Customer Support Engineer

**The vacancy** Working closely with the engineering team leader, this person will be responsible among other tasks for providing daily technical assistance to our customers, solutions to various technical matters and support during maintenance activities planning and execution phases. Customer Support Engineering team supports the operation and maintenance of OEM Gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Generators, Control Systems, and Auxiliary Systems. The team is dedicated for engineering support during scheduled/forced outage, during operation as well as for new business development or existing business expansion while working closely with programme management, commercial and tendering team. The team is also engaged with customers to ensure reliability, availability and safety of the operating assets. **Role responsibilities include**: - Customer Support Engineer is responsible for problem resolution for our customers related to gas turbines, steam turbines, generators and relevant auxiliaries. - Being part of multi-disciplinary engineering team, it will be expected to have flexibility to learn gas turbine, steam turbine, and generator operational aspects in addition to primary job responsibilities. - The engineer is also responsible for assisting engineering manager and engineering team for various customer support engineering activities. - Travelling to sites and customer premises is also expected from time to time. Other duties include: - Support the Operation and Maintenance of MPW gas Turbines, Steam Turbines, Control Systems and Auxiliary Equipment. - To prepare and write Technical reports, Technical procedures, etc. following the instruction of the Engineering Manager or Engineering Director - Respond to internal and external customer requests for technical issue resolution, using technical product knowledge and analytical skills while adhering to sound engineering principles, standards, practices and procedures. - Escalate issues as required acting as the liaison between the field and the design to drive specific technical resolution, identify the root cause and drive corrective actions. - Establish and maintain relationships with customers to make customer technical issues/requirements understood and addressed in a timely manner. - Lead and manage root cause analysis for technical issues. Provide technical leadership to personnel supporting project assigned to resolve customer technical issue. - Document technical data generated by the assigned project consistent with engineering policies and procedures. - Prepare technical presentations for customers ensuring the timely communication of significant issues or developments. - Travel to customer locations to support customer technical review meetings. - To support unplanned/forced outages to meet availability goals. - Provide commercial teams with technical support for sales and services proposal activities. - Act as interface between commercial, service and repairs. - Development of proactive working procedures for future work efficiency - Communicate effectively with all levels of employees. - Maintain the highest degree of honesty and integrity at all times. - Responsible as Engineer of the company during planned inspections of Gas/Steam Turbines when required. - Responsible to solve Customer problems ("end" Customer and "internal" Customer) when it is assigned by Engineering department. - To write and or revise Quality Management procedures as and when requested. - Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. **Person specification** - Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical is preferred with exposure in any areas of Gas Turbine design, operation, repair, service, installation or commissioning - Experience in developing and writing specifications and/or proposals. - Effective customer service skills and strong organizational skills. - Strong analytical and problem solving ability and adept at communicating with all levels of the organization. - Proficient technical report writing and communication skills. - Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team having people with different cultures and nationalities. - Good knowledge of MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, simulation software - Fluency in business English, knowledge of Japanese would be an advantage but not essential. **About us** Mitsubishi Power headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, is a global leading company in the field of thermal power and environmental technologies. We can handle the entire production process from the development, design, manufacturing, construction and commissioning to after-sales service for thermal power plants. The company has a total of 66 subsidiaries across 17 countries and was established as a joint venture in February 2014, bringing together the thermal power divisions of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd.. Mitsubishi Power employs 18,300 staff worldwide and provides solutions for the improvement of o