Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Technician

About the Company

GE Vernova is a planned, purpose-built global energy company that includes Power, Wind, and Electrification businesses and is supported by its accelerator businesses of Advanced Research, Consulting Services, and Financial Services. Building on over 130 years of experience tackling the world’s challenges, GE Vernova is uniquely positioned to help lead the energy transition by continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. GE Vernova helps customers power economies and deliver electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., with more than 80,000 employees across 100+ countries around the world.

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business engineers advanced, efficient natural gas-powered technologies and services, along with decarbonization solutions that aim to help electrify a lower carbon future. As part of the Gas Power One Field Services team, FieldCore installs, maintains, and upgrades power generation equipment, enabling operators of the world’s energy infrastructure to provide more reliable and affordable energy.

About the Role

The primary responsibility of the Aero Mechanical Technician is to safely accomplish the installation, maintenance, and repair of Aeroderivative General Electric Turbines LM2500, LM6000, and LMS100. The work includes but is not limited to borescope inspections, blade work, combustion/hot section replacements, engine swaps, and other types of maintenance tasks. You may be assigned other duties to help proactively drive the FieldCore vision and align with the organization’s core values.

Responsibilities

• As part of a team, support in providing customers with technical direction and support on Aeroderivative gas turbines, including hands-on maintenance and repair.
• Perform all mechanical and hydraulic maintenance, repair, or replacement of parts as directed.
• Use hand tools and small power tools to conduct general maintenance of GE Aeroderivative Gas Turbines.
• Support in execution of hands-on job duties on site, including sub-contractor coordination and customer/internal communication.
• Assist in troubleshooting complicated mechanical and hydraulic problems on variable pitch/variable speed turbines.
• Assist with writing accurate professional reports acting as a single point of contact between Customers and GE concerning technical issues and interfacing with all involved functions.
• Ensure all in-field activities are carried out safely, complying with company Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) guidelines and procedures.
• Maintain reliability of Customers' assets and provide support for all customers.
• Drive customer satisfaction through commitment to quality.
• Provide all information and documentation to the administrative department to correctly and timely invoice customers.
• Assist in all areas of the site as directed by manager or lead technician.
• Travel extensively (internationally and domestically).
• Ability and willingness to work holidays, weekends, and overtime as required by field assignments.
• May be required to work on offshore platforms.

Requirements

• Familiar with aircraft engines, aero-derivative engines, or other types of turbine technology.
• Experience with industrial equipment that involves lifting/rigging, maintaining, dismantling, and installing machinery and industrial mechanical service equipment.
• Experience aligning above equipment using dial indicators/calipers, micrometers, hoists, or jacks is a plus.
• Able to interpret and implement technical procedures, safely use basic hand tools, and dismantle and assemble industrial machinery & equipment.
• Solid knowledge of general Lock-out/Tag-out procedures, compression tubing fitting and bending skills, and knowledge of rigging and lifting equipment.
• Computer skills.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Airframe & Power Certification, Associate’s Degree in a Technical field, or former U.S. Military Gas Turbine Systems Technician is preferred.
• Experience with GE Jet Engines, LM2500, LM6000, or LMS100 gas turbines is also preferred.
• Solid skills acquired through training and required to disassemble and reassemble complex rotating equipment – Bolting, Hydraulic Bolting, Flange Management, Small Bore Piping, Basic Rigging/Lifting, O/H Crane Operator.
• Good mechanical/technical and oral communication skills.
• Critical thinking ability.
• Ability to handle time-sensitive tasks and maintain a schedule within operationally challenging environments.
• Must work well both independently and in a team environment.

Pay

The hourly wage range for this position is $29.56 to $48.70. Employees may be eligible for overtime.

Benefits

• Insurance (medical, dental, vision, disability, and life).
• Retirement savings.
• Health and Wellness reimbursement.
• Bonus or incentive program.

Eligibility for FieldCore benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable benefits plan.