Contract Performance Engineer - Gas Turbines & Controls

Siemens Energy; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Flexible benefits portal

Pension scheme

Career development

Challenging projects

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Lincoln seeks an early-career Contract Support Performance Engineer to define how gas turbine configurations and controls meet customer contracts. You will specify core engine controls, operational philosophies and contract-specific requirements from bid stage through acceptance testing.

You will work with a specialist performance team supporting Sales, Bids and Proposals, Core Engineering, Manufacturing, Test and Customer Support to predict installed engine performance and

Qualifications

• Master's level qualification in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Mathematics, Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong background in maths, physics, numerical analysis and statistical investigation.
• Understanding of gas turbine simple cycle operation and basic thermodynamics.
• Experience with engineering software, data analysis tools or programming (VBA, MATLAB, C#, FORTRAN or Visual Basic).
• Experience or interest in prediction modelling, database management, process automation, performance testing, instrumentation limitations or controls specification.
• Strong communication, report writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Specify core engine controls settings and operational philosophies for customer contracts from bid stage to delivery and acceptance testing.
• Develop and maintain contract controls specifications, settings documentation, limits and settings databases.
• Support assessment of engine performance, validation of production and development test results, and prediction of site-installed performance.
• Collaborate with Sales, Bids & Proposals, Core Engineering, Test and R&D to align engine models and validation testing.
• Contribute to development and automation of performance assessment, prediction methods, data analysis tools and supporting software.
• Manage complex engineering documentation and approvals while communicating technical information clearly to internal teams and customers.

Skills

Maths

Physics

Numerical analysis

Statistical investigation

Programming experience

Data analysis tools

Education

Masters in Mechanical Eng

Aeronautical Eng

Mathematics

Software Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

VBA

C#

FORTRAN

Visual Basic

Job description

Siemens Energy in Lincoln seeks an early-career Contract Support Performance Engineer to define how gas turbine configurations and controls meet customer contracts. You will specify core engine controls, operational philosophies and contract-specific requirements from bid stage through acceptance testing.

You will work with a specialist performance team supporting Sales, Bids and Proposals, Core Engineering, Manufacturing, Test and Customer Support to predict installed engine performance and