Machinery Control Engineering Specialist

Job Description: Machinery Control Engineering Specialist
Job Purpose
Provide technical advisory and hands-on support for machinery control systems during EPC and startup phases, ensuring safe, reliable, and maintainable operations before handover to asset teams.
Key Responsibilities

• Support design reviews, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting of machinery control systems (GE, CCC, DCS, DLN tuning).
• Review and validate control schemes for gas turbines, steam turbines, and VFD-driven equipment to ensure reliability and cybersecurity.
• Develop and review testing procedures (surge tests, performance runs, DLN tuning).
• Participate in FATs and verify equipment performance against design and OEM standards.
• Support high-risk commissioning activities, system tuning, and performance optimization.
• Monitor contractor and vendor activities, ensuring compliance with project and operational standards.
• Conduct failure analysis, support warranty resolution, and manage changes (MOC).
• Maintain issue registers and mitigate risks impacting reliability and availability.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (relevant discipline).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in oil & gas or similar industry.
• Strong expertise in machinery control systems (GE, CCC, DCS, DLN tuning).

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership and team coordination abilities.
• Proficiency in technical and office applications.

Core Competencies

• Safety and quality focus
• Planning and execution
• Teamwork and communication
• Innovation and problem solving
• Technical expertise in machinery control systems

Job Description: Machinery Control Engineering Specialist
Job Purpose
Provide technical advisory and hands-on support for machinery control systems during EPC and startup phases, ensuring safe, reliable, and maintainable operations before handover to asset teams.
Key Responsibilities

• Support design reviews, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting of machinery control systems (GE, CCC, DCS, DLN tuning).
• Review and validate control schemes for gas turbines, steam turbines, and VFD-driven equipment to ensure reliability and cybersecurity.
• Develop and review testing procedures (surge tests, performance runs, DLN tuning).
• Participate in FATs and verify equipment performance against design and OEM standards.
• Support high-risk commissioning activities, system tuning, and performance optimization.
• Monitor contractor and vendor activities, ensuring compliance with project and operational standards.
• Conduct failure analysis, support warranty resolution, and manage changes (MOC).
• Maintain issue registers and mitigate risks impacting reliability and availability.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (relevant discipline).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in oil & gas or similar industry.
• Strong expertise in machinery control systems (GE, CCC, DCS, DLN tuning).

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making under pressure.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership and team coordination abilities.
• Proficiency in technical and office applications.

Core Competencies

• Safety and quality focus
• Planning and execution
• Teamwork and communication
• Innovation and problem solving
• Technical expertise in machinery control systems

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.