Senior Power Controls Engineer - Gas Turbine & Microgrid

Jereh North America Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gen-Systems Power Solutions is expanding its engineering team to support power generation, microgrid, and data center power projects. We seek a Senior Controls Engineer with hands-on power generation experience to design, program, integrate, commission, and troubleshoot control systems for gas turbine generator packages and multi-unit power systems.

This role focuses on power generation controls, not general manufacturing automation, and involves working with GE LM2500/LM6000, Siemens

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as listed in related technical disciplines.
• 10+ years of controls engineering experience in power generation.
• Direct experience with gas turbine generators or gensets.
• Experience with GE LM2500 and LM6000 controls.
• Hands-on programming and troubleshooting of control software.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC platforms.
• Experience with Woodward turbine or generator controls.
• Knowledge of sequencing, interlocks, alarms, trips, and shutdown logic.
• Experience integrating equipment with SCADA, HMI, remote monitoring, or industrial IoT.
• Experience supporting commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting of generation equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement controls for gas turbine generator and microgrid power systems.
• Develop and modify controls for LM2500, LM6000, Siemens A05/SGT-A05, and associated packages.
• Write, modify, test, and troubleshoot PLC and power-generation control software.
• Develop operating sequences, permissives, interlocks, alarms, trips, and shutdown logic.
• Configure and support Allen-Bradley PLC and Woodward control platforms.
• Integrate turbine and generator controls with SCADA, HMI, remote monitoring, and IIoT systems.
• Support generator synchronization, sequencing, load sharing, and multi-unit operation.
• Review electrical schematics, control drawings, I/O lists, and communications architecture.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and controls validation.
• Work with Engineering, R&D, PM, Manufacturing, Field Service, suppliers, and customers during projects.

Skills

Power generation controls

Gas turbine generators

SCADA/HMI integration

PLC programming

Remote monitoring/IoT

Multi-unit synchronization

Project collaboration

Process control design

Troubleshooting controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Controls/Automation/Computer Engineering

Tools

GE LM2500 controls

GE LM6000 controls

Siemens A05/SGT-A05 controls

Allen-Bradley PLC platforms

Woodward controls

SCADA platforms

Job description

Gen-Systems Power Solutions is expanding its engineering team to support power generation, microgrid, and data center power projects. We seek a Senior Controls Engineer with hands-on power generation experience to design, program, integrate, commission, and troubleshoot control systems for gas turbine generator packages and multi-unit power systems.

This role focuses on power generation controls, not general manufacturing automation, and involves working with GE LM2500/LM6000, Siemens