison on system level for NPI programs

• Preparing Control Specifications for individual system and overall plant control, with a strong level of technical ownership

• Supporting commissioning activities mainly remotely, while being flexible for short site missions when required

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines from an accredited university or college, or equivalent knowledge and experience

• At least 10 years of experience with minimum 5 years in power plant engineering

• Experience in control specification and plant control-related engineering

• Problem analysis and resolution skills

• Willingness to travel

• Fluency in English

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills; able to interface effectively within the organization across different functions as well as outside the company with customers and partners

• Demonstrated experience in documenting, planning, promoting, and managing programs that strengthen business knowledge, understanding, and capabilities.

• Familiarity with root cause analysis methodologies for RCA and NCR handling

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