Senior Gas Turbine Controls Engineer — Retrofit & Modernization

Emerson

Latham (NY)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 129,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Emerson Power & Water Solutions seeks a Senior Controls Engineer - Gas Turbine Solutions to join our team in Latham, NY. This role focuses on modernizing legacy turbine controls and delivering advanced automation solutions for North America’s power generation facilities.

You will work on gas turbine retrofit projects using Ovation DCS, collaborating with customers and cross-functional teams to improve reliability, performance, and operational flexibility. Travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
5+ years of controls engineering, automation, or power generation experience.
Experience designing, configuring, testing, or commissioning industrial control systems.
Willingness to travel up to 20% across North America.
Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Lead design, development, and implementation of gas turbine control solutions for modernization and retrofit projects.
Apply turbine control philosophy, startup sequencing, combustion control, fuel management, and protection systems.
Develop, configure, document, and test control logic and operator interfaces on Ovation platform.
Support engineering design, reviews, testing, commissioning, and startup.
Collaborate with customers, project managers, field engineers, and cross-functional teams.