Configuration Engineer II

Description

• Assist with onboarding and developing less-experienced (typically “Engineer I, Configuration”) team members, including (but not limited to): providing training (one-on-one and/or in group sessions); hosting on-the-job shadowing sessions; writing/reviewing work instructions; creating/presenting/recording presentations; and/or reviewing/approving other team members’ tasking and deliverables.
• Occasionally propose and/or lead various “special projects” aimed at proactively improving the efficiency and quality of the team’s processes and deliverables.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• As needed, remotely (via company-issued smartphone and laptop) provide rapid same-day “on-call” support outside of regular business hours (generally including nights, weekends, and holidays) when assigned in advance to do so via internally-maintained “on-call schedule/rotation” (typically for one continuous week, once every one to two months), in order to urgently support active planned/forced outages at customer sites physically serviced by MPW-A.
• Provide technical support for system design, testing, and implementation activities to support ongoing part consolidation efforts within MPW-A. Identify shortcomings and missed information that result in business inefficiencies. Apply the principles from industry best practices and remain current on industry and technical skills in the areas of configuration management.
• Collect and consolidate corporate baseline of GT, ST, and AUX installations supported by MPW-A. Study the aspects of equipment interchangeability and upgrade planning. Develop process improvements that support both the business and engineering teams in rapid access to accurate and current information regarding installation configurations.
• Collect, analyze, summarize, and understand business requirements and accordingly develop configuration specifications (including design BoMs, service BoMs, parts catalogs, and quotable/procurable part definitions) to accurately document GT, ST, and AUX configurations at their various lifecycle states, including as-built assembly configurations and ongoing maintenance configurations (e.g., after each outage).
• Support ISO 9001 audits and compliance efforts.
• Diligently protects all confidential information by not communicating it, disclosing it to, or using it for the benefit of third parties.
• Rapidly (often within hours or days) respond to and support daily incoming transactional/LTSA customer requests for quoting/ordering GT, ST, and/or AUX parts, primarily via part clarification, part definition, and/or part publishing (i.e., from PLM system to ERP system).
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources.
• Review and recommend changes to configuration management processes, develop process improvements to automate and streamline these processes, and suggest environment modifications to support system needs.

Requirements

• Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform necessary calculations to satisfy job requirements (typically not exceeding the scope of college-level precalculus and statistics courses).
• May need to work nights, weekends and Holidays as needed.
• Education and/or Experience: Bachelor of Science (BS) degree(s) in Mechanical and/or Aerospace, Aeronautical Engineering from an accredited college or university, AND a minimum of two years of full-time work experience in engineering field(s)/role(s) directly relevant to this position. Knowledge, familiarity, and/or direct experience regarding any/all of the following area(s) is strongly preferred: configuration engineering (i.e., configuration management); configuration control (i.e., change management); systems engineering; combined-cycle power plants; gas turbines (preferably heavy-duty); steam turbines (preferably industrial); manufacturing engineering; industrial manufacturing; fabrication/machining; engineering drawings (particularly 2D, including hand-drawn), specifications, procedures, CAD (2D and/or 3D), bills of material (BoMs), parts lists, and/or work instructions; materials science and engineering; Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software (particularly PTC Windchill); Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (particularly SAP ERP); and/or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software (particularly Microsoft Dynamics 365).
• Language Skills: Strong proficiency/fluency in all of the following English language skills are required: ability to verbally and digitally (via typing/text/etc.) communicate effectively with coworkers, management/leadership, and other members of the organization; ability to accurately read/hear, interpret, and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, memos, reports, engineering drawings/specifications, and other technical documentation in a timely manner; ability to write professional business correspondence (including, but not limited to: e-mails; reports; meeting minutes; work instructions; and formal engineering dispositions); and ability to effectively present information (including highly technical content) in one-on-one and group situations to other employees of the organization. Though not required, additional proficiency/fluency in Japanese language skills (particularly a working knowledge of technical/engineering Japanese vocabulary, especially regarding manufacturing and/or the power-generation industry) is highly desirable.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to accurately adhere to provided instructions and expectations, as well as (when appropriate) make judgment decisions based on specifications, technical requirements, and other applicable resources/guidelines.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, as well as external parties.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of (and familiarity/competence with) all of the following: Internet-browsing software; spreadsheet software; word-processing software; e-mail software; instant-messaging software; PDF-editing software; presentation software; file-sharing software; data-visualization software; PLM software; ERP software; CRM software; and Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software. Particularly, experience with any/all of the following software is highly desirable: Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Edge; Google Chrome; Microsoft Excel (especially advanced proficiency with in-built formulas/functionality, VBA, macros, and/or dealing with very large/complex/interconnected/multiuser workbooks and spreadsheets); Microsoft Word; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Teams; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Visio; Microsoft Power BI; Microsoft OneNote; Microsoft Lists; Microsoft OneDrive; Microsoft SharePoint; Microsoft Copilot; Adobe Acrobat; Citrix Workspace; PTC Windchill (and/or Windchill+); SAP ERP; Microsoft Dynamics 365; Oracle Primavera P6 Professional; PTC Creo Parametric (and/or Creo View); Autodesk AutoCAD; PTC Arbortext (and/or ISODraw); and/or HxGN SDx.

Benefits

• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays.
• Great working environment and culture.
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities.
• Excellent Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & 401K Matching).
• Limited overnight travel (typically less than 5% annually) by land and/or air, with some trips lasting one or more week(s).
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events.
• Tuition reimbursement and on-the-job training.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance