OIL&GAS

Oil&Gas business was established at EDC at the beginning of 2007 and it is part of GE Oil&Gas Engineering.

It started from two employees, now it is more than 100 people hired, and we are still rapidly growing together with GE Oil&Gas business.

Major activities at EDC Oil&Gas include design, integration, analysis and service support of various types of compressors, gas and steam turbines for mechanical drive, power and cogeneration application, turboexpanders for energy recovery, auxiliary systems and subsea production systems.

EDC Oil&Gas is divided into seven major teams: Advance Technology (including Conceptual design, Material engineering, Aero Design, and Heat Transfer), Auxiliary Systems, Turbomachinery Design & Service, High Speed Reciprocating Compressors, Inquire to Order, Reliability, and VetcoGray.

Material and Process Engineering Team (MPE)

Material and Process Engineering team (MPE) coordinates and conducts failure analysis of components failed during service. The component range spreads from turbines and compressors down to piping and installation elements.

To the disposal of the team is a modern metallographic laboratory equipped with a wide array of analytic tools and instruments allowing complete material investigation. Among the instrumentation are: non-destructive testing stand, cutting tools, cold and hot mounting systems, polishing and etching stands, stereographic microscope, optical microscope, scanning electron microscope with ED Spectrometer and hardness tester. In addition to in-house analysis we provide comprehensive laboratory services using a broad network of cooperatives.

In addition to failure analysis, MPE offers also other services such as materials selection and testing. The knowledge of materials engineers is utilized to provide material and process consultation to Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Suppliers, GE Customers and others as needed. MPE is dedicated mainly to Nuovo Pignone in Florence and GEMINI product line in Houston.

If you are a material engineering student and would like to take internship at GE EDC Material and Process Engineering Department please send your CV to rekrutacja@ge.com with the email title: “Internship at O&G MPE”. You also can visit our EDC Students site.

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Standardization and New Product Introduction (S&NPI)

Main responsibility of the team lies in auxiliary systems for rotating equipment (gas turbines, centrifugal compressors etc.).

We carry out process analysis, resulting in selection of standard solutions, equipment and suppliers.

Our activity is new product introductions. In course of these activities we perform:

• Design and specification of all auxiliary systems for all turbomachinery module produced by GE Oil & Gas
• Auxiliary Equipment, turbomachinery, structure and pipelines arrangement design – packaging
• Pipelines, Supports and Frames stress analysis

We deal with following systems:

• Lubrication and Hydraulic Oil System
• Exhaust & Heat Recovery System
• Wash water system
• Fuel gas system
• Turbine start-up system
• Steam and water injection system
• Dry gas seal
• Instrumentation for all above systems
• Fire and gas detection systems

Our team consists of various engineering specializations, amongst others:

• Process
• Piping
• Mechanical
• Instrumentation & Control

We closely cooperate with equipment suppliers and GE Nuovo Pignone design office in Florence, Italy.

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Reliability Team

The Reliability Team has been created to meet customer expectations within the range of machines durability and operational reliability increase. We are multiskilled group of engineers who are experts in different fields of knowledge (mechanics, automatics, electronics and reliability).

The team cooperates closely with GE sites in Europe (Nuovo Pignone in Florence, Italy) and North America (Huston, Texas). Scope of our activity covers all GE Oil & Gas products:

• heavy-duty and aeroderivative gas turbines;
• reciprocating, centrifugal, axial and positive displacement compressors;
• turboexpanders.

Main responsibility of EDC Oil & Gas Reliability Team includes:

• failure drivers identification,
• mechanical objects performance and maintenance indicators prediction or calculation (e.g. availability, reliability, MTBF, MTTR parameters);
• identification of areas for possible design improvement by performing reliability/cost analysis and cooperation with design engineers in order to create improvement plan;
• validation of introduced improvements on machine performance.

We use in our work highly advanced software applied in statistical analysis what provides consistent and accountable results.

We are currently recruiting for Reliabililty Team. For details clik on the specific offer:

• TRIP Reduction technical support.
• ITO support.
• Parts Life Analysis technical support.

