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Quest Global

Engineering services, digital transformation, asset management

Controls Engineering Steam Turbine & Plant Senior Lead Engineer

Controls & Automation EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSchenectady, NY, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong experience in steam turbine, heat recovery steam generator, boiler, or balance-of-plant controls.
  • Hands-on experience in logic development and sequencing.
  • Knowledge of distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, or plant control systems.
  • Experience with proportional-integral-derivative loops, interlocks, permissives, alarms, and trip logic.
  • Experience in testing, validation, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, or system-wide acceptance testing.
  • Understanding of steam turbine operation, heat recovery steam generator and boiler process controls, plant auxiliaries, startup and shutdown sequences, and protection philosophy.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to work with cross-functional and global engineering teams.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Must demonstrate hands-on experience in logic development and turbine or plant process control; experience limited solely to supervisory control and data acquisition/human-machine interface support or graphics development without control logic and sequencing experience will not be considered.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and modify control logic and sequencing for steam turbine, heat recovery steam generator, and balance-of-plant control systems.
  • Develop interlocks, permissives, alarms, trips, and protection logic.
  • Work on control loops, functional logic testing, and system validation.
  • Review control philosophy, piping and instrumentation diagrams, signal lists, cause-and-effect diagrams, and other engineering documents.
  • Identify and resolve discrepancies before software implementation.
  • Support software testing, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, system-wide acceptance testing, and commissioning activities.
  • Support startup, commissioning, remote troubleshooting, and issue resolution in collaboration with engineering and site teams.
  • Coordinate with customers, stakeholders, and internal engineering teams to clarify requirements and execute work.
  • Support software upgrades, modifications, and technical improvements in plant controls applications.
  • For the Lead Engineer role, guide team members, review technical deliverables, and ensure quality execution.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with GE Mark VIe.
  • Experience in commissioning or startup support.
  • Familiarity with modern turbine or plant control systems.
  • Familiarity with simulation tools, virtual controllers, or model-based validation environments.

About the Company

Quest Global

Engineering services, digital transformation, asset management

QuEST Global provides engineering and lifecycle services across aerospace, automotive, energy, healthcare, and transportation, focusing on digital transformation and asset management. It uses edge computing, cloud, AI/ML, and industrial IoT to deliver tailored engineering solutions through long-term partnerships, service contracts, project-based engagements, and strategic collaborations. It differentiates itself with a broad industry footprint, global delivery model, and emphasis on partnerships, talent development, and workplace culture. Its goal is to help clients improve operational efficiency and drive business growth by transforming engineering processes and assets with digital tools and data-driven management.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$581M
Headquarters
Greenville, SC
Founded
1997

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