Senior Automation Engineer – Hydroelectric BOP

Voith GmbH Group; York (York County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Voith US Inc. is seeking a senior technical engineer for the Automation & Balance of Plant (BOP) team. The role leads engineering strategy, design, and delivery of hydroelectric plant components for regional projects within a global group.

Expect leadership of specialized areas of reliability and project execution. Responsibilities include coordinating a multi-disciplinary team, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring high-quality engineering during sourcing, manufacturing and field operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.
• Effective teamwork skills to lead a project team of Engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task based on business needs.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy to work product.
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience in an engineering environment, specifically energy/hydro power generation with a proven track record of successful project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering standards and processes to ensure excellence.
• Lead and supervise technical product solutions and customer decisions or problem resolutions.
• Coordinate an engineering team to perform optimizations across electrical and mechanical studies.
• Contribute to achieving annual fiscal year goals and long-term goals for engineering and business.
• Mentor junior engineers via RCA reports, CARs and lessons learned database.
• Provide engineering support for sourcing, manufacturing and field operations.
• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule with the master scheduler, focusing on critical path and outage duration.
• Evaluate technical risks in OTO and OTC, including design reviews and FMEA processes.
• Ensure compliance and improvement of engineering standards and design guidelines.
• Integrate designs with turbine/generator, field, and commissioning engineering.
• Proficient use of SolidEdge CAD and SAP to create/review solid models, drawings and BOMs.
• Travel may be required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Multi-tasking

Organization

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidEdge CAD

SAP

Job description

Voith US Inc. is seeking a senior technical engineer for the Automation & Balance of Plant (BOP) team. The role leads engineering strategy, design, and delivery of hydroelectric plant components for regional projects within a global group.

Expect leadership of specialized areas of reliability and project execution. Responsibilities include coordinating a multi-disciplinary team, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring high-quality engineering during sourcing, manufacturing and field operations.