Application Engineer, High Voltage Circuit Breakers

HICO America, headquartered in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with facilities in Los Angeles, Greensburg, PA, and Memphis TN, is part of the Power Systems business unit, in the Industrial Performance Group of the Hyosung Corporation, a large publicly traded corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. HICO is an ISO 9001 and 14001 certified company, with primary business in power system products and solutions.

Application Engineer, High Voltage Circuit Breakers

The HVCB Application Engineer reports to the Manager, Application Engineering and is responsible for the technical review and support of orders from the bid stage through post-completion customer field support for high-voltage gas-insulated circuit breakers. The HVCB Application Engineer provides US-based support to sales, project management, turnkey, design, transportation, installation, commissioning and field service teams as well as the customer and to overseas design and manufacturing teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Bidding Stage:

• Review incoming RFP’s to identify major requirements

• Discuss RFP requirements and project expectations with design team

• Participate in selection of appropriate available product models

• Review HVCB drawing packages from design team and compare with customer specifications to ensure technical requirements and standards are met

• Identify clarifications and deviations to customer specification

• Identify and recommend any design changes to improve competitiveness and ensure consistency of designs for each customer

• Participate in internal bid review meetings as necessary and assist Sales Managers in understanding all equipment design packages.

• Support sales on technical discussions and bid clarification presentations with customer

Project Execution Stage

• Support turnover meeting with Project Execution team

• Attend and support project kickoff meetings with customer

• Support communications between factory design engineers and customers during design stage of HV gas-insulated circuit breakers

• Review drawings, BOM, design documents, and test plan to ensure customer comments and specifications are met.

• Participate in Design Reviews with customers, consultants, and design engineers

• Review and analyze factory test reports to ensure test requirements are met

• Play key role in analysis of Root Cause failures and Lessons Learned Reports

Installation and Commissioning:

• Provide technical guidance to departments handling installation and commissioning of equipment

• Review and analyze field test results to ensure site test requirements are met and equipment is ready to be placed into service

Customer Support:

• Interface with subcomponent vendors for resolution of technical problems (including manufacturers of monitoring equipment, relays, etc.)

• Provide remote field support for technical issues at site before and after energization

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education/Skills Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline; 2-7 years’ experience in design, manufacturing, or application engineering, or equivalent education and experience.

• Developed analytical skills.

• Strong computer skills, emphasizing knowledge of MS Office products

• Experience in the Transmission, Distribution, Generation industry

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience with High Voltage Breakers, Switchgear, or related equipment highly desired.

• Experience using Autocad or other comparable design tools

• Experience with engineering analysis related programs such as finite element analysis.

Benefits:

Competitive compensation package, Paid healthcare, Matching 401k, Performance Bonus, Company lunches, Company Outings, Free Parking

HICO America provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.