IC&E Technician III
Listed on 2026-06-28
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering -
Energy/Power Generation
Electrical Engineering, Electricity Generation, Power Plant / Engineering, Renewable Energy
Ic&E Technician III
Job Category:
Power Operations
Full-Time
On-site
Middletown, CA 95461, USA
DescriptionCalpine, a business unit of Constellation Energy Corporation, is America's largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources with operations in competitive power markets. With 79 energy facilities in operation, Calpine's fleet has the capacity to generate approximately 27,000 MW of electricity – enough to power approximately 27 million homes. Through wholesale power operations and its retail businesses, Calpine serves customers in 22 states and Canada.
Its clean, efficient, modern and flexible fleet uses advanced technologies to generate power in a low-carbon and environmentally responsible manner.
The company was established on the premise that a strong commitment to the environment is inextricably linked to excellence in power generation and corporate responsibility. Since its founding in 1984, Calpine has led the power industry in its unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship. In addition, its renewable geothermal plants use steam generated deep below the earth's surface to produce clean, renewable electricity.
Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following; other duties may be assigned)
Maintains and repairs electrical equipment and instrumentation. Monitors, maintains, and repairs plant Distributed Control System (DCS). Monitors, maintain, and repairs gas turbine, steam turbine control systems, generators, transformers, and switch gear. Maintain, calibrate and repair plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. Perform routine trouble shooting activities. Use Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to effectively accomplish required maintenance in and efficient and organized manner.
Optimize plant preventative maintenance program to meet OEM recommendations, regulatory requirements, and corporate maintenance philosophy. Responsible for maintaining logs, manuals, records, blueprints and operating procedures in a neat and professional manner. Provide written reports on control system conditions when required. Incorporates safe behavior into all activities and consistently complies with all established safety and health policies and procedures, helps to identify and eliminate or actively manage risks in all work activities.
Specialized Job Information
This role will provide advanced support for critical plant computing, networking, and fleet‑wide communication systems. The technician will maintain and administer HP server hardware, the plant's VMWare virtualized environment, and all associated cybersecurity and reliability practices. This position will also support updates and lifecycle management for eDNA/PI systems, Factory Talk View SE, and the plant's Distributed Control System (DCS) network. Responsibilities further include oversight of Geysers fleet communication systems—such as network infrastructure, radio systems, paging, and telephony—along with maintenance of battery backup systems and providing local support for corporate IT and operational technology networks.
As business needs evolve, the role may expand into broader PLC and HMI support depending on organizational priorities.
Job Responsibilities
- Senior-level; recognized technical expertise in own and possibly related functions.
- Performs a variety of complex technical service/support duties requiring specialized knowledge.
- Regularly makes decisions on non-routine or escalated technical issues.
- Independently prioritizes and executes responsibilities effectively for a single trade, group of related tasks or functional area.
- Checks own work and possibly the work of others; work results are of the highest quality standards and advanced technical competency.
- Errors may be serious, usually not subject to direct verification or check.
- Duties and tasks reflect substantial variety and complexity.
- Resolves the most complex technical issues, conferring with Team Leader occasionally; may serve as resource to others in resolution of complex issues.
- Works under limited supervision.
- Prioritizes own weekly schedule and may guide others in the completion of tasks within clearly defined…
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