Senior Turbine Specialist

Jobtailor; Kentucky; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Kentucky is seeking a senior Turbine Controls Engineer to lead commissioning efforts and deliver complex turbine control projects. You will act as the design authority, guiding the engineering discipline through testing, installation, and commissioning phases.

The role requires extensive experience with gas turbines, ABB DCS, and field instrumentation, along with strong customer communication skills and project management abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 10+ years of turbine controls experience including commissioning.
• Hands-on experience with rotary equipment focusing on centrifugal compressors and gas turbines.
• Experience with 7EA, 7FA, 9FA, 6B, 6FA heavy duty gas turbines.
• Deep understanding of thermodynamics and sensor interaction statistics.
• Knowledge of ABB DCS and instrumentation (sensors, transducers, drives).
• Experience with turbine OEM control systems (SGT-600, Solar Gas Turine, GE LM series).
• Must have US work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Act as design authority for a turbine engineering discipline.
• Deliver assignments across multiple projects cost-effectively.
• Ensure compliance with specifications, quality, safety, and cybersecurity policies.
• Perform commissioning activities for Turbine Control projects.
• Coordinate design, testing, installation, and commissioning activities.
• Coach colleagues on translating conceptual designs into engineering documentation.
• Share best practices and lessons learned from past projects.
• Report to the Turbine Controls Ops Manager.

Skills

Turbine commissioning

Gas turbine knowledge

Control systems architecture

Project management

Customer communication

Thermodynamics

Field instrumentation

ABB DCS

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

ABB DCS (Symphony Plus/Harmony/Melody)

Windows OS

Windows applications

Virus scanners

Job description

• Serve as a design authority for an engineering discipline
• Complete assignments across multiple moderate-size projects or portions of major projects cost-effectively
• Ensure assignments comply with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards
• Perform commissioning activities for assigned Turbine Control projects
• Work with customers to shape and deliver solutions
• Seek customer feedback to drive improvements
• Create work plans and cost estimates for the project portfolio
• Ensure quality and timely implementation within targeted costs
• Coordinate design manufacturing/staging, testing, installation, and commissioning
• Coach engineering colleagues on translating conceptual designs into engineering documentation
• Share best practices and lessons learned from past projects
• Report to the Turbine Controls Ops Manager
• Deliver Steam Turbine and Combustion Turbine projects as part of the Turbine Controls Team

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering discipline
• 10+ years of experience in turbine controls with focus on turbine commissioning projects
• Hands on experience of executing a variety of rotary equipment projects, focusing mainly on centrifugal type process compressors & compressor drives (Gas Turbines)
• Hands on experience on 7EA, 7FA, 9FA, 6B & 6FA Heavy Duty Gas Turbines
• Deep understanding of thermodynamics and statistical approach of sensor interaction
• Knowledge of structural and functional architecture of control systems and process knowledge to predict performance degradation, abnormality of operations, and operation point shift from design
• Experience executing projects with turbine OEM control systems, with major focus on SGT-600, Solar Gas Turbine, and GE LM series machines
• Knowledge of control philosophy for Oil, Gas & chemical plants
• Knowledge of field instrumentation, including sensors, transducers, and drives related to Pressure, Flow, Temperature, and Level
• Knowledge of ABB DCS (Symphony Plus/Harmony/Melody)
• Knowledge of network engineering and IT developments, including PC handling, Windows applications, PC configurations, virus scanners, interfaces, and backup
• Knowledge of Windows operating system
• Excellent customer satisfaction and communication skills to provide alternative solutions
• Must have valid US work authorization

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in turbine controls and commissioning projects, with a strong focus on Gas Turbines and rotary equipment. Capable of delivering high-quality engineering solutions while ensuring compliance with safety and cybersecurity standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Turbine Commissioning Experience
• Gas Turbine Knowledge
• Control Systems Architecture
• Customer Communication Skills
• Project Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Turbine Controls
• Centrifugal Process Compressors
• Thermodynamics
• Field Instrumentation
• Control Philosophy
• ABB DCS
• Windows Operating System
• Network Engineering
• Statistical Analysis
• Project Cost Estimation

Soft Skills

• Customer Satisfaction
• Coaching
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Oil and Gas
• Chemical Plants
• Safety Requirements
• Cybersecurity Policies
• Engineering Documentation

Tools & Technologies

• SGT-600
• Solar Gas Turbine
• GE LM Series Machines
• Windows Applications
• Virus Scanners