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Field Service Engineer

American Superconductor NE
Posted 18 days ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Ayer, MA 01432, US

Salary

$80,000 - $110,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Field Service Engineer position requires an engineering degree in a technical field, preferably Electrical Engineering, along with 5-7 years of experience in an electrical power, electronics environment, or communication systems.
  • Key responsibilities include performing site surveys, power quality testing, failure analysis, and on-site commissioning of various systems for both domestic and international clients.
  • The role also involves training customers on operating and maintenance practices, assisting with factory testing, and managing documentation related to customer units.
  • Candidates must possess strong communication skills, a working knowledge of electrical power circuits and power electronics, and the ability to travel worldwide with at least 50% of their time spent on-site.
  • The salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Title: Field Service Engineer 

Reports to: Field Service Supervisor

Department: Field Service

Summary - Job Responsibilities - Activities:

Functions:

  • Perform site surveys as requested by Project Managers and Applications Engineers.
  • Perform site Power Quality testing and prepare reports for external clients or internal AMSC Sales and Marketing Department.
  • Perform failure analysis and root cause studies of premature component failures and formulate the actions necessary to match component reliability.
  • Perform on-site commissioning of DVAR, PQ-SVC systems and inverter components and control electronics for domestic and international customers.
  • Train customer in operating and maintenance practices as appropriate for system type
  • Assist Engineering. & Manufacturing with factory testing of new units.
  • Assist Sales & Marketing team with the new product development process. 
  • Present FS suggestions to corporate, based on knowledge of system operations at customer sites to improve product or reduce costs.
  • Responsible for modifying documentation pertaining to each customer unit including schematics, user manuals, safety practices, etc, to reflect actual site/installation conditions.
  • Ability to specify, review, and implement specialized maintenance procedures for field installations.
  • Manage the field change order process for the FS Dept.
  • Monitor customer units using the DAS (Database Acquisition System) and remote monitoring systems as
  • Predictive Maintenance tools to foresee problems and develop solutions before they affect the customer.
  • Interact with customer representative to solve problems that need to be handled remotely. 
  • As necessary, travel to the customer site to maintain high reliability.
  • Provide written communications regarding customer units. 
  • Produce, distribute, and maintain files containing service reports after each on-site visit. 
  • Maintain files and write monthly reports for each unit detailing carryovers. 
  • Produce and distribute weekly reports to ASC management on current field service activities.
  • World wide travel required. Travel time anticipated at least 50%.
  • Ability to oversee and perform trend analysis of the field service database.
  • Ability to carry a Field Service pager 25% the time.
  • Maintain inventory levels of parts.
  • Schedule routine maintenance with customer.
  • Schedule startup/commissioning activities to maintain product delivery commitments.
  • Follow company purchasing authorization procedures
  • Other duties assigned.

Education - Experience:

  • Engineering degree in a technical field. Electrical Engineering is preferred.
  • 5-7 year's experience in an electrical power, electronics environment, and communication systems.
  • Experience can be substituted for educational requirements.

Required Skills, Competencies, Authorities and Training Needs:

  • Working knowledge of electrical power circuits.
  • Working knowledge of power electronics.
  • Ability to read schematics.
  • Computer knowledge in a Windows environment.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Self-directed and motivated.
  • Ability to work both in teams and independently.
  • Appreciates attention for detail.
  • Basic knowledge of NEC and IEEE standards for electrical installations.
  • Distribution voltage experience highly desired.
  • Medium voltage safety training required or must be completed prior to field assignments.
  • Medium work with occasional heavy work up to 75 pounds.

AMSC is an EEO MIFIDN




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