Generator Engineer (Lead) - Florida

Duke Energy•St. Petersburg, FL

About The Position

Duke Energy’s Turbine and Generator Services Generator Engineering team provides advanced engineering support for utility-scale generators and associated electrical systems. The Lead Engineer is a specialist-level technical leader who solves complex problems, manages work, develops process improvements, and completes tasks with minimal supervision. The position is expected to have fleet-level impact while supporting assets in the Carolinas region. It may be located anywhere within Duke Energy’s Florida service territory. Generator Engineers are the technical owners of generator, exciter, and generator auxiliary systems, responsible for their reliable performance. They provide frontline engineering support and coordinate with plant operations, engineering and technical support groups, OEMs, vendors, shops, and other resources. The work includes condition assessments, analysis of operational and maintenance data, troubleshooting, root cause investigations, technical recommendations, outage and repair support, and development of detailed outage work scopes. Engineers help ensure major maintenance is properly prioritized and scheduled, meets outage goals and requirements, uses approved parts and repair methods, follows inspection requirements and task sequencing, and is accurately documented. The role includes a significant onsite engineering presence during planned and emergent outages and other major events. Outside onsite work, the engineer supports planning, research, reviews, root cause analysis, documentation, and reliability and maintenance planning. The position is highly mobile across facilities and field locations, with work performed in power plants or offices and travel required.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program and a Professional Engineer (PE) license; a master's degree in Engineering may be considered in lieu of the bachelor's degree.
At least 8 years of engineering experience.
Ability to apply engineering theories and principles and 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 ProcessBook and Microsoft Office software utilities.
Must live within a reasonable commute of the posted reporting location, no greater than 50 miles one way.
Must be able 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 shops.
Ensure generator maintenance is prioritized and scheduled based on maintenance history, technical issues, and asset maintenance intervals.
Support outage goals and ensure work complies with specifications and requirements, uses approved parts and repair or assembly techniques, meets inspection and hold-point requirements, follows the correct task sequence, and is documented accurately.
Develop detailed outage work-scope requirements and documentation.
Support operations, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of generator asset reliability.
Provide onsite technical support during planned or emergent outages and other significant events or evolutions involving generator centerline assets.
Plan and conduct research, reviews, root cause analysis, and documentation to support availability, reliability, and major maintenance planning.
Monitor computer trends to assess equipment condition and inform 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 with 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 to justify major work needs and address budget challenges.
Maintain accurate records and files, develop positive working relationships, and represent the company professionally.