Job Description

Summary Based at GE Power Conversion Chennai site the Services Specialist role is an exciting opportunity for an action-oriented individual with deep technical foundation of Power Conversion equipment. You will be able to leverage your technical knowledge to directly support customer through commissioning, maintaining, servicing of Power Conversion\xe2\x80\x99s state of the art products and solutions across the globe, while you collaborate across the globe with key functional teams and enhance your strategic business acumen. The job will require frequent traveling up to 100 % to various client sites in India and globally. Highly technically challenging career role to work on the state-of-the-art high performance and high accuracy controllers drive customer fulfillment, while you collaborate across the globe with key functional teams and enhance your strategic business acumen.

Our team of dedicated experts needs reinforcement from young or experienced colleagues. So if you find electric drive technology and the associated processes interesting, can get excited about it, and are a thoroughbred technician/engineer, then we are looking for you! Great performance needs Great Engineers!



Essential Responsibilities

The Lead Commissioning Specialist develops practical and innovative ways to identify and meet goals. In this role you are responsible for work that is less defined in scope, utilize your understanding and experience to execute business objectives, and have the ability to effect short-term and some long-term business goals.

• Serve as the primary GE on-site or mobile representative and Lead the site as a Site In Charge (SIC) or Site Manager (SM) to an assigned customer / Project
• Commissioning of extensive systems consisting of power controllers, frequency converters, load commutated drives, excitation systems, electrical machines, and load machines or production plants, such as large converters for pumped storage power plants, gas turbine power plants, and much more.
• Commissioning of the Medium Voltage and Low Voltage variable speed drives with Medium Voltage Switch gear in business segments such as Power Plants, Metals, Marine, Oil & Gas, Material handling, etc,.
• Provide site leadership, technical direction, and assistance to the customer, user, and other GE field personnel in the operation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of assigned product lines
• Perform on-site installation of systems and equipment and ongoing preventive maintenance, repair and calibration after installation
• Accurately document as commissioned documents for record keeping
• Respond to requests for emergency repairs and services to troublesome equipment
• Provide technical instruction and assistance to customer representatives regarding installation, operation, calibration, repair and maintenance at customer\'s sites
• Provide leadership and technical direction to skilled labor performing work on customer sites
• Maintain strong safety mindset to assure the executed work reflects the technical requirements within GE safety standards
• Knowledge to troubleshoot and provide routine maintenance checkout for wide range of equipment vintage
• Apply Six Sigma analytical tools to assist the customer with proactive reliability and management. Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Assist customer with improving reliability and reducing cost of ownership
• Provide single point of contact to the customer, customer team, and all other GE stakeholders
• Assist the factory with data collection and timely reporting to facilitate fleet performance analysis, including marketing intelligence and sales opportunities for services, and support
• Assist customer with spare parts ordering & issues resolution

Qualifications/Requirements

• Masters/ Bachelors/Diploma Degree from accredited college / university in Electrical Engineering or allied Engineering.
• 7 \xe2\x80\x93 20 years of relevant experience
• Should have process knowledge of Metal / Marine / Oil & Gas / Test Bench / Material Handling / Power Plant
• Knowledge in Power Electronics, High Voltage Equipment & PLC

Desired Characteristics

• Knowledge in handling GE power conversion equipment.
• Work experience on MV/LV drives, Static frequency converter and static excitation equipments
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently. Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience in using Six Sigma tools for continuous improvement
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to design, sell and implement process improvements
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Proactive self-starter and change agent & ability to work under stress environment
• Cross functional, ability to work on matrix environment, and international team experience
• Effectively communicate across all organizational levels, departments, and functions
• Demonstrated technical aptitude and business acumen.
• International experience

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

General Electric