Description :
Business Unit: GE Infrastructure, Energy
Function: Manufacturing
Location: Unspecified, US
Job #: 832432
Posted: Jul 02, 2008 Responsibilities
* Become a part of the GE Wind Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Wind Farm Management Systems (WFMS) from Inquiry to Order (ITO) to contractual completion.
* Accurately commission the systems and perform all acceptance testing to ensure correct system performance.
* Follow-up customer issues and perform necessary troubleshooting and corrective measures.
* Work with other GE field support organizations, acting as the "top-tier" field support for the SCADA and Wind Farm Management products. These products include WindSCADA, VisuPro, and web-based turbine HMI.
* Prompt closure of field issues , interfacing with engineering on known issues and solutions, and promptly issuing feedback to the product development teams. These duties will be achieved directly and through leadership of a global support team. It will also include coordinating field efforts in order to support the new product introductions and the validation of these products during field trials.
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Qualifications
* BS degree in Engineering, or other technical degree or 4 yrs of experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Electronic Technician, or Fiber-optic networking, or Refinery Technician working with DCS.
* Minimum of 1 year experience in applying, commissioning and supporting data acquisition and reporting systems, with particular emphasis on troubleshooting.
* Greenbelt Certified (GE employees only).
Eligibility requirements:
* Willingness to travel 75% to 95% occasionally with short notice.
* The U.S. Government restricts access by Foreign Nationals to certain types of technology and technical data. Consequently, this posting is intended only for U.S. nationals, permanent resident aliens (i.e., Green Card holder), and protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act.
* You must be willing to submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process.
* You must be willing to take a drug test as part of the selection process.
* You must be 18 years or older.
* You must submit your application for employment through gecareers.com to be considered.
Desired
* Working knowledge of SCADA systems and real time control design and implementation.
* Minimum of 1 year experience commissioning wind turbines with emphasis on troubleshooting.
* Experience in operating user interfaces for real-time and historical data.
* Experience in software, particularly Delphi, C / C++, VB, or SQL.
* Understanding of electric utility industry.
* Strong analytical capabilities and ability to lead in cross-functional and global team environments.
* Ability to quickly establish credibility with internal and end-user customers.
* Ability to solve problems under time pressure and rigorous quality and process focus.
* Willingness to travel extensively (~75%), occasionally with short notice.
General
* GE Energy (www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2006 revenue of $19 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy works in al areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels. Under ecomagination, GE will invest $1.5 billion annually in research in cleaner technologies by 2010, up from $700 million in 2004.With wind turbine design, manufacturing and assembly facilities in Germany, Spain, China, Canada and the United States, GE Energy is among the leading providers of wind energy products and support services ranging from commercial wind turbines and grid integration products to project development assistance and operation and maintenance. The company's knowledge base includes the development and/or installation of more than 9,100 wind turbines with a total rated output of 8,600 megawatts.
GE is an equal opportunity employer, offering a great work environment, challenging career opportunities, professional training and competitive compensation.
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