Engineer jobs in United States

• Lead and safe delivery of installation, pre‑commissioning and commissioning activities for power generation systems to achieve client acceptance and handover.
• Produce and approve commissioning procedures, test packs, witnessed test certificates, and final close‑out documentation.
• Troubleshoot complex technical faults during early‑life operation and coordinate supplier/engineering interventions to restore availability.

• Develop and maintain detailed commissioning schedules, outage and permit plans, resource rosters and material/spares forecasts to meet project milestones.
• Prioritise and allocate commissioning tasks to maximise crew productivity and project profitability while controlling consumables within delegated budgets.
• Manage minor variations, raise RFIs and coordinate contractor/vendor scope and attendance for FAT/SAT and site works.

• Ensure compliance with HSE, QA/QC, permit‑to‑work and regulatory requirements and sign off safety and quality records.
• Present status, technical issues and acceptance results to clients, principals, regional operations and senior management and escalate risks that exceed authority limits.
• Capture field failures and reliability data, compile root‑cause product issue reports, and coordinate corrective actions with suppliers and engineering to drive continuous product improvement and support NPI.

• Lead and deliver safe, compliant commissioning of power generation and related systems, producing completed commissioning records, witnessed test certificates, and client acceptance packs.

• Produce and maintain detailed commissioning schedules, switch/permit plans, resourcing rosters, and outage windows; align milestones with project timelines and client constraints.

• Supervise the commissioning team (commissioning engineers, coordinators, technicians), select and develop site personnel, run daily briefings and toolbox talks, and ensure competent delivery on site.

• Ensure all commissioning activities follow company procedures, HSE protocols, QA/QC requirements and permit‑to‑work rules; create and sign off safety and quality documentation.

Provide expert on‑site and remote technical support for installation issues, debugging, reliability investigations, and early‑life failures; escalaten complex defects to engineering and suppliers.

• Capture recurring field defects and performance data; compile root‑cause product issue reports; coordinate corrective actions with suppliers and engineering to drive product improvements.

• Validate new equipment in the field, feed commissioning lessons into design reviews, confirm readiness of spares and documentation, and support controlled rollouts across regions.

• Investigate warranty/CPI cases, document findings, recommend remedial actions, and provide formal reports to commercial and service teams for claims and reliability improvements.

• Prioritise commissioning and support jobs to maximise crew utilisation and reduce downtime; control consumable and spare‑part usage within delegated budgets.

• Present commissioning status, technical issues, and acceptance results to principals, regional operations, clients, and management; issue RFIs, variation requests, and milestone reports.

• Prepare final handover documentation, operations/training sessions for client teams, and formal close‑out reports that record outstanding punch lists and warranty arrangements.

• Maintain clear personal accountability for meeting milestones, KPIs, and escalation obligations; keep accurate, auditable records of decisions and approvals.

• Qualified Electrical/Mechanical Engineer, Technologist, Technician or Equivalent.
• Qualified Artisan [Electrical/Mechanic in relevant trade (e.g. Electrician or Diesel Mechanic].
• Trade test.
• Supervisor Installation and Commissioning experience.
• Minimum 10 years’ post‑apprentice experience will be an advantage.
• At least 10 years’ experience with installation and commissioning of generators or power generation systems.
• Extensive knowledge of all power equipment and products.
• Technical Representative/ Product Analyst experience will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated practical and theoretical training skills and sound interpersonal relationship skills.
• Computer Literate (MS Office & applicable Caterpillar software applications).
• Trouble shooting skills, problem solving skills and vast experience on failure analysis.
• Experience of project management and MS Projects Scheduling.
• Mechanical & Electrical experience.
• Power Generation.