Job Description

Overview

The Senior Repair Engineering Role involves developing repair solutions for gas turbine components, ensuring technical integrity, and managing overhaul projects from quoting to inspection. The candidate will lead continuous improvement activities and apply engineering principles to maintain component integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a safe working environment and a commitment to safety excellence.
  • Provide technical input and oversight of projects including quoting, planning, preparation, and execution of gas turbine repairs.
  • Review customer specifications and provide comments on quality, inspection, and testing.
  • Lead customer status calls and witness inspections as necessary.
  • Develop and implement continuous improvement activities and establish best practices.
  • Apply engineering and metallurgical principles in developing repair recommendations.
  • Ensure repair processes maintain and restore component metallurgical properties.
  • Provide technical oversight and in-process dispositions for ongoing repair projects.
  • Ensure technical integrity of work performed in the repair shop.
  • Support and lead reverse engineering of turbine components.
  • Execute service engineering assignments requiring application of standard techniques and procedures.
  • Perform liaison functions with other engineering team members.

Requirements

  • Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
  • Possess an Associate's or Bachelor's degree in engineering, metallurgy, or a technical discipline.
  • Required minimum 5 years of experience supporting turbomachinery with a focus on combustion and/or hot gas path components.
  • Direct experience with GE and/or Westinghouse legacy frame components is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of component wear and failure modes.
  • Working knowledge of repair methods for turbine equipment across various OEMs.
  • Strong knowledge of metallurgy, material selection, and heat treatments.
  • Basic knowledge of non-destructive inspection and testing techniques.
  • Knowledge of standard drawing symbols and tolerances (GD&T).
  • Basic CAD and FEA abilities; Solidworks experience is a plus.
  • Highly effective people skills and ability to work with diverse workgroups.
  • Effective and creative problem solver.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to anticipate customer needs and ensure they are met.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.

How this job compares in Euless, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Texas currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $25–$39/hr across 326 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Euless, TX

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