Field Service Engineer

Company: Orion Talent
Location: New Orleans
Posted on: August 27, 2024

Job Description:

Position Details:

Title: Field Service Engineer
Locations:
New Orleans, LA
Galveston, TX
West Coast of US (remote)
Travel: These are high travel positions that will require travel in segments of anywhere from a couple of days in length to several weeks (for large installation / commissioning projects), primarily throughout the Gulf of Mexico region and Pacific Northwest, but realistically near any shipyards / ports. For longer jobs, you will be flown home every couple of weeks for a weekend. And when you are not travelling to a job site, you will either receive down time at home, provide technical phone support to customers from home or occasionally work out of one of the company's local depot, performing in-house overhauls, maintenance, etc.
Compensation: Target base rate -$30/hr to $35/hr (candidates with significant experience directly related to company's industry and operations may be considered for higher base rates)
Bonuses/Additional Compensation: Because this is a travel position, you will receive per diem during all travel and overtime is paid at 1.5X after 40 hours.
Benefits: Company offers an excellent benefits package with highly subsidized health & welfare benefits (with an option of zero-dollar high-deductible plan); fully subsidized dental and vision coverage; up to 5% employer-match program; flexibility with PTO; great career growth opportunities; Employee Stock Share Program; safe and collaborative culture.

Position Descriptions:

Field Service Engineer - DPHW / Navigation (West Coast of US - ideally CA or Pacific Northwest)

In this role you will work specifically with company's proprietary Dynamic Positioning Systems Hardware (DPHW) and be responsible for servicing the systems onboard ships both in port (at shipyards) and/or at sea. You will provide technical troubleshooting, maintenance and repair support as well as commissioning and installation of new systems associated with navigation (GPS, gyroscopes, etc). The position requires availability to travel (domestic and international) to attend service and training in planned or short notice demands. Weekend and holiday travel is uncommon, but occasionally required. Typical jobs range anywhere from one to four days length, although larger commissioning projects can last up to several weeks. You can expect to receive significant (and continued) On-The-Job Training as well as formalized equipment training at company International HQ . Some specific responsibilities include:

In order to be successful in these roles, you should have experience related to Automation and logic-based Controls Systems, drives and protection relay test equipment, ideally those associated with engines and/or auxiliary equipment. You should also be comfortable navigating computer operating systems and software packages. You should also have a clear ability to work with electronic equipment such as volt meters, amp meters, oscilloscopes, etc; the ability to troubleshoot basic electric and electronic circuitry, including reading and interpreting electrical and electronic diagrams; and a working understanding of AC power circuitry including breakers, multi-phase power, etc (120VAC and greater). And you must be service-minded and customer-focused.

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