Process Tuner Field Engineer (Boiler/Ovation) – Remote

Emerson; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a Process Tuner Field Engineer to join our Power and Water Solutions team. The role is based in Houston, TX, with remote flexibility for candidates who have Ovation DCS experience and are willing to travel up to 80%.

You will lead advanced tuning efforts for boiler/BOP processes, work with plant operations at sites, and guide retrofit startups. This position requires 8+ years of field engineering, a technical degree, and US work authorization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical degree.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of field engineering related experience.
• Strong understanding of power plant operation and controls.
• Strong understanding of Boiler and Turbine control schemes on conventional and combined cycle plants as well as water treatment and renewable power generating facilities.
• Demonstrated experience tuning conventional, combined cycle, or renewable plants.
• Willingness and ability to travel 80% of time, primarily in North America.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced process tuning for Boiler or BOP processes.
• Work with plant operations teams, while at site, to ensure effective tuning of plant processes for optimized productivity of steam and electricity.
• Develop and implement startup and tuning activities for major retrofit projects.
• Generate and store tuning reports for all site tuning.
• Work with stimulation group to startup and tune high fidelity systems for different customer units.
• Conduct site acceptance and performance testing for major retrofit projects to meet contractual performance targets.
• Apply highly specialized knowledge and skills in an advisory or technical assistant role to engineering and management teams on complex technical or related problems.
• Contact customers to review and promote their needs for service, maintenance contracts, system adds, and stand-alone system requirements.
• Develop and advise the implementation of "engineered system" projects or system adds using current and non-current technologies.
• Provide project management on large projects during installation, start-up, or where it is required to supervise our subcontractors.
• Provide recommendations for hiring of Field Engineers and participate in interviews, performance evaluations, etc.
• Analyze, investigate, and resolve customer warranty and policy claims.

Skills

Field Engineering

Process Tuning

Boiler

Ovation DCS

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical degree

Tools

Ovation DCS

Job description

Emerson is seeking a Process Tuner Field Engineer to join our Power and Water Solutions team. The role is based in Houston, TX, with remote flexibility for candidates who have Ovation DCS experience and are willing to travel up to 80%.

You will lead advanced tuning efforts for boiler/BOP processes, work with plant operations at sites, and guide retrofit startups. This position requires 8+ years of field engineering, a technical degree, and US work authorization.