HMI Technical Lead Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement benefits (401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Technical Leader in Services Projects for Gas Power Controls Engineering. The role leads technical scope execution from inquiry to commercial operation, covering HMI, networking, and control systems for turbines and balance of plant across market segments.

You will mentor engineers, drive architecture and testing plans, and collaborate with internal and external customers to ensure on-time, compliant delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in power generation and/or process control design, HMI and industrial networking.
• Strong background in HMI application software including Proficy iFix, Cimplicity, and Historian based products.
• Recent experience with Cisco network/HMI upgrades for steam turbine/gas turbine/balance of plant controllers with Modbus/GSM/OPC communication.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of time.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical scope execution and design for control systems projects across rotating equipment and balance of plant segments.
• Provide technical risk identification and mitigation across HMI and Networking scope.
• Ensure projects are executed on time and meet requirements through mentoring and direction of engineers.
• Support commercial teams with technical inputs for customer proposals and test plans.
• Coordinate system verification, validation, and commissioning activities.

Skills

Visualization software

Industrial networking

Project management

Communication skills

HMI software knowledge

Cisco networking

Cyber security

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Proficy iFix

Cimplicity

Historian

Job description

Job Description Summary

This position in Services Projects for Gas Power Controls Engineering is responsible for leadership in driving customer order fulfillment excellence, working across a global technology team focused on controls services fulfillment from order inquiry through customer acceptance and commercial operation. The TLE will support the requisition, design, structuring, validation, and commissioning of control systems for Controls Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Networking supporting all market segments including all rotating equipment such as turbines and generators and balance of plant applications. This role, in addition to closely collaborating with our internal & external customers, is critical in driving a team culture of technical system & domain depth, contemporary leadership, on-time quality execution and strong customer-focused mindset.

Job Description

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The controls HMI and Networking TLE is an engineering Technical Leader for Services Projects with overall responsibility for technical scope execution, design and implementation into production of controls system projects, covering all rotating equipment and balance of plant market segments. When assigned to a project, the TLE will be responsible for Technical Risk Identification and Mitigation across complete HMI and Networking scope using technical mentoring and direction skills with assigned functional controls engineers. The overall goal of the TLE role is to ensure projects are executed successfully by assigned project resources.

What You’ll Do:

• The HMI and Networking TLE position requires an individual that possesses a solid understanding of visualization software, industrial communication, cyber security and control systems as well as exhibits strong project management and communication skills.
• Technical ownership and project execution from commercial inquiry to customer commercial operation for high risk and complex projects as directed by leadership
• Support project and functional engineers to achieve on-time schedule performance, project milestones, customer deliverables, and compliance with regulations and standards
• Support the commercial teams for technical inputs needed to generate customer proposals
• Support and influence new products and product sustaining requirements definition
• Drive overall architecture, top level design, verification, validation and commissioning requirements through assigned project and functional engineers
• Ensure adequate system function, performance, interface, reliability, maintainability and safety requirements through design reviews
• Support and influence assigned controls, HMI and networking engineers to develop comprehensive test plans for system verification and validation, and customer system tests, site installation, startup and commissioning
• Coordinate flow down of internal and external customer requirements/ tasks to assigned functional engineers
• Support Project Engineers in customer discussions/reviews as needed
• Drive consistent solutions across all controls scope where appropriate
• Collaborate with and maintain close, responsive, and productive working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Enforce the application of controls HMI and networking design standards and practices

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in power generation and/or process control design, HMI and industrial networking
• Strong background in HMI application software including Proficy iFix, Cimplicity, and Historian based products
• Recent experience working on complex Cisco network/HMI upgrades for steam turbine/gas turbine/balance of plant controllers with Modbus/GSM/OPC communication with installed DCS
• Demonstrated ability to meet goals and objectives
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15% of time, as required
• Proven strong interpersonal and leadership skills

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

• Master’s degree in engineering
• Prior experience in Enhanced CDM, DLN Upgrades, Control Curve upgrades and other modification kits for Gas only/Dual – Fuel frame 6FA, 7FA, 7E, 9E, 9FA Gas Turbines on Mark V/VI/Vie controller platforms
• Expertise in legacy HMI systems (Windows NT/XP/7) and Mark V/Mark VI Controllers
• Prior experience in performing software modifications for Mark V/Mark VI/Mark VIe Controllers for turbine applications
• Experience in design & application of GE power generation controls, electrical, cyber, mechanical, or accessory systems
• Experience implementing cyber security systems
• Field installation experience for UCVx Upgrades, system integration/testing, network upgrades
• Cisco Shell, MS Office (including visio), VBA (limited), RedHat Linux (Basic OS), Windows NT/XP/7 (Basic OS), VMWare applications for virtualization, GE ControlST, GE eTCSS, Cimplicity, Proficy Machine Edition (Basic), National Instrument’s Labview, MATLAB, MPLAB C (Microcontroller compilers), Good software design practice for Mark V/VI/Vie controllers
• Knowledge or understanding of communication protocols such as Modbus, OPC, TCP / IP
• CompTIA Network+ certified
• Strong computer skills in setting up Windows based applications including Windows XP, Windows 2000, Win7
• Combined Cycle Power Plant design experience
• Experience providing technical mentoring and oversight to less experienced engineers
• Strong experience in power generation requisition, working with customers, project management or EPCs
• Proven oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated System Level thinking
• Agile product development process experience
• Experience in a matrix structure organization, working cross-functionally

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

Pay range for this position is between $124,500.00 and $207,700.00. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

Available benefits include:

• medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
• access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.