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Field Service Engineer Central

Position Description:

AMETEK Solidstate Controls (SCI) is in the business of providing continuity of electrical power to keep businesses in business. SCI currently has more than 45,000 systems installed throughout the world, including more than 100 in Nuclear Power plants worldwide. Our products have extensive applications in the following market segments: petroleum, LNG, power – fossil & nuclear, specialty chemicals, mining/metals, waste water, pulp & paper, food & beverage and others requiring continuous power for mission critical applications.

Job Summary

The Field Service Engineer is responsible for the start-up, testing, preventive maintenance and repair at client sites. Position requires air travel, on-call status, strong AC/DC power electronics and customer skills.

Responsibilities include air travel 80% of the time leaving on Monday and returning on Friday but may require weekends on occasion for start-up, testing, preventive maintenance, and repair services of Ferro resonant and PWM power inverters, phase-controlled rectifiers, phase conditioners and voltage regulators, static transfer switches, and large storage batteries at client sites.

This position would be located in any city in the Central region of the US that is close to a major airport. Primary travel would be within the Central Region of the US.

Specific Responsibilities

Responsibilities include air travel 80% of the time leaving on Monday and returning on Friday but may require weekends on occasion.
Start-up, testing, preventive maintenance, and repair services of Ferro resonant and PWM power inverters, phase controlled rectifiers, phase conditioners and voltage regulators, static transfer switches, and large storage batteries at client sites.

Position Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Electronics/Electrical Engineering Technology or Military equivalence and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar field with a preference for previous experience testing, installing, and maintaining DC power systems and large stationary batteries in Uninterrupted Power Systems from 24VDC to 600VDC.
Must be willing to travel and able to work autonomously with minimal supervision.
Must have effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
Need to multitask, and be capable of managing complex projects.
Strong AC/DC Power electronics and application skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is beneficial.

Physical Requirements

Medium work: Exerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and make fine discriminations in sound.
Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the individual(s) with this job description. The individual(s) maybe called upon and required to follow other instructions or perform other duties/responsibilities requested by his/her manager, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or company objectives.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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