Job Description Summary

Job Description Summary
As a Field Service Engineer, you’ll perform preventative maintenance, installations, troubleshooting, and repairs on our customers steam power boilers and associated equipment. It’s a role that will see you going out on the road to visit customers on site, resolving any issues and providing the exceptional service that will ensure we achieve optimal customer satisfaction. It’s vital work – your expertise will be invaluable when it comes to making sure our customer’s power plants patients perform to their best capability.

In this role your focus will be on steam boilers and auxiliary equipment and environmental control systems. You will service our clients primarily in the US and Canada.

Job Description

• Field service assignments involve adapting to varying conditions at customer facilities while operating within estimated resources and ensuring quality. 

• Decisive actions involving complex technical matters to eliminate or minimize adverse impact, ensure quality and operate within budget. 

• Strong communication skills, keeping management and other employees involved with work activities.

• Ability to work in a team, receiving and incorporating feedback from a variety of sources into customer support and reporting.

• Ability to adjust to revised priorities and unforeseen problems at customer facilities while meeting tight schedules. 

• Involves considerable travel and/or temporarily residing at customer sites.  Expected to be on call and available. 

• Attention to detail is critical as errors typically result in significant loss of time and rework, inefficient use of resources, and adversely affect customer relations.

• Work independently to provide advice and guidance on the commissioning, operation, maintenance, efficiency, and reliability of fossil fired steam generator equipment and systems.

• Time management skills are necessary to prioritize multiple tasks and balance administrative requirements with customer support.

• Must have strong technical writing skills with the ability to describe complex issues concisely, developing recommendations for customers based on findings and guidance from company resources.

• Resilience to work in a demanding role with extensive travel and an uncertain schedule.

• Self-Starter, motivated and willing to take on challenging assignments in industrial environments possibly in remote areas or international locations.

• Act as the Company's representative in resolving and reporting on complex technical and logistics problems while maintaining good customer relations and protecting the interest of GE Steam Power, Inc. 

• Possesses a skill set and ability to interface with customers that establishes value and results in billable time meeting financial metrics.

• Learn and demonstrate a technical competency in maintenance and operations of equipment including boilers, pulverizers, and auxiliary components. 

• Activities include conducting and managing inspections, performance testing, projects, and writing detailed reports; maintenance and operations consultation.

Accountabilities

• Provide and carry out the engineering site assignment as given by the Area Service Manager.

• Ensures Technical Services team meets customers’ expectations and maintains positive reputation as a reliable industry resource.

• Develop new Service Engineer technical capabilities, maintaining Technical Services expertise and competencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Associate's Degree in Power Plant Technology or related field experience up to 5 years maintaining and servicing steam generating equipment.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be authorized to live and work in the U.S.

• Ability to travel 75-80% - Requires travel (air & ground) with short notice.

Technical Skills / Physical requirements

• Hands-on, mechanical aptitude.

• Ability to work with people

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills

• Climbing, balancing, stooping/crouching, kneeling, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing & pulling, lifting up to 50 lbs, grasping, repetitive motion, confined spaces (able to fit through a hole 18” in diameter), close visual acuity, the ability to work both inside and outside in varying weather elements and handle high volumes of noise, ability to wear a respirator.

About Us

For U.S. based candidates only, for purposes of complying with U.S. pay transparency requirements, the base pay range for this position is $78,800-$131,200 USD Annually.

The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. This position is also eligible for an Annual Incentive (AIP) bonus of 10%.

*The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas.

This position will stay open on the career website until at least March 30, 2026.

Benefits Available to You:

GE employees rise to the challenge of building a world that works. In order to meet this mission, we provide varied, competitive benefits to help support our workforce: https://jobs.gecareers.com/global/en/ge-career-benefits

• Our compensation & benefits are designed to help you manage your personal and family needs, while rewarding high performers. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements.
• A healthy, balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people. We've created programs that support the way you live and work today.
• GE invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling, and referral services.

Retirement benefits include the GE Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants.

Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.

General Electric Company, Ropcor, Inc., their successors, and in some cases their affiliates, each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Application Deadline: January 02, 2027