IS International Services

Controls system integration and engineering services

Field Service Engineer

Equipment Field ServiceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAlpharetta, GA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or another equivalent engineering discipline, such as electrical and electronic engineering or controls.
At least 2 years of experience in electrical engineering; an advanced degree may be substituted for experience where applicable.
Experience with various unit and generator auxiliary systems, or demonstrated interest and ability to learn these systems.
Ability to travel to job sites by airplane or car, with a valid vehicle driver's license and ability to drive between the work location and resting location.
Ability to travel on short notice at any time, work extended hours or shifts including nights, and stay at job sites for extended assignments.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and carry toolboxes up stairs.
Ability to work in hot, humid, dusty or muddy, and noisy construction and industrial environments, and to use required personal protective equipment during site visits.
Ability to follow safety policy and Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations.

Responsibilities

Program, start up, and commission turbine controls equipment.
Test electrical equipment and provide test reports.
Submit timesheets and expense reports in a timely manner.
Provide customer training on site and in the classroom.
Troubleshoot complex problems independently.
Write and follow procedures.
Provide feedback to the engineering department.
Provide phone support to customers.
Work with the service manager and project managers to provide solutions.
Work with suppliers, vendors, craft labor, and contractors.
Follow safety policy and Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in electrical power systems, including medium- and low-voltage switchgear; high-, medium-, and low-voltage transformers; uninterruptible power supply and direct-current systems; generator circuit breakers; generator bus ducts; emergency power systems; startup frequency converters; automatic voltage regulation; static and brushless excitation systems; synchronization; generator protection; transformer protection; and measuring and metering.

Field Service Engineer

IS International Services · Alpharetta, United States · Other · Posted 2026-11-03

Workplace: on_site

Department: Joe Rastall

Description

On Site in Alpharetta, Ga. Candidates need to be able to report to Alpharetta office when not in the field

The Field Service Engineer is responsible for the startup and commissioning of control systems. They will also support engineering activities and assist with factory testing of products. Familiarity with the technologies for turbine generators of combustion turbines, steam as well as hydro units, is a plus.

This person is involved in all engineering activities associated with our business in the US, Canada and Americas.

Position requires engineer to travel up to 90% of their time and stay for extended time (~ 6 weeks) on jobsites. There is allowance for Field Engineer to return home every third weekend subject to jobsite activities and at least one more week of that assignment. Field engineer is expected to work in non-air conditioned and high humidity environments during the removal of the old equipment and installation of the new equipment. Fire Resistant Clothing (being long sleeve and trousers), safety glasses, steel toe dielectric boots and hard hat are required during site visits (90% of field engineer’s on-site time). Due to construction, work environment is dusty or muddy. Work environment may have excessive amount of noise due to rotating combustion turbine operation coupled with generators requiring hearing protection devices. Especially during removal and installation of the equipment, machine grinder will be operating to cut the welding/bolts of the cabinets and a welding machine may need to be used during installation which generates high noise, small metal pieces and stress on the eyes due to flash / bright light emissions. Hazard protection is required for such conditions. Company will provide proper PPE.

Field engineer should be able to lift 50lb. Most of the tool boxes weight around 45lb and may need to be carried up to turbine deck climbing up stairs.

Due to nature of the service job, Field engineer will need to be available for travel on short notice regardless of the time of the day or day of the week.

Outages on sites are kept as short as possible to be productive so this requires extended work hours and/or shift work/night work.

Field engineer should be able to travel to job sites by airplane or by car. Field engineer are required to have a vehicle drivers’ license and should be able to drive to the work location and back to the resting location (home/hotel).

Responsibilities

Field Service Engineer will be responsible;

Programming, start up and commissioning of turbine controls equipment
Testing electrical equipment and providing test report
Provide timesheets and expense reports in timely manner
Providing training to the customer on site and in classroom
Troubleshooting complex problems independently
Write and follow procedures
Provide feedback to the engineering department
To provide phone support to our customers
Work with Service manager and project managers to provide solutions
Work with our suppliers, vendors, craft labor and contractors
Follow safety policy and OSHA regulations

Requirements

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

Field Service Engineer should have bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other equivalent engineering disciplines (Electrical and Electronic, Controls etc.)

2+ years' experience in Electrical engineering. Advanced degree MAY be substituted for experience, where applicable.

The field service engineer has experience and skills in various Unit & Generator Auxiliary Systems or show interest and ability to learn these systems.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

Experience in Electrical Power Systems including MV/LV Switchgear, HV/MV/LV Transformers, UPS/DC systems, Generator Circuit Breakers, Generator Bus Ducts and Emergency Power Systems, Start-up Frequency Converter, Automatic Voltage Regulation, Excitation Systems – Static and Brushless, Synchronization, Generator Protection, Transformer Protection along with Measuring & Metering is a plus.

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About the Company

IS International Services

Controls system integration and engineering services

IS International Services provides global controls system integration, offering hardware and software design along with instrumentation and electrical design for automation projects on time-and-material or fixed-price terms. They specialize in PLC programming across more than 15 platforms and serve industries including power generation, power transmission, factory automation, and oil & gas process automation. Their differentiators are engineering-led leadership with account managers and executives who are engineers, plus PMP-certified project managers, a low-overhead structure, and a flexible staffing model to augment client teams without increasing full-time headcount. Their goal is to deliver high-quality engineering at competitive prices while helping customers scale their engineering capabilities as needed.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lawrenceville, GA
Founded: 1997

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