Engineer, Electrical I&C; PO

Job : 519062
Location: KNOXVILLE, TN
Regular/Temporary: Regular

External - Posting Description

Ideal Candidate:The ideal candidate is a skilled Electrical Engineer with experience supporting power generation facilities, including coal, gas, and hydro plants, with strong expertise in electrical systems, generators, power transformers, switch gear, protective relaying, circuit breakers, and associated plant equipment. They possess a proven ability to troubleshoot complex equipment issues, perform root cause analysis, lead outage and capital improvement projects, and optimize system reliability, safety, and performance while collaborating across operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.

Engineer, Electrical I&C (PO) - 519062

Organization: Generation

Department: Regional Engineering East

Work Location: Knoxville, Tennessee / Will travel daily to various sites within Knoxville, Morristown, Bluff City, Kingsport, Johnson City, and Bristol, Tennessee

Relocation: Relocation benefits are offered for this position and will be aligned with federal travel regulations.

Posting Open: 11/2/2026

Posting Close: 11/12/2026 at 11:59 PM EST

Job Summary:

Has the technical responsibilities on Electrical/Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) equipment, systems, and processes. Performs and directs studies to evaluate the current and future electrical/instrumentation needs for Coal, Gas & Hydro fossil plants. Assists plant in resolution of equipment and system problems as requested. As work needs dictate, perform cross-discipline engineering work to optimize performance of plant equipment, apparatus, and facilities for Coal, Gas & Hydro fossil plants.

Directs or conducts technical monitoring, analysis, evaluation, and investigation of plant systems, processes, and equipment. Initiates improvements, repairs, maintenance, modification, and retrofit activity to optimize achievement of plant / system business plan objectives.

Identifies deviations in plant equipment and system performance, determines root causes, and recommends the optimum solution for correcting the problem. Troubleshoot system problems not resolved by routine maintenance or surveillance activities. Determines whether identified problems exist in other systems or units at the plant and replicates solutions, including informing engineers at other plants which can benefit.

Serve as owner engineer for assigned projects and Joint Project Teams, including large, cross-discipline, and more complex projects. Duties include preparing and reviewing specifications, cost benefit ratios, and estimates covering installation of new equipment or upgrading of present equipment. Furnishes engineering data and prepares Project Justification packages to cover capitalized expenditures or retirements. Leads the development of Outage Scoping and serves as a technical advisor during planned, maintenance and forced outages.

Assists in overseeing the daily plant monitoring and testing activities performed by Technical Services Analysts. Responsible for ensuring that changes to plant configuration are controlled and properly documented.

Other duties as assigned by supervision

Supervision Received: Independently performs assignments with instructions as to general results expected. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems. Supervision is provided by the first-line manager.

Skills and Proficiencies (May be job or organization specific):
Proficient in site/field engineering for Coal, Gas, Hydro Power Plant Systems and Equipment;
Plant Operations and Maintenance;
Industry Standards and Codes;
Plan and direct testing;
Spreadsheet, Graphics, and relevant industry software;
Problem Solving & Analysis, i.e. Root Cause, FMEA/EMEA, Fault Tree, Weibull, etc.;
Project…