Advanced Technology

Advanced Technology at EDC consists of 4 divisions:

• HT & Aero Design
• Conceptual and Advanced Mechanical Design (C&AMD)
• Material and Process Engineering (MPE)
• System Operability and Control

Aero Design

Heat Transfer and Aero Team is responsible for aerodynamic and heat transfer design and analysis of almost all existing GE Oil&Gas product lines. HT&Aero engineers work together with GE Oil&Gas teams from Florence, Italy (Nuovo Pignone) and North America. The designs and analysis are made for compressors (centrifugal, axial and reciprocating), expanders (turbo and cryogenic), gas turbines (aero-derivative and heavy duty) and steam turbines (condensing and back-pressure). Not only parts of specified machines are designed/analyzed but also whole machines. Our team is concentrated on the following analysis and calculations:

1) Aerodynamic analysis and design:

• Mass flow calculations
• Flow visualizations
• Velocity calculations
• Pressure distribution calculations
• Heat transfer coefficient calculations

2) Secondary flows and thermal analysis and design:

• Mass flow calculations (1D flow function)
• Volume flow calculations
• Pressure calculations
• Heat transfer coefficient calculations based on convection phenomena
• Deformation calculation based on thermal expansion and centrifugal force
• Swirl calculations
• Fluid and metal temperature calculations at steady state and transient conditions

Our engineers are involved in NPI (New Product Introduction) projects, redesigning existing machines as well as in manufacturing support. HT&Aero engineers show very detailed knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics and heat flows. The following computer programs and tools are used in our analysis/design:

• 1-, 2-, 3-dimensional flow solvers (Flow Network Solver, CFX, Fluent)
• Thermal solvers (MSC Patran, Ansys)
• Meshers (ICEM CFD, Gambit, MSC Patran, Centaur)
• Also Ms Office Tools (mainly Excel) and internal tools.

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Conceptual and Advanced Mechanical Design (C&AMD)

C&AMD is a team belonging to the structure of GE Oil and Gas Advanced Technology.

The main objective of CAMD is support of NPI (New Product Introduction) programs:

• conceptual phase (Layout and interface definition)
• detailed phase (Drawings, tooling, DFSS integration)
• validation phase (Production, component testing, test and design validation)

• Turbines and Expanders
• Compressors and Pumps
• Subsea Compression and boosting Technologies

Majority of our engineers is with mechanical engineering background. In our everyday work, we work closely with a group of GE engineers - Nuovo Pinione, Florence, Italy. The main software used is: Ansys, Patran, P-Thermal , Unigraphics as well as other specialist programs.

We carry out strength analyses of gas/steam turbines, axial/centrifugal compressors as well as piston compressors among other tasks that we perform in the fields of:

• Low Cycle Fatigue
• High Cycle Fatique / Dynamic analysis
• Crack Propogation
• Creep analysis





We do also centrifugal compressors selection for various work conditions specified by our customers (f.e. pressure, temperature, gas composition). Using sophisticated software we make selection of compressor casings , stages, seals and bearings etc.



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Heat Transfer (HT)

System Operability and Control

The two main activities of the System Operability and Control (SOC) team concern:

• gas turbines combustion systems and their performances
• rotordynamics of turbomachinery

The SOC team offers: calculations of gas turbines performances, definition of combustion systems limits, fuel analysis, evaluation of environmental effects on gas turbine emissions, definition of gas turbine operability window, providing of guarantees on gas turbine performances, analysis of gas turbines parameters to verify their behavior, lateral analysis, torsional analysis, transient analysis and rotor active balancing.

We are able to provide specific solution, which meet our customers’ requirements. In addition, our Team participates in product development programs.

The special fields, which are preferred for SOC team members are chemical engineering and mechanics.

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Auxiliary Systems Engineering

Auxiliary Systems Engineering at EDC consists of 3 divisions:

• Control and Auxiliary Systems Engineering (CASE)
• Standardization and New Product Introduction (S&NPI)
• ASE GEAR Center of Excellence

Control and Auxiliary Systems Engineering (CASE)

The Control and Auxiliary System Engineering (CASE) group is one of the branch Oil&Gas organization unit supporting overall design, service and manufacture. The team cooperates closely with GE site in North America (Oshkosh, Wisconsin US). Scope of our activity covers GE Oil&Gas A-C Compressors: Barrel Compressors, Overhung Compressors, and Oil-free Screw Compressors. CASE Team consists of engineers from different branches. We perform technical projects in System branch (P&IDs with equipment selection), Control and Electrical branch and Design branch (workshop documentation – General Arrangement and piping layouts).

