Electrical Engineer II/III - Regional Engineering - Carolinas

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This Engineer position is in Regulated & Renewable Energy (RRE).  RRE has multiple regional/organizational breakouts to serve our customers by generating safe, reliable, and cleaner energy at a competitive price.  This position is in Carolinas Dispatchable Generation's (CDG) Regional Services.  The CDG Regional Services - Electrical & Controls Team has the responsibility for providing regional technical support to operating power generation stations in North and South Carolina.

 

The expectations of the regional engineering role are to provide electrical support to the Stations staff and regional project implementation teams. Duties will include support for project initiation and implementation, developing strategies for electrical component maintenance and life cycle management, and providing emergent technical support for electrical issues for station power systems.

Hybrid worker onsite requirements will be fulfilled by working at the engineer’s assigned location or by visiting other CDG Station/Office locations to support the technical needs of the Region. 

 

Employees in the Engineer II or III position will be expected to solve problems in their engineering areas of specialization with varying supervision based on their experience.  An Engineer II or III is expected to develop skills, and the ability to work with greater independence. 

 

*Depending upon the desired qualifications of the successful applicant, the hiring manager may elect to fill this position at a higher level within the job hierarchy.

Responsibilities

• Increases knowledge and apply the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures to work activities.

• Function as a technical resource for Carolinas Dispatchable Generation Stations

• Serve as Engineer of Record for Electrical Systems and Equipment

• Provide technical support for Equipment Inspection, Testing, and Troubleshooting

• Provide technical support for Project Implementation teams.

• Participate in field inspections and testing activities at appropriate frequencies to enhance construction, commissioning, and operational support of Station projects

• Drive consistency and share best practices across the operating fleet by utilizing Technical Standards (i.e. procedures, design criteria, specifications, equipment standards, vendor lists, technical lessons learned, etc.). Provide input to these documents to reflect lessons learned, standardization, and changes to industry practice.

• Establish technical requirements for conducting reviews and gaining acceptance of design modifications of electrical systems and equipment

• Drive the equipment reliability process by assessing equipment condition, health and developing long-term equipment strategies to optimize generating unit reliability

• Offer ideas and suggestions to reduce costs while maintaining overall quality of the engineered solutions, including constructability and ease of operability and maintenance

• Provide secondary technical support for generating station staff for equipment failures, malfunctions, and abnormal conditions

• Serve as technical liaison between power generating fleet and Subject Matter Experts within Duke Energy for highly complex issues

• Perform electrical engineering activities including preparation of thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to defined problems and analysis for assigned responsibilities with oversight from experienced engineers.

• Maintain relationships with plants, outside consulting engineering firms, maintenance shops, and equipment manufacturers.

• Develops positive working relationsh