Senior Mechanical Field Engineer

About the role

The Senior Mechanical Field Engineer will lead on‑site activities for GE Vernova’s Gas Power field services, overseeing installation, maintenance and upgrades of power generation equipment at customer facilities. The role requires managing resources, ensuring safety compliance and delivering high‑quality technical support to drive customer satisfaction.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, organize and monitor site activities, including labor, tools and technical assistants.
• Perform on‑site installation, preventive maintenance, repair and calibration of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Respond to emergency repair requests and provide technical instruction to customer representatives.
• Prepare and deliver technical reports, job status updates, material orders and expense documentation.
• Conduct walk‑downs during installations, ensure contractor compliance and sign off on all changes.
• Mentor and train team members, acting as senior FieldCore representative on complex outages.

Required profile

• Technical or university degree, or high school diploma/GED with minimum 4 years field services experience.
• At least 8 years experience in field services or power‑generation equipment maintenance.
• Successful completion of Level IV training programs.
• Extensive travel and ability to work holidays, weekends and overtime.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Required skills

• Interpretation of electrical and mechanical flow diagrams and instrument schematics.
• Laser and dial alignment, thermal growth equipment operation.
• Experience with Alstom, Siemens or other OEM power‑generation equipment.
• Preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and calibration of gas‑power systems.
• Field engineering services and project management.