Service Engineer - Engine Controls, Energy Business

Service Engineer - Engine Controls, Energy Business

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help partners accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through market‑leading technologies and power system modelling expertise.

The Wärtsilä Energy Business – North Region team has a vacancy for a Service Engineer, Engine Controls
.

• Solve technical and operational problems at our customer’s engine power plants.
• Support preventative maintenance activities according to maintenance programs.
• Support New Build and Commissioning teams on project delivery.
• Manage and maintain good relationships with the customer during work execution.
• Participate in customer meetings as local support for electrical and automation scope.
• Create service work reports and other relevant documentation related to site or customer visits.
• Be able to travel to our customer facilities for service attendance within Canada, US and the Caribbean.
• Be on service jobs about 80% of the year.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Controls & Automation, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent diploma.

The candidate should have a minimum of three (3) years’ work experience with:

• PLC programming and troubleshooting:
  Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider etc.
• Understanding of PLC function blocks and ladder diagrams.
• Wonderware or other applicable HMI platforms.
• Proficient on standard industrial network protocols (Modbus TCP, Profibus, CAN‑bus, CIP, Ether Net/IP, Device
  
  NET, Control
  
  NET, Industrial Ethernet etc.).
• Programming of firewalls and routers.
• Woodward control systems for diesel and gas engines.
• Reciprocating Gas Engine Control Systems (Wärtsilä, MAN, MaK, Caterpillar, Bergen etc).

• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills.
• Good electrical knowledge.
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong focus on safety protocols and QEHS standards.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Project management skills.

This position requires an 80% travel commitment, encompassing both domestic and international, including onshore and offshore locations. Prospective candidates should be prepared to fulfill these travel obligations.

Last application date: 13/01/2026

Candidates for regular U.S and Puerto Rico positions must be a U.S. citizen, national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee with valid work permit or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255a(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H1B, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Wärtsilä North America is an EOE/AA employer. We value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities.

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals in more than 230 locations in 77 countries shapes the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe.