Generator Engineer (Senior) - Florida

Duke Energy Corporation•St. Petersburg, FL

About The Position

The Senior Engineer is an advanced-level engineering position providing technical ownership and frontline engineering support for generator, exciter, and generator auxiliary systems across utility-scale generating assets. The role involves working independently on complex problems, managing work, and developing ways to improve processes, with guidance for unusual or complex projects. The engineer supports assets in the Carolinas region and may be located anywhere within Duke Energy’s Florida service territory. The Generator Engineering team assesses equipment condition, analyzes operating and maintenance data, troubleshoots generator issues, leads root cause investigations, and develops recommendations to improve reliability and performance. Engineers support major outages and repair projects through technical oversight, engineering evaluations, inspection planning, and repair scope development. They coordinate with plant teams, internal technical organizations, original equipment manufacturers, vendors, and repair shops to ensure work is properly scoped, scheduled, performed, inspected, and documented. The role includes a significant onsite engineering presence during planned and emergent outages, as well as planning, research, reviews, root cause analysis, and documentation when not supporting onsite work. The position is field-mobile, working at various facilities or field locations, with occasional onsite meetings after onboarding. The employee must live within a reasonable commute—no more than 50 miles one way—from the posted reporting location. Work may take place in a power plant or office environment and includes 25–30% travel (the posting also lists travel requirements as 15–25%). Occasional overtime, including nights, weekends, and holidays, may be required. The role may involve exposure to mechanical, electrical, noise, and other industrial hazards, with appropriate protective equipment used as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program or Professional Engineer (PE) registration; a Master's degree in Engineering may be considered in lieu of the bachelor's degree.
At least 6 years of engineering experience, or 5 years of engineering experience with state registration as a Professional Engineer.
Demonstrated 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.
Must live within a reasonable commute of the posted reporting location, no greater than 50 miles one way.
Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Responsibilities

Provide frontline engineering support for generator centerline equipment and coordinate with plant operations, engineering, technical support organizations, OEMs, vendors, and repair shops.
Coordinate major generator maintenance to ensure it is prioritized and scheduled based on maintenance history, technical issues, and asset maintenance intervals.
Ensure outage work meets goals and applicable specifications and requirements, uses approved parts and repair or assembly techniques, complies with inspections and hold points, follows the correct task sequence, and is accurately documented.
Develop detailed outage work scopes and documentation, and provide engineering and technical support for operations, maintenance, and reliability improvement.
Provide onsite engineering support during planned or emergent outages and other significant events involving generator centerline assets.
Monitor computer trends to assess equipment condition and inform future work plans.
Evaluate Monitoring & Diagnostic Center notifications and recommend actions to generating stations.
Perform station walkdowns to identify reliability risks and recommend actions to stations.
Support stations during emergent events and operational questions or challenges.
Write procurement specifications for major work and evaluate and rank bids.
Provide onsite technical oversight for outage work and technical oversight at vendor shops.
Write technical papers justifying major work needs and budget challenges.
Maintain accurate records and files, communicate effectively, coordinate work, and represent the company positively and professionally.