Lead Engineer - Balance of Station; BOS) SME

Position: Lead Engineer - Balance of Station (BOS) SME
Lead Engineer
- Balance of Station (BOS) SME# Careers## Lead Engineer
- Balance of Station (BOS) SMEApply:
Hybrid:
Charlotte, NC:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
November 29, 2026 (16 days left to apply):
R42402
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** The candidate can sit at any location within the Duke Energy Carolinas area   **##
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* Position Summary:

**## The Lead Engineer is at the specialist level of the Engineering classification hierarchy. Employees at this level solve complex problems, manage work, and provide leadership to others in engineering areas of specialization, with minimal supervision and increased latitude for un-reviewed work. The Lead Engineer serves in lead roles providing guidance to others. They are also expected to have advanced skills and have the ability to work independently.

The DEC Balance of Station (BOS) Lead Engineer’s primary focus in Equipment Engineering is providing strategic programmatic direction regarding substation equipment including arrester & insulators, batteries/chargers, coils (wave trap/reactor), instrument transformers, gang operated switches, capacitors, etc. This includes providing technical expertise internal and to the industry, leadership, and guidance to personnel in engineering design, construction, planning, and maintenance in regard to equipment ratings, applications, design, installation, and replacement support.

This includes approval of new equipment/parts, project equipment support, design support regarding replacement parts, warranty resolution coordination with manufacturers, equipment specification development, and support to the field construction and maintenance organizations. This is to ensure that Transmission equipment is approved for design engineering use as well as maintained and managed in a cost-effective manner while achieving targeted reliability/performance levels. The Lead Engineer collaborates closely with Supply Chain regarding purchase blankets, bid packages, warranties, and approval of manufacturers and factories.##

** Responsibilities:
*** Develops and maintains equipment specifications that take into account design standards, reliability, maintenance, costs, industry standards, enterprise-wide strategy and regulatory requirements.
* In conjunction with Supply Chain personnel develops bid packages and selects manufacturers and product offerings for equipment purchases for Transmission equipment.
* Establishes working relationships with industry organizations such as Doble Engineering, IEEE, SEE, EEI, NATF, CEATI, Cigre, etc. for industry trends and practices; and establishes working relationships with counterparts within other Duke regions to share information regarding equipment.
* Reviews and adds/retains vendors on the approved bidders list which involves approving the factory and design qualifications of the vendor.
* Performs equipment inspections, witnesses testing at manufacturer’s plants, and design reviews for equipment to ensure the equipment meets the specifications. Supports the day-to-day procurement of this equipment and management of item numbers and designs unique to item numbers, creating new item numbers when appropriate and developing change management plans…