ABB Ltd

Senior Turbine Specialist

ABB Ltd$110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering discipline
  • Over 10 years of experience specifically in turbine controls focusing on commissioning projects
  • Hands-on experience with rotary equipment projects, especially centrifugal compressors and gas turbine drives
  • Proficiency with various gas turbine models including 7EA, 7FA, 9FA, 6B, and 6FA types
  • Deep understanding of thermodynamics and sensor interaction for product improvement
  • Knowledge of architectural control systems and process prediction effectively
  • Prior project execution experience with turbine OEM control systems, focusing on models such as SGT-600, Solar Gas Turbines, and GE LM series

Responsibilities

  • Lead commissioning activities for assigned Turbine Control projects
  • Collaborate with customers to develop and enhance solutions based on their feedback
  • Create comprehensive work plans and cost estimates, ensuring adherence to timelines and budget
  • Coordinate across functions to ensure effective design, testing, installation, and commissioning processes
  • Coach engineering team on best practices and documentation from conceptual designs to execution

Benefits

  • Choice between two medical plans (PPO and High Deductible Health Plan)
  • Two dental plan options available
  • Comprehensive vision benefit
  • Company-paid life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
  • Short Term Disability coverage for up to 26 weeks at company expense
  • Long Term Disability insurance covering 60% of pay, with a buy-up option
  • Parental leave policy allowing up to 6 weeks off
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program for mental and behavioral health support
  • 401k Savings Plan with company contributions to support retirement
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP) for stock ownership
  • Generous vacation policy under permissive time away policy with 11 paid holidays
Full Job Description

This position reports to:

Turbine Controls Ops Manager

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In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a design authority for an engineering discipline. Each day, you will complete assignments on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects in a cost-effective manner. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring assignments are completed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, safety requirements, and cybersecurity policies and standards.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid {#LI-Hybrid}

This role is contributing to the AUEN Turbine Controls in USA. Main stakeholders are Turbine Controls Operations Manager.

You will be mainly accountable for:

  • Commissioning activities related to assigned Turbine Control projects.

  • Working with the customer to shape and deliver solutions while seeking customer feedback to drive and deliver improvements.

  • Creating work plans and cost estimates for the portfolio of projects and ensuring quality, timely implementation within the targeted cost.

  • Coordinating with relevant functions to ensure the designs are appropriately manufactured / staged, tested, installed, and commissioned.

  • Coaching engineering colleagues on the translation of conceptual designs to engineering documentation, best practices, and lessons learned from past projects.


Our team dynamics
You will join a High performing Turbine Controls Team delivering Steam Turbine and Combustion Turbine Projects, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

  • Bachelors Degree in Engineering discipline

  • 10+ years of experience in turbine controls with focus on turbine commissioning projects

  • Hands on experience of executing a variety of rotary equipment projects, focusing mainly on centrifugal type process compressors & compressor drives (Gas Turbines)

  • Hands on experience on 7EA, 7FA, 9FA,6B & 6FA Heavy Duty Gas Turbines

  • Deep understanding on thermodynamics & statistical approach of sensor interaction to propose new ideas and improve the Gas Turbine Product portfolio.

  • Knowledge of structural and functional architecture of control systems & process knowledge to predict performance degradation, abnormality of operations, Operation point shift from design.

  • Executed projects with turbine Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) control systems with major focus on SGT-600, Solar Gas Turbine & GE LM series machine

  • Knowledge of control philosophy for Oil, Gas & chemical plants. Knowledge of the field instrumentation (sensors, transducers, drives related to Pressure, Flow, Temperature, Level etc.)

  • Knowledge of ABB DCS (Symphony Plus/Harmony/Melody)

  • Knowledge of network engineering and IT developments (PC handling, Windows applications, PC configurations, virus scanners, interfaces, backup)

  • Knowledge of windows operating system

  • Excellent customer satisfaction and communication skills to provide alternative solutions

  • Must have valid US work authorization

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

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Health, Life & Disability

  • Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan. 

  • Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus

  • Vision benefit

  • Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)

  • Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)

  • Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums

  • Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid

  • Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid.  Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.

  • Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance

  • Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption

  • Employee discount program

Retirement

  • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions 

  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

About ABB Ltd

ABB Ltd is a Swiss multinational corporation that specializes in electrical equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB operates in a variety of industries, including power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as automation and robotics. The company's products and services are used in a range of applications, from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. ABB has a global presence, with operations in more than 100 countries. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact.
Learn more about ABB Ltd
Size
104,400 employees
Market Cap
$59.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.1 billion
Founded
1988
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
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