Lead Mechanical Engineer Hydro
Job Summary
The Lead Mechanical Engineer within the Hydro division focuses on turbine and generator rehabilitation projects. This role involves providing engineering support for site activities, resolving reliability issues during the warranty period, and managing operation and maintenance contracts. The position requires a balance of site assessment, technical documentation, and cross-functional communication.
Responsibilities
- Conduct site visits for turbine/generator condition assessment
- Provide engineering support and issue resolution for site activities
- Prepare design documentation for service and refurbishment projects
- Act as main site contact for O&M contracts
- Manage warranty period issue resolution
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in hydro business
- Hydro Turbine and Generator design knowledge
- Strong communication and project management skills
- PE license preferred
Job Details
Essential Responsibilities:
Fleet (Engineering support of site activities):
- Conduct site visits to assess the existing turbine and/or generator condition, supervise signature tests on the unit before disassembly at site.
- Daily phone call with site team to answer questions and for problem anticipations.
- Provide additional work recommendation upon dismantling and inspection of existing components.
- Site record sheet review and approval.
- Non-conformity and general issue resolution.
- Conduct site visits during the critical phases of the project.
- Support commissioning and test phase.
Reliability:
- Issue resolution during warranty period.
- Provide Feedback of experience to the design team.
Operation:
- Main site contact for operation and maintenance contracts.
Service:
- Design and related documentation preparation for service projects including customer support, condition assessment, spare parts, part refurbishment, partial unit refurbishment.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in hydro business.
Desired Characteristics:
- Willingness and ability to travel in North America and around the world.
- Ability to work remotely in a team and communicate effectively.
- Must have unrestricted USA work authorization.
- Creativity, reactivity, sense of urgency, a good mix of common sense and science, priority management, proactivity, autonomy, good communication skills.
- Knowledge on Hydro Turbine and Generator design and erecting methods.
- PE license is preferred.
- Knowledge of calculation methods related to the strength of materials, finite element simulation, metallurgy and welding processes.