Generator Engineer (Senior) - Florida

Duke Energy•St. Petersburg, FL

About The Position

The Senior Generator Engineer provides advanced engineering support for Duke Energy’s utility-scale generators and associated electrical systems. The role assesses equipment condition, analyzes operational and maintenance data, troubleshoots complex generator issues, leads root cause investigations, and develops technical recommendations to improve reliability and performance. It supports major outages and generator repair projects through technical oversight, engineering evaluations, inspection planning, and repair-scope development. Engineers apply fleet-wide lessons learned and industry best practices to solve technical problems, extend asset life, and ensure the safe and reliable operation of generating equipment. The position is at the advanced level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. The Senior Engineer solves complex problems, manages work, develops process improvements, and works independently except on unusual or complex projects. The role is responsible for assets in the Carolinas region and may be located anywhere within Duke Energy’s Florida service territory. Generator Engineers provide frontline engineering support for generator centerline equipment, coordinating with plant operations, engineering and technical support functions, internal organizations, OEMs, vendors, and shops. They ensure major generator maintenance is appropriately prioritized and scheduled, meets outage goals and applicable requirements, uses approved parts and repair or assembly techniques, follows required inspections and hold points, is completed in the correct sequence, and is accurately documented. They develop outage work scopes and provide other engineering support for operations, maintenance, and reliability improvement. The position provides a significant onsite engineering presence during planned or emergent outages and other major events. When not supporting onsite work, the engineer performs planning, research, reviews, root cause analysis, and documentation to support availability, reliability, and maintenance planning. Generator Engineers are the technical owners of generators, exciters, and generator auxiliary systems and are responsible for their reliable performance. The position can involve work at multiple facilities and field locations, as well as in a power plant or office environment. Travel is required, and occasional overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays, may be necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or a Professional Engineer (PE) license. A Master's degree in Engineering may be considered in lieu of the bachelor's engineering degree.
At least 6 years of engineering experience, or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.
Demonstrated advancing application of engineering theories and principles.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at multiple locations.
Ability to build positive working relationships and collaborate effectively, including in challenging or high-pressure situations.
Proficiency in researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, and preparing and presenting recommendations.
Ability to work with individuals from varied socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience using OSI PI Vision or PI Process Book and Microsoft Office software utilities.
Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Must live within a reasonable commute of the posted reporting location, no greater than 50 miles one way.

Responsibilities

Coordinate generator maintenance with plant operations, engineering and technical support functions, internal organizations, OEMs, vendors, and shops.
Prioritize and schedule major generator maintenance based on maintenance history, technical issues, and asset maintenance intervals.
Ensure maintenance work meets outage goals and applicable specifications and requirements; uses approved parts and repair or assembly techniques; follows inspections, hold points, and correct task sequencing; and is completely documented.
Develop detailed outage work scopes and related documentation.
Provide engineering support for generator operations, maintenance, reliability improvement, availability, and major maintenance planning.
Provide onsite engineering support during planned and emergent outages and other significant events.
Monitor computer trends to assess equipment condition and influence future work plans.
Evaluate Monitoring & Diagnostic Center notifications and recommend actions to stations.
Conduct station walkdowns, identify reliability risks, and recommend actions to resolve them.
Support stations during emergent events and operational questions or challenges.
Write procurement specifications for major work and evaluate and rank bids.
Provide technical oversight for outage work onsite and for quality and technical execution at vendor shops.
Write technical papers to justify major work needs and budget challenges.
Maintain accurate records and files and communicate engineering recommendations effectively.
Develop positive working relationships and represent the company positively and professionally.