Gas Turbine Repair Engineering Manager
About PROENERGY
PROENERGY is an engineering, R&D, and manufacturing powerhouse. The company addresses every need for fast-start power generation: turbine and package manufacturing, turnkey project execution, power purchase agreements, and asset lifecycle care for turbines and plants. Where others see impossible energy challenges, PROENERGY provides innovative aeroderivative solutions. Our Footprint PROENERGY delivers fast-start, dispatchable power solutions from worldwide centers for aeroderivative excellence. We are investing more than $1 billion through 2028 in infrastructure to serve our customers. In Sedalia, Missouri, our 600,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Manufacturing—a world-class investment in fast-start power and the only campus of its kind in the world—is growing by 40 percent. In Houston, Texas, our 500,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Lifecycle Care features a Level-IV depot and aero repair facility, which executes comprehensive services for aeroderivative engines under one roof. In Kansas City, we have an office with an Engineering team that supports our sought-after solutions for turnkey projects and contracted power. And our worldwide service centers ensure local service expertise near our customers. Our expanding service footprint includes Phoenix, Buenos Aires, New Brunswick, and additional locations in Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia. Our Philosophy We take care of our people and strive to make a positive difference for the world.
Position Summary
The Gas Turbine Repair Engineering Manager role is an integral part of the engineering team developing repairs of aeroderivative gas turbines components. These repairs restore the components to perform we in turbines in peaker applications. We utilize state-of-the-art blue light scanning, superalloy welding, brazing, HVOF & air plasma spray coatings and vacuum heat treating to restore parts to serviceable condition. The Engineering Repair Manager drives engineering excellence, operational performance, and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective repair solutions. In addition, this role provides strategic leadership for the development of new repair technologies, introduction of new component repair capabilities, and support of repair operations for aeroderivative turbine components.
Reports To: Director Engineering. Work Location: 6401 North Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77041.
Position Responsibilities
- Development of safe, high quality, reliable and cost-effective repair processes to deliver repaired components.
- Introduction of new repair processes and full component repair into the repair shop.
- Quality, cost, delivery and responsiveness to customer/project specific repair scopes.
- Optimize, streamline, and improve all inspection and repair processes.
- Work-in-Progress repair quality issue resolution.
- Repair equipment and tooling definition and fabrication.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of repair engineers and technical specialists responsible for gas turbine component repair development and implementation.
- Establish and execute engineering strategies that support business objectives related to quality, safety, delivery, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
- Oversee engineering support for daily repair shop operations, ensuring timely resolution of technical and quality-related issues.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize inspection, repair, and manufacturing processes, reducing cycle times and improving productivity.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to repair quality, process performance, and customer concerns.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
- Broad experience in aircraft engines and/or aeroderivative gas turbine component repair.
- Manage a team of repair engineers and work with repair shops to develop and execute repair processes of aeroderivative gas