Service Engineers (Electrical & Mechanical)

Service Engineers are responsible for providing technical support of wind turbine generator operations at facilities throughout North America. Activities will be in direct support of ongoing maintenance and service activities as well as project construction and commissioning activities.  Specific responsibilities include:

·        Review of wind turbine functional problems and technical support for ongoing construction, commissioning, maintenance, and service activities.

·        Perform functional testing, diagnostics, and trouble shooting on wind turbine operational equipment.

·        Electrical schematic as-built control.

·        Facilitate Technical Change Instruction application and support local parts procurement to established specifications

·        Provide training on focused elements of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) operation.

·        With Regional Lead’s supervision, perform Equipment Failure and Root Cause Analysis to identify equipment concerns

Position Details:

Locations:

·         St. Joseph, MO (Service Engineer – Electrical)

·         Evanston, WY / Salt Lake City, UT (Service Engineer – Electrical)

·         The Dalles, OR (Service Engineer – Electrical)

Travel Requirements: As a Service Engineer your area of responsibility will be an entire region (typically several states in size).  Most days you will be on-site at a wind farm in your region (typically near your home office), so you can expect to be home a good number of nights per week.  Occasionally (~25% of the time) you will be called to off-site projects in other regions for up to 1-2 weeks at a time. 

Supervisory:  Service Engineers have no initial supervisory responsibilities. 

Requirements:

Due to an aggressive growth strategy for its Field Engineering team, we require candidates for these positions to have some field experience with the troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and/or engineering design of wind turbine systems.  Target levels of experience for a Service Engineer are:

• BS in Engineering (preferably Electrical, Mechanical, or related) with 1 year of wind turbine field experience; or Associates Degree (in technical / Engineering discipline) with 3+ years of wind turbine field experience. 
• Must demonstrate the ability to review, interpret, and follow switchboard/panel schematics, wiring diagrams, and control system algorithms. 
• Must be experienced in Mechanical/Electrical analyzing equipment, including - but not limited to - FLUKE Meters, Power Meters, Software Driven Diagnostic Tools, PLC interfaces. 
• Candidates being considered for Service Engineer (Mechanical) positions should be very familiar with bearings, lubrication, gearing and associated systems, pumps and mechanical equipment alignment. 
• Candidates being considered for Service Engineer (Electrical) positions should be very familiar with Medium Voltage systems (~600V) and associated electrical equipment. 
• You should demonstrate excellent analytical skills in the operational application of new technologies as well as problem solving of existing technologies. 
• The ability to work in a construction environment making use of established safety procedures and personal protective equipment is paramount. 
• Hands on applications will require ability to climb vertical ladders in wind turbine towers.

Salary:

Service Engineers: $62K - $75K base salary plus performance incentive bonus opportunities (up to 15%).

Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package to include full medical/dental/vision insurance; generous 401K and retirement savings options; tremendous career growth opportunities in a very hot industry.