Turbine Controls Design Engineer

Woodward Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Overtime & remote travel premium

Study assistance

Employer superannuation contributions

Leave entitlements

Internal training

Job summary

Woodward Inc. in Sydney seeks an experienced engineer to develop and integrate medium- to high-complexity control systems for power generation, including aeroderivative gas turbines.

You will lead or assist projects, collaborate across functions, and develop design documents and software to meet standards and WHS obligations. Responsibilities include commissioning support, operational troubleshooting, mentoring junior engineers, and exploring new technologies to improve performance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering accredited by Engineers Australia or equivalent
• At least four (4) years’ experience in power generation controls
• Proficiency in CAD
• Reading PNID/FNID diagrams and digital logic
• Experience with industrial controls programming
• Experience with Modbus, EGD, OPC protocols
• Own transportation and rights to work in Australia

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate medium- to high-complexity control systems for power generation
• Lead or assist projects; collaborate with PMs; develop design documents and software
• Ensure designs meet applicable standards and WHS obligations
• Support commissioning and troubleshooting; mentor engineers
• Occasional travel for training or system commissioning (<10–15% yearly)

Skills

CAD

Schematics reading

Industrial controls programming

Modbus/EGD/OPC protocols

FBD programming

Gas turbine controls

AS3000/AS3008 conductors

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (EA accredited)

Tools

MicroNet

Flex500

505/505HT/505XT

Job description

Day to Day:

You will focus on developing and integrating medium- to high-complexity control systems for power generation systems, including aeroderivative gas turbines. You will assist or lead projects, collaborate across functions (especially with PMs), and develop design documents and software, ensuring designs meet applicable standards, project requirements, and work health and safety (WHS) obligations.

You will also support commissioning and operational troubleshooting, mentor less-experienced engineers, and potentially investigate emerging technologies to improve system performance and reliability. You will report directly to the Australian Engineering Manager.

Occasional travel may be required for customer training or system commissioning, typically less than 10-15% of the year.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering accredited by Engineers Australia, or a qualification eligible for recognition as equivalent.
• Experience: At least four (4) years’ experience in power generation controls.
• Proficiency in CAD (computer aided drafting),
• Proficiency at reading schematics and diagrams (PNID/FNID, etc) and digital logic.
• Experience with industrial controls programming
• Experience with industrial communications protocols, such as Modbus, EGD, OPC
• Own transportation
• Rights to work in Australia

What would set apart our ideal candidate?

• Exceptional communications skills
• Autonomous, self-directed, proactive: you know when to soldier on and when to escalate or ask for help
• Direct experience with Function Block Diagram (FBD) programming
• Direct experience with gas turbine controls, protection, and/or operations.
• Specify conductors per AS3000 / AS3008
• Exposure to industrial managed network design & security
• Exposure to Woodward controllers, e.g. MicroNet, Flex500, 505/505HT/505XT, etc

Why work for Woodward?

Here in Sydney, we are a small, collaborative team looking for the right cultural fit. We’re just one arm of a global company: our customers include leaders in the power generation industry, and our team is supported by Woodward’s product & application specialists in multiple continents. Woodward also offers:

• Annual cash bonus opportunity
• Overtime & remote travel premium
• Study assistance and professional development opportunities (conditions apply)
• Employer superannuation contributions in accordance with Australian requirements
• Annual leave, personal/carer’s leave, compassionate leave, and public holidays in accordance with applicable Australian legislation and company policy
• Internal training with international experts