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Senior Controls Engineer Job (Greenville, SC, United States)

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Job Number: 1952159
Business: GE Power & Water
Business Segment: PW-REN Renewables
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Posted Position Title: Senior Controls Engineer
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Engineering/Technology
Function Segment: Product Design and Development
Location: United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces: South Carolina
City: Greenville
Postal Code: 29615-4614
Relocation Assistance: Yes
Role Summary/Purpose: GE offers a great work environment and challenging careers. GE is an 1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf" target="new">Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including minorities, women, protected veterans and disabled. The Senior Controls Engineer will be an integral part of the wind product and design process, reporting directly to the Engineering Manager of the Control Systems organization. This is a global engineering role where the scope includes design of advanced control systems, coordinating with renewable product line and services team on product needs, requirements flowdown leading to design, implementation and validation of control systems.
Essential Responsibilities: The broad scope of responsibility provides an opportunity to optimize turbine performance and operability.

In addition, you will:

  • Be responsible for the development / enhancement of advanced controls technologies, such as Advanced Loads Controls, Model Based Controls, extreme loads control, covering functional requirements definition, flowdown, preliminary design development & documentation
  • As part of control system design, interface with loads and incorporate wind turbine and wind farm operability requirements into the design
  • Work with controls product line personnel to flow down desired capability into requirements & preliminary design that can be executed through detailed design & implementation
  • Focus will be on next generation turbine / system concepts
  • Work with Product Service & Warranty and Renewable Services team to define control system needs for the installed base
  • Assist / guide in conceptual, detailed design, implementation and validation of the controls features
  • Lead the effort of defining / documenting turbine operability & constraints; this is creating the foundation on which controls architecture and approach can be modified to meet goals of improved transient response
  • Work closely with PE / CE to develop strategy for high visibility tasks (RCA, new concepts for fast track design needs) and represent the team in discussions with renewables leadership
  • Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
  • Minimum of 5 years of real-time controls experience with turbine controllers
  • Additional Eligibility Qualifications: GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.
    Desired Characteristics:
  • Strong knowledge of turbine control system software and wind turbine first principles
  • Proficiency in control system software requirements definition, requirements flowdown and design
  • Green Belt certification with demonstrated quality focus
  • Meets or exceeds schedule and quality targets
  • Master’s Degree in Controls Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
  • Experience in interfacing with GE’s ControlST Toolbox system
  • Minimum of 5 years of wind industry experience with a focus on controls systems
  • Familiar with Matlab / Simulink
  • Strong analytical approach to problem solving
  • Ability to lead in a matrix organization
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Ability to succeed in a global team environment
  • Team player with strong communication skills

    Why join one great company when you can join many? At GE, we’re passionate about making life better with new ideas and technologies. We’re diverse, supporting our communities in more than 100 countries. Experience personal growth and competency development as part of the GE team.

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