Electrical Machines Technician Job in Niskayuna, New York US

Electrical Machines Technician

Job Number: 1515519 Business GE Corporate Business Segment: Global Research About Us: If you have ideas, passion, and drive, GE Global Research is a place where you can succeed. At GE Global Research we redefine what's possible, finding answers to some of the world's toughest problems. Find out more at www.ge.com/research , and connect with our technologists at http://www.edisonsdesk.com and http://twitter.com/edisonsdesk Posted Position Title: Electrical Machines Technician Career Level: Entry-Level Function Engineering/Technology Function Segment: Test and Evaluation Location: United States U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces: New York City: Niskayuna Postal Code: 12309-1027 Relocation Assistance No Role Summary/Purpose: As an Electrical Machines Technician, you will support the Electrical Machines team in its efforts to develop novel electrical machine, transformer, and actuator designs and monitoring diagnostics techniques. Under occasional guidance you will devise and implement test stands for electric machines and implement new sensor and monitoring techniques. Essential Responsibilities As an Electrical Machines Technician you will work as part of our dynamic electrical machines team. You will, with guidance, develop and implement test and monitoring methods for conventional and new electrical machines of strategic impact for a variety of GE business applications such as power generation, transportation, industrial motors, and installations in the oil and gas industry. Under periodic guidance you will: - Perform all work in accordance with EHS guidelines and be a strong and active contributor to Standard Operating Procedures of lab test set-ups, in particular for experiments with rotating electrical machines. - Based on safety and functional requirements, design drive stands of electrical machines. - Assemble, install, and test components of electrical machines under accelerated electrical, thermal, mechanical or environmental aging conditions. - Design or modify experimental setups, and operate, test, and calibrate experimental equipment for routine tests from general instructions. - Perform a variety of experiments; perform non-routine experiments from general instructions. Observe the experiment critically, take pertinent data. - Reduce data using appropriate mathematical techniques, including the use of computers. Prepare data such that the supervisor can analyze it. Using empirical reasoning, recommend changes in experimental equipment and methods for subsequent experiments. - Be responsible for the maintenance of standard laboratory equipment. - Maintain complete and accurate records of all work. With periodic guidance, provide data for formal reports (oral and written) of all work. Take initiative to communicate work progress with team members, contractors, and vendors. Qualifications/Requirements: - Associates with a field of study in electrical, mechanical or related technical discipline with at least 4 years hands-on experience with testing of rotating electrical machines (OR a Bachelors degree with a field of study in electrical, mechanical or related technical discipline with at least 1 year of hands-on experience with testing of rotating electrical machines.) - Familiarity with data acquisition techniques and software packages. - Experience with hardware integration of electric drive trains. - Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. - Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY. - Must be willing to take a drug test and submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process. - Must be 18 years or older. - You must submit your application for employment on the careers page at www.gecareers.com to be considered. Additional Eligibility Qualifications GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Desired Characteristics - Excellent experimental and observational skills - Experience of testing of medium- and high-voltage machines (voltages above 1 kV). - Six-sigma trained - Innovative problem solver - Good written and oral presentation skills - Good interpersonal skills - Ability to work as a part of a multidisciplinary team - Demonstrated success in meeting goals and objectives on time. Equal Opportunity Employer Section 19 Job YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 19 OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT.

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