Sr Engineering Technologist - Monitoring & Diagnostics Analyst - M&D Reliability Center

Duke Energy•Various Locations, FL

About The Position

More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. We are looking for a Monitoring and Diagnostic Analyst to join the M&D Reliability Center. The M&D Analyst is mainly responsible for daily monitoring of power plant equipment across all of Regulated Renewable Energy (RRE) generating sites using advanced pattern recognition (APR) software, building, and maintaining APR models (currently >12,500 models), performing analysis of equipment issues using diagnostic tools, and working with stations and subject matter experts to develop actionable recommendations. The ultimate goal is to find and correct issues before they become failures. The Sr. Engineer Technologist is the fourth level of the non-Engineer degreed technical support role job classification and considered the career level for the job hierarchy. Senior Engineering Technologist provide technical expertise to solve more complex problems, and leadership skills to manage work in a specific area of expertise, with minimal supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop advanced skills and to have the ability to work independently with increased latitude for unreviewed work.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in engineering technology
6 years related work experience
In lieu of associate’s degree(s) AND 6 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 8 year(s) related work experience

Nice To Haves

6+ years of experience in the utility industry.
Certified in Vibration Analysis: ISO Category III, Oil Analysis I & II, Offline Motor Circuit Analysis (MCA), Airborne Ultrasound Level I, and/or Level 1 Thermographer.
Plant experience as a System Owner, Operations Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, or CBM Analysts.
System and component knowledge with Combined Cycle or Coal Fired units.
Experienced Monitoring & Diagnostic Center Analysts that have utilized APR tools like Advanced Analytics, Prism, Smart Signal, PDP, etc.
GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi or other Combustion Turbine Field Engineering experience.
Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems with unique familiarity utilizing Electrical Testing technologies, e.g., Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), on/off-line motor testing, partial discharge analysis, etc.
Good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the daily monitoring duties for all technology types (Coal, Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle CT, Hydro).
Master all features of the Advanced Pattern Recognition (APR) Software (AVEVA Predictive Analytics).
Strive to have zero “preventable” misses.
Maintain assigned models in acceptable working order with proper PI (Plant Information) points, training, and alarm management.
Review daily event reports with a questioning attitude: “should M&D have notified”.
Work with software vendor as required to discuss future enhancements to assist with efficiency and reducing “false positives”.
Document Notifications and “Finds” per M&D process to capture avoided costs; strive to maintain open/in-progress items at a minimal level.
Support Plant Health Meetings (PHM’s) by discussing significant open/in-progress finds and push for closure.
Serve as a change agent to help departmental personnel embrace SmartGen technology and M&D.
Perform daily monitoring of site critical components first; all assets with models are to be monitored 5 days/week, critical assets w/o exception.
Evaluate alarms for potential equipment-related issues; interact with both Corporate/Regional Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), site Technical and Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) Analysts when needed.
Build new models in the APR Software Suite as additional units/equipment come online; evaluate the adequacy of existing deployed models and retrain/update as required.
Train Site Engineers/Specialists and CBM Analysts when required on how to interpret the APR software data for component monitoring.
Presentations to outside industry groups and/or Duke Management as requested.
Collaborate with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Industry peer groups and Nuclear M&D Center, seeking to bolster work groups effectiveness.
Attend industry conferences and events where the primary focus is On-Line Monitoring Technology; recommend software enhancements as needed.
Assist in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities -- be a “change agent” for M&D.
Develop positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities.
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
Supports the company's goals and represent the company positively and professionally.
Model leadership attributes within M&D and always strive for excellence.
Provides subject matter expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems.
Requires full engagement with the industry and other utilities to constantly assess how Duke's program is structured and implementing best practices in area of expertise.
Ensures accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective leadership planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities of self and others.
Strives to continually improve job-related, technical, and professional knowledge, skills and performance.
Assists in developing appropriate curriculum to develop others in given area of subject matter expertise.
Supports the company's goals and represents the company positively and professionally.
Coaches and mentors other Engineering Technologists and early career Engineers.
Work schedule is flexible for either an eight, nine or ten-hour schedule.
Support team by willingness to monitor teammates models during vacation, holidays, conferences, off time, etc.
Think Process improvement always.