Main Project Engineer / Lead Turbine Design

Location: Remote

Job Description Summary

Activities contributing to the design and development of products, solutions and systems. Includes activities linked to technical improvement of existing products and components Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.
The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).

Job Description

Essencial Responsibilities

• Be the MPE, the Main Project Engineer on a given project. As such, you will be the technical person in charge to lead the hydro turbine mechanical design on a new or refurbishment project, supported by Designers, Principal and Consulting Engineers.
• Responsible of the cross section of the turbine in respect of contract requirements and regulatory compliance and ensure interface between each component of the turbine.
• Analyse contract, prepare and dispatch Work Packages to Design Engineers (DE).
• Participate in identifying the risks and opportunities of the project on technical matters.
• Plan and follow project engineering basic design phase and coordinate with Hydraulic design team (hydraulic test lab) and Special Calculation team.
• Perform designs and calculations of turbine components and validate critical ones with Principal/Consulting Engineers.
• Direct and manage design reviews, perform design review actions follow-up.
• Coordinate Basic design interfaces between all turbine sub COEs and all DE.
• At as technical leader and first interlocutor to DE for technical support.
• Ensure the technical design coherence between all DE.
• Optimize designs with Supply Chain, and Site Installation
• Provide technical support to System Integrator if needed.
• Ensure quality of engineering deliverables and execution with DE.
• Responsible of the final cross section with final detail drawings.
• Write reports and engineering documents, including test procedures, engineering calculation notes, operation and maintenance manuals.
• Occasionally conduct site visits to assess the existing turbine and participate to signature tests on the unit before disassembly at site.
• Principal point of contact for Construction & Commissioning site support.
• Follow up the performance testing of the prototype turbine on site.
• Develop tools and design guides for turbine engineering.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or Masters degree in a relevant discipline, including relevant experience in hydro mechanical design.
• Demonstrate technical leadership.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively.
• Must be willing to comply with pre-employment screening, including but not limited, reference verification and background check.
• Availability for occasional travel, in Brazil, Canada and USA.
• Must be fully bilingual, mastering both Portuguese and English.

Desired Characteristics

• Willingness to develop in-depth knowledge of hydro technical discipline using prior experience and acquired technical expertise to execute policy/strategy.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Interact fluidly with colleagues in our other facilities across and/or outside Brazil, and who are generally unable to communicate in Portuguese and whose language at work is predominantly English.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to influence others and lead small teams.
• Ability to coordinate several mandates simultaneously.
• Effective problem identification and solution skills.
• Proven analytical and organizational ability.

Additional Information

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position