Control and Auxiliary Systems Engineering (CASE) at EDC consists of 3 divisions:

• Systems
• Control/Electrical
• Designers

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Auxiliary System Engineering Gear Center of Excellence

ASE Gear Center of Excellence is responsible for the requisition and technical selection of couplings, load gears and auxiliary equipment of new plants with particular focus on the train rotor-dynamic behavior (torsional and lateral).

Our duties include:

• translation of customer technical requirements into purchase specification
• evaluation of torsional and lateral behavior of turbo-compressor, motor-compressor and turbo-generator trains
• checking and submit to customer all the documentation related to the supply
• attendance to customer meetings, carry out visits at site and at supplier workshops
• manage either engineering or load gear and couplings suppliers
• technical assessment of supplier offers

We are currently recriuting on Mechanical Engineer position. For details click here.

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Systems

Systems sub-team is concerned with controlling and monitoring A-C Compressors auxiliary systems including: shaft sealing systems (Dry Gas Seals), oil lubrication systems, and condition of monitoring machinery system.

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Control/Electrical

Control/Electrical sub-team designs measure-control systems of centrifugal compressors including projects of all compressors system controlling and logical algorithms designing, which operate particular instruments. Team also designs installation around skid, match instruments (sensors, wiring system and others systems).

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Designers

Designers sub-team takes advantage of control-electrical and system documentation designs general arrangement, piping and individual components: indicators, control valves, filter of compressors package. Designers group utilize a modern Computer Aided Design tools like AutoCAD 2008 and Unigraphics.

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Turbomachinery Design & Service

Turbomachinery Design & Service Team specializes in engineering support for compressors, expanders and turbines used in petroleum, chemical, and gas industries services that handle air or gas (hydrocarbons, steam, syngas, CO2 etc.). This includes many areas of engineering: from the thermodynamic performance study to mechanical integrity evaluation and commissioning of the units. Supporting several abroad manufacturing shops we do the design and up-rate projects for entire trains consisting of: industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, axial / radial compressors, expanders, gearboxes, couplings, electric motor / generator. Our works conform American Petroleum Institute Standard API617. At all our intentions are:

• to achieve a design which meets the performance in every respect
• to achieve a robust mechanical design
• to meet delivery timescales
• to stand by our design and to ensure that all the client’s requirements are met
• to be able to execute next similar project with better quality and faster

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Turbomachinery Design & Service at EDC consists of 2 divisions:

• New Unit Design
• OEM / MVS Services

New Unit Design

Our team is one of very few design offices in Central Europe that can provide a full turbomachinery design in Oil&Gas industry - from preliminary design to new technology introduction, detailed structural design and solid modeling. Usually our works focus on:

• single and multi stage centrifugal compressors (AC Compressor brand)
• radial turboexpanders integrated with compressor or generator (Rotoflow brand).

We apply modern technologies like dry gas sealing, magnetic bearings and advanced materials. The team provides the following services:

• Performance analysis
• Finite Element structural analysis
• Clearance analysis
• Rotordynamics
• Bearing and seal selection
• Drafting
• Manufacturing support for impellers, shaft, casing, vanes and other pressure vessel equipment

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OEM / MVS Services

We also participate in the re-rate / up-rate / revamp projects (Conmec brand) for turbomachinery originally designed by General Electric as well as by its competitors (Ingersoll-Rand, Elliot, Sulzer, Dresser-Rand, Cooper-Bessemer, Delaval) Re-rate refers to the re-design of some components of an in-service machine in order to effect a desired change of performance. Often re-rating of an older machine can be extremely cost-effective compared to the purchase of a new machine. Some projects includes minor improvement of existing units, likes changes of sealing system or bearing system. Team is also able to change gas dynamic parameters of unit by changing the flow path, shape of blades, impeller wheel. The team provides the following services:

• Performance analysis including integration with the plant operation
• Start-up system evaluation for large trains
• Finite Element structural analysis
• Rotordynamics study
• Analysis of field service problems in compressor or turbines
• Expert Witnessing and Reverse Engineering to collect the data for service projects
• Software development to handle generic engineering problems reported in service

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High Speed Reciprocating Compressors (HSRC)

HSRC Team focuses on the analysis, design and manufacturing support of high speed reciprocating compressors. Engineers from HSRC Team cooperate closely with GE Oil and Gas Teams from North America (Houston, Texas and Oshkosh, Wisconsin).

