The base work location for the successful candidate will be in Allentown, PA.
Examples of general engineering responsibilities:
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Provide technical support and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems in areas of expertise.
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Interface with management teams, project teams, and other disciplines within the engineering group to solve complex tasks.
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Support the plants with planning and implementation of maintenance outages.
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Focus on maintaining or improving equipment condition and performance, being cognizant of available techniques and practices. Identify and assist in resolution of emergent equipment issues.
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Coordinate with vendors as applicable, for related products and services.
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Prepare and maintain necessary technical documentation and operating and performance history records.
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Assist plant maintenance and operations with troubleshooting activities during planned or forced outage events
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Assist in the work on smaller engineering projects or well-defined areas of larger projects.
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Use existing procedures to investigate, evaluate, and assist in producing technically correct and cost-effective designs or recommendations that solve ongoing problems.
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Build relationships that will facilitate knowledge transfer, cross functional knowledge of related work groups, and ability to present work products effectively.
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Gather and correlate basic engineering data using well defined engineering procedures, which may include routine and diagnostic testing of components and systems, and engineering studies.
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Assist in a variety of topics including developing innovative procedures, improved design recommendations or new or better equipment purchase recommendations.
Candidate Qualifications
Candidates must meet the basic qualifications to receive consideration.
Basic Qualifications
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Bachelor's Degree in electrical engineering or engineering technology, from a college or university accredited by ABET, or recognized by ABET as substantially equivalent.
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Minimum 6 years' electrical engineering experience in fossil power plant engineering.
Preferred Qualifications
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Working knowledge with electrical design requirements for power plants.
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Experience working with large electrical equipment (motors, VFDs, PLCs, generators, transformers).
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Working knowledge of transformer operation, electrical testing and maintenance practice.
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Professional Engineer registration in Pennsylvania (for principal engineer position).
Talen Energy Corporation
Pennsylvania United States
www.talenenergy.com
