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Quest Global

Engineering services, digital transformation, asset management

Controls Engineering-Gas Turbine-Senior Engineer

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong experience in gas turbine controls.
  • Hands-on experience in logic development and sequencing.
  • Experience with distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, or turbine control platforms in industrial or power generation environments.
  • 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.
  • Good understanding of gas turbine operation, auxiliary systems, startup and shutdown sequences, and protection philosophy.
  • Ability to troubleshoot control issues using process knowledge and logic-level analysis.
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrical, Control Systems, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Applicants must demonstrate hands-on experience in logic development and turbine 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.
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  • Ability to work with cross-functional and global engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and modify control logic and sequencing for gas turbine control systems.
  • Develop interlocks, permissives, alarms, trips, and protection logic.
  • Work on control loops, logic testing, and functional validation.
  • Review control philosophy, piping and instrumentation diagrams, signal lists, 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 for requirements clarification and execution.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience supporting commissioning or startup.
  • Familiarity with GE Mark VIe.
  • Experience supporting related systems such as steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators, or plant auxiliary interfaces.
  • 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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