We provide engineering support in the following areas:

• New Product Introduction through design and analysis
• Production engineering including failure root cause analysis
• Manufacturing support including creating of technical documentation
• Quality improvement projects (Critical to Quality parameters analysis)
• Compressors’ sizing with close cooperation with Packagers
• Fully operational tests with gas capabilities for New Product Introduction, Ready To Serve and Production including system level, component and reliability testing

HSRC team continuously cooperates and shares experience within EDC Oil and Gas teams such as Reliability and ITO and also extends international team working through close cooperation with Mexico, Italy and India in order to provide the best final solutions.

Mechanics, strength of materials and machine design are specific knowledge required from candidates to HSRC Team.

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Inquire to Order (ITO)

Application Engineering and Project Engineering

Application Engineering and Project Engineering are the first and ongoing technical contact with the customer. In Application Engineering the job offer is reviewed for technical issues as well as scheduling needs, finally resulting in a work proposal to the customer. Project Engineering acts on that proposal and manages all technical issues and schedules for successful project completion.

Both functional groups:

• Continuously communicate with main office in the United States regarding project developments and capabilities
• Serve as Technical support to the regional sales director in Warsaw (covering regions from Estonia through Romania)
• Develop methods and capabilities to continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency both in Poland as well as the US.

Investigation to Quote/Application Engineering
This is one of the first lines of communication with the customer who receives system requirements for a potential project.
The Application Engineer:

• Receives and reviews customer design and delivery specifications
• Develops specifications for items that will be purchased by GE for this project, including motors, gearing, couplings, and lubrication systems
• Develops technical specifications and data for the project submission and records
• Performs cost and schedule analysis
• Prepares a final firm proposal of the product and delivery conditions to the customer

Project Engineering
The final proposal from Application Engineering then goes to project engineering for technical project management.
The Project Engineer:

• Technically coordinates the project, including supply scope, time and budget planning, quality assurance, specification compliance, and milestone fulfillment.
• Communicates with outside suppliers regarding timeframes and requirements.
• Communicates with the customer regarding technical clarifications and improvements.
• Operates cross-functionally across all engineering functions.
• Coordinates and supervises testing and construction activities taking place across Europe.

We currently have openings in both departments. We are looking for people eager to find a better way of doing things, not afraid to work in an unfamiliar area, and willing to become part of a team spanning several countries.

VetcoGray

VetcoGray is the world's leading supplier of systems, products and services for onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling and production. All VetcoGray products are:

• Capital Drilling Systems (CDE risers, marine coupling, spider & gimbal, subsea connectors, tensioning rings, CSO diverter, keel joint)
• Flow Control (choke, gate valves, gate valve hydraulic actuators)
• Subsea Drilling Systems (MS-700 subsea wellhead system, SG-5 subesea wellhead system)
• Subsea Production Systems (pipeline products and services, subsea intervention systems, subsea power distribution systems, subsea production control systems, subsea tree systems, project management EPC & systems, subsea processing system SUBSIS, subsea manifold, subsea connection systems, subsea composite structures)
• Surface Wellheads (casing seal systems, jackup drilling, surface wellhead connections, conventional tubing hangars, close proximity wellhead, floating wellhead, blowout preventer system, multibowl wellhead, horizontal tree)
• Floating Production Systems (dry completion project experience, TLP drilling and production systems)

In our Warsaw office is specializing in designing all variety of VetcoGray products (below). Our group provides engineering support for all VetcoGray manufacturing facilities. We are using modern computer design tools to build new products and provide full customer satisfaction.

We are closely cooperating with design office in Aberdeen (Scotland). Last year, few groups of our engineers spend entire month in Scotland on variety of trainings (Pro/Engineer CAD, design process, industry standards, material technology, processes and engineering procedures).

For more information you can visit website: www.vetcogray.com

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Design Engineer position. For details go here.