Gas Turbine Controls Application Software Development Engineer

A Snapshot of Your Day!

We are seeking a dedicated Controls Software Engineer to collaborate with our project teams in developing innovative software solutions that ensure the safe and efficient operation of aeroderivative gas turbine engines and their auxiliary equipment.

In this role, you will be responsible for crafting, coding, testing, and deploying software for critical aspects of the turbine’s control system, including startup, shutdown, fuel control, and monitoring. The team plays a vital role in developing and maintaining the reference design while supporting contract execution teams as well as by investigating and resolving issues that affect our in-service fleet.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Design and implement software solutions for turbine control systems
• Conduct detailed testing and deployment of software applications
• Drive the product roadmap by proposing innovative solutions that improve customer operations
• Supply to projects that craft the future of energy, in a market evolving towards clean energy
• Handle obsolescence for our existing fleet to ensure customer satisfaction
• Develop solutions that expand our product portfolio
• Collaborate with multiple collaborators to deliver solutions to both new and existing customers

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, control, aerospace, mechanical or instrumentation engineering with a proven understanding of gas turbine technology and engine operation.
• 5-10 years of validated experience in developing software solutions, including proficiency in text-based programming languages (such as C, C++) and practical experience with PLC software and hardware interfaces (e.g. communication protocols and I/O modules) is an asset.
• Familiarity with scripting tools (e.g., Visual Basic, Python), systems engineering techniques (e.g., QFD, V&V, RCA, risk analysis), and experience in designing and testing HMI screens for monitoring and control. Algorithm development, implementation, verification and validation experience using Allen-Bradley or Siemens PLCs an asset.
• The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong eagerness to learn and pro-activeness in problem-solving and exploring new fields, coupled with a creative demeanor for developing innovative solutions.
• They must possess a high level of autonomy, a commitment to collaborator management, and a passion for personal development and continuous improvement, while adhering to lean methodology and a minimum viable product approach.
• Strong communication and time management skills, fluency in English, and availability to travel to Canada for 1-2 months yearly, with experience in technical project management, gated design processes and SCRUM teams being an asset.
• Willingness to travel to canada once a year for 1-2 month.

About the Team

Our Gas Services division offers Low-emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our distributed team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

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Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• All employees are automatically covered under the Medical Insurance. Company paid considerable Family floater cover covering employee, spouse and 2 dependent children up to 25 years of age.
• Siemens Energy provides an option to opt for Meal Card to all its employees which will be as per the terms and conditions prescribed in the company policy as a part of CTC, tax saving measure
• Flexi Pay empowers employees with the choice to customize the amount in some of the salary components within a defined range thereby optimizing the tax benefits. Accordingly, each employee is empowered to decide on the best Possible net income out of the same fixed individual base pay on a monthly basis

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