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Position Overview:
The Application Lead is responsible for the design of diverse complex control systems for rotating equipment, including but not limited to reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, steam and gas turbines, and aero derivative gas turbines. The design may include auxiliary systems like seal gas and lubrication, process interface, vibration monitoring, fire and gas systems, safety systems, definition of instrumentation, and design of control rooms.
The job is to make sure that the systems and processes operate effectively, efficiently and safely.
A thorough understanding of the organization as the role includes multidisciplinary activities, working closely with colleagues around the world and across different functions including Software Engineers, Drafting, Operations, Procurement and other Engineering teams. The Application Lead role is the main technical interface with the customer, supported by the Project Manager on the commercial and execution side.
Application Leads report to the Applications Manager. The Application Lead is part of the Controls Engineering team together with the Software Engineers and Drafting.
Primary location: Houston, Texas
Responsibilities:
Design of rotating equipment control system solutions for new and existing equipment (modifications/upgrades)
Design and/or understanding of control algorithms for specialized control system functions, like fuel control and anti-surge control.
Creation of documents which include but are not limited to quality documents, face layout, bill of materials, I/O list, schematic diagrams, terminal block layout, alarm and shutdown matrix, control narrative, loop diagrams, installation and commissioning guide and other contract specific documents.
Less than 5% travel/year expected.
10% availability outside regular work hours, to support customer phone or web meetings, internal or factory acceptance tests.
Responsible for participating in the following meetings: handover from marketing, customer kickoff and scheduled meetings, hardware design review, handover to manufacturing, software design review, handover to test, in-test design review, final design review and FAT related meetings.
Coordination with the Drafting team to produce and review the schematics.
Coordination with the Software team to support the software development and testing.
Collaboration with the research and development team.
Support to the GTM (go to market) team in finding the best solution for the customer needs.
Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical, instrumentation and controls engineering or similar. In lieu of degree, 10+ years of relevant experience.
Effective communication skills both verbal and written, both 1-1 and group situations.
5 years or more experience working on an engineering environment for turbomachinery control systems.
5 years or more experience with different controls and process instrumentation systems.
Ability to understand P&IDs, instrument datasheets and electrical schematics.
Knowledge of industrial communication protocols including OPC, Modbus, Ethernet, Profibus, etc.
Familiar with motor driven centrifugal compressors and steam, gas and aero-derivative gas turbines.
Familiar with generator sets.
Knowledge of auxiliary systems like lube oil and seal gas.
Familiar with load sharing control strategy.
Strong team working skills and creative problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
A high level of attention to detail.
Adaptable to change, able to switch between different control systems designs on different projects.
Familiar with the NEC, NFPA, ISA, IEC, CSA, UL, ATEX, NEMA and other industry relevant standards and directives.
Familiar with hazardous area classification.
Familiar with SIL, safety integrity levels.
Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience:
PLC and HMI basic knowledge.
Familiar with Dresser-Rand rotating equipment.
Familiar with motor driven reciprocating compressors.
Familiar with VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) equipment.
Familiar with Rolls-Royce aero-derivative equipment.
Familiar with fire and gas systems.
Familiar with Bently Nevada, Detronics F&G, Woodward Micronet and CCC.
For generator sets, steam turbine governor with non-extraction, single or dual extraction.
Panel design, cable tray, conduit layouts, junction box design, cable sizing and routing.
Balance of Plant.
Motor Control Center.
Battery banks / UPS Systems.
SIL design engineering, SIL study development, SIL calculations.
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