Lead Generator Controls Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary technical authority for generator controls and excitation system applications.

• Develop engineering standards, best practices, and technical rigor throughout projects.

• Guide and mentor engineers by providing technical expertise.

• Facilitate technical reviews, design discussions, and investigations into root causes.

• Address significant technical challenges across development, manufacturing, commissioning, and field operations.

• Oversee the planning, execution, and completion of complex engineering projects.

• Define the scope, objectives, risks, and technical deliverables of projects.

• Ensure project alignment with scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards.

• Assist with quoting, planning, and evaluating project risks.

• Promote accountability and effective communication among cross-functional teams.

• Lead Customer Witness Tests and assist with Site Acceptance Tests.

• Offer troubleshooting support for installation, commissioning, and operational concerns.

• Analyze field data and suggest corrective measures.

• Deliver both remote and on-site support to customers.

• Enhance engineering tools, processes, product quality, and execution efficiency.

• Collaborate with NPI, quality, and cross-functional teams on continuous improvement initiatives.

• Assess and integrate new technologies, methods, and design strategies.

• Provide technical input to product strategy.

• Ensure adherence to quality standards, design practices, and engineering processes.

• Conduct design reviews and support compliance with technical and quality standards.

• Monitor quality and performance metrics.

• Advocate for technical excellence, safety, and ongoing improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Over 6 years of engineering experience in generator controls, excitation systems, power systems, or related industrial applications.

• Proven track record in a technical leadership, lead engineering, or project management role.

• Successful history of delivering complex engineering projects in cross-functional settings.

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

• Extensive knowledge of generator controls, excitation systems, and power electronics.

• Familiarity with potential source, bus-fed, brushless, DC rotating, and compound excitation systems.

• Experience with control systems and platforms from GE, Emerson, ABB, Rockwell, Siemens, Brush, Reivax, Alstom, and similar providers.

• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic abilities related to installation, commissioning, and field performance.

• Understanding of the integration of electrical and mechanical control systems.

• A Bachelor's degree is mandatory; a Master's degree is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Relocation Assistance Provided: No

• Remote work arrangement