SGT Controls Field Service Representative

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The SGT Field Service Controls Engineer is a Region North America Field Service Representative position reporting to the Gas Turbine Field Service Manager in the Siemens Energy group, based in Canada. This is a position responsible for performing various facets involving the commissioning and servicing of the company’s nameplate SGT 100-400 product lines from a controls perspective. The position is the primary source of technical information and services at our customer sites.

The SGT Controls Engineer serves as the link between our customers and the rest of the company including but not limited to management, sales, and technical support.

• Maintain the highest level of a zero-harm culture by following and enforcing all company and customer EHS policies and programs.
• Energize equipment, load software, and establish communication on various makes of PLC platforms. Ability to make minor and major software changes during the course of normal service or commissioning activities, including changes in both PLCs and HMI systems. Perform loop checks, calibrations and troubleshooting of all field end devices.
• Interact with different levels of customer and Siemens organizations to report progress, resolve issues, and identify potential services to be offered based on customer needs.
• Perform complex troubleshooting as required on machinery and ancillary systems. Coordinate with engineering in reporting and implementing changes as necessary to resolve issues. Maintain accurate backup copies of all system software.
• Communicate progress, schedules, and open items with client. Prepare detailed technical reports.
• Travel for extended periods of time, both domestic and international as assigned and perform duties on day or night shift under difficult conditions, heat, cold, noise, etc. with the ability to travel on short notice and work weekends and holidays. Must carry valid passport and driver’s license and be able to pass both required background checks and required drug and alcohol testing.
  
  International assignments are likely to include travel to developing countries.

• This role is focused on SGT 100-400 controls systems and commissioning, but ability to cross train and be utilized in related product families is expected.
• The FSR is technically responsible for all facets of the company’s scope of work during equipment installation and/or subsequent service inspections/outages.
• A 4-year engineering degree or a minimum of 5-7 years of direct related experience, and advanced understanding of instrumentation and control systems, PLCs, and ability to understand and interpret engineering drawings and technical documents.
• Must hold valid driver’s license and passport.
• Previous SGT 100-400 gas turbine controls training/certification/experience on Siemens Controls Systems and commissioning activities including S7, PCS7, Mk II and Allen-Bradley Control Logix in power generation or oil and gas industries.

The Siemens Energy Canada Field Service Operations team serves a growing market of small and medium gas turbines. Our personnel service the fleet across Canada and occasionally in the USA or abroad. Our personnel are highly trained and perform at a high level of expectation to safely provide OEM valued service to our clients.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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