Process Tuner Field Engineer - DCS

Emerson•Houston, TX

19h•$82,800 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Emerson is hiring a Process Tuner Field Engineer for its Power and Water Solutions team. The role is based in Houston, Texas, with remote work possible for candidates who have prior process tuner and Ovation DCS experience and are willing to travel 80% of the time. The engineer provides advanced process tuning for boiler or balance-of-plant processes, works with plant operations teams to optimize steam and electricity productivity, and develops and implements startup and tuning activities for retrofit projects. The position also contributes to service and field project business development, manages resources, provides matrix supervision to Field Engineers, advises engineering and management teams on complex technical issues, and supports customers in the power industry. Travel is primarily in North America. The position requires legal authorization to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
At least 8 years of field-engineering-related experience.
Strong understanding of power plant operation and controls.
Strong understanding of boiler and turbine control schemes in conventional and combined-cycle plants, as well as water treatment and renewable power-generating facilities.
Demonstrated experience tuning conventional, combined-cycle, or renewable plants.
Willingness and ability to travel 80% of the time, primarily in North America.
Ability to demonstrate ingenuity, resourcefulness, and competence in day-to-day technical activities; recognized industry authority with demonstrated competence in related fields.
Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Previous Ovation DCS experience.

Responsibilities

Provide advanced process tuning for boiler or balance-of-plant processes.
Work with plant operations teams at customer sites to tune plant processes for optimized steam and electricity productivity.
Develop and implement startup and tuning activities for major retrofit projects.
Generate and store tuning reports for site tuning.
Work with the stimulation group to start up and tune high-fidelity systems for customer units.
Conduct site acceptance and performance testing for major retrofit projects to meet contractual performance targets.
Apply specialized knowledge in an advisory or technical-assistant role to engineering and management teams addressing complex technical or related problems.
Contact customers to review and promote needs for service, maintenance contracts, system additions, and stand-alone system requirements.
Develop and advise on the implementation of engineered-system projects or system additions using current and non-current technologies.
Provide project management on large projects during installation and startup, or supervise subcontractors such as system installers when required.
Recommend candidates for Field Engineer hiring and participate in interviews and performance evaluations.
Analyze, investigate, and resolve customer warranty and policy claims, applying knowledge of warranty and policy obligations and restrictions.