Senior Electrical Engineer

Position Overview

Reporting to the Fleet Overall Program Lead, the Senior Electrical Engineer will be responsible for providing fleet-wide engineering support for electrical systems, with primary emphasis on transformer reliability, circuit breaker performance, and generator program management. The role supports plant operations, maintenance, and outage planning by resolving electrical reliability issues and implementing engineering solutions that enhance plant safety, efficiency, and operational readiness.

This professional leads and sustains fleet electrical reliability programs, and drives continuous improvement across all fleet sites.

The Senior Electrical Engineer collaborates closely with fleet engineering, plant operations, maintenance teams, and third‑party vendors to ensure consistent application of engineering standards, reliability programs, and industry best practices.

• Lead and maintain fleet Transformer, Breaker, and Generator Programs, including inspection planning, condition monitoring, performance trending, and corrective action management.
• Serve as fleet subject matter expert for electrical systems, including transformers, breakers, generators, switch gear, protective relays, and related equipment.
• Investigate electrical equipment failures and degradation mechanisms, such as transformer faults, breaker malfunctions, insulation breakdown, and generator performance issues.
• Direct the fleet Infrared Thermal Imaging Program to identify electrical deterioration and emerging failure risks across critical assets including Breakers, bushings, GSU and electrical connections, electrical panels, etc.
• Analyze operational and test data to identify performance trends and recommend actions that improve reliability and equipment availability.
• Lead electrical‑discipline root cause analyses and develop corrective actions to prevent recurrence of equipment failures.
• Provide engineering support during planned and forced outages, including scope development, repair evaluation, and review of inspection and test results.
• Review OEM and vendor documentation, test reports, and technical submittals to support informed reliability and lifecycle decisions.
• Coordinate with plant teams, third‑party testing firms, OEMs, and contractors to execute inspections, testing, and repairs.
• Travel up to 40% across fleet locations to support evaluations, inspections, and outage activities, with reporting flexibility based on business needs.

• Minimum 7 years of relevant engineering experience in the power generation industry, with 10+ years preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering preferred;
  Mechanical, Industrial, or related Engineering disciplines may be considered with directly relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated experience supporting transformers, breakers, generators, switch gear, relay systems, electrical testing programs, and outage execution in utility, power generation, or comparable industrial environments.
• Self‑starter and motivated individual who takes initiative and demonstrates full ownership of activities required to fulfill the role.
• Ability to work collaboratively with plant personnel, engineering, and operations leadership to find practical solutions to problems encountered.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities across fleet sites.

Alpha Gen is an equal opportunity employer.