Position Purpose
This is a hands-on position responsible for engineering design, development, and technical support for the company's fleet of power generation units including hydropower, coal-fired steam turbines, and gas- and oil-fired combustion turbines. This role requires application of Electrical Engineering standards and procedures. Other responsibilities include support of company's compliance strategy, including NERC Reliability Standard compliance.
Required Education & Experience
- ABET accredited Bachelor in Electrical Engineering and a minimum of 3 years' experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to use formal engineering training in practical application to power plant assignments.
- Knowledgeable of large DC energy conversion machines (i.e. DC motors/generators).
- Knowledgeable of high-power electronics (i.e. Diode and Thyristor based rectifiers, Voltage & Current source variable frequency drives).
- Protective relaying as it relates to Feeder, Motor & Generator Protection.
- Calculations of complex mathematics related to analysis of AC power systems.
- Rigging of instrumentation for data collection of electrical quantities
Job Description
- Identifies opportunities for improvement and/or suggests improved methods.
- Performs engineering assignments associated with the design, construction, performance enhancement, cost effectiveness, operation, and maintenance of various plant equipment and systems.
- Establishes and maintains tools and programs for generator health monitoring including being the single point of contact for Stator Leak Monitoring Systems and PM management in order to provide continuity across the generator fleet
- Establish and provide vision and leadership for fleet generator maintenance and health including developing specifications for all generator work, inspections, test protocols, industry best practices
- Work closely with plant and Central Service Shop personnel to provide outage support and accomplish generator maintenance goals
- Experience with 3-Phase power systems and large AC energy conversion equipment (i.e. induction/synch motors/generators and transformers)
- Able to read schematic and wiring diagram drawings
- Coordinates activities of Engineer I, technicians, or others assigned to specific projects as necessary.
- Performs assignments in which evaluation, originality, ingenuity, decision-making, and authority.
- Supports various plant operations and maintenance groups with engineering based problem troubleshooting, identification, analysis, and resolution.
- Assists Engineer III and/or Senior Engineers with large and/or complex projects, as required.
- Assists with the development of station/engineering goals, objectives, budgets, programs, and procedures.
- Plans and controls all activities so as to provide an accident-free work place.
- Conducts work activities with regard to environmental rules and regulations.
- Regularly reviews assignments to assure optimum efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Directs the activities of coops, bargaining unit employees and others, as instructed, as they perform various activities including installation or checkout of new equipment, troubleshooting, testing, tuning, etc.
Performs other duties as directed by management.
Work Conditions
Exposure to stress, dirt, heat, noise, etc. in power plants.
Physical Effort
Frequent standing, walking, climbing, or operating in work-controlled position.
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company
220 W Main St
Louisville
Kentucky États-Unis
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