Babcock Power Services
Babcock Power Services
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
ConstructionEnergyManufacturing
Babcock Power Services provides engineering, manufacturing, construction, and aftermarket support for power generation and industrial processing. Its specialized business units supply power and heat-transfer equipment, technical services, maintenance, inspections, and turnkey project work for conventional energy and process industries as well as renewable energy projects. The company serves customers globally across sectors including utilities, oil and gas, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, cement, solar, wind, biomass, and waste-to-energy.

Field Engineer, Boilers and HRSGs

Inspect boilers and heat recovery steam generators at power utility sites for Babcock Power Services. Gather performance data, troubleshoot mechanical issues, and support energy projects.

Description

  • Travel to power generation utility sites.
  • Inspect boiler and HRSG units.
  • Gather operating and performance data.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical and performance issues.
  • Promote company products and services through direct site visits.
  • Support major projects.
  • Apply knowledge of utility and industrial boiler configurations, systems, operation, maintenance, and performance.
  • Visually inspect boiler systems.
  • Test and tune boiler performance to meet emissions requirements.
  • Collect and assess boiler performance data, including NOx, CO, and O2.
  • Inspect HRSG exterior, gas-side, and waterside components.
  • Perform UT testing, or apply UT testing knowledge, to pressure and non-pressure components.
  • Work with high-energy piping systems, hangers, and supports.
  • Test pulverizer coal fineness and distribution; determine heat-balance A/C ratios; develop pulverizer characterization curves; and test and tune burners.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field; an associate degree plus five years of relevant experience, or seven years of relevant experience, may substitute for a bachelor’s degree.
  • Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, including heat transfer, combustion efficiency, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
  • Ability to read blueprints.
  • Proficiency in documentation and report writing.
  • Willingness to travel extensively, more than 60% of the time.
  • Physical ability to crawl extended distances, bend, lift an average of less than 50 pounds, and enter boilers and auxiliary equipment through existing access openings.
  • Ability to work in confined spaces and at heights.

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