Performance Engineer

Description

• Promote and participate in continuous improvement initiatives, advanced analytics, digital-twin concepts and pattern recognition methods.
• Occasional on-call support during critical failures or outages.
• Participate in outage planning and execution, including inspections and post-outage reliability reviews.
• Identify/support reliability-related projects, including upgrades, system replacements, or reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) initiatives.
• Provide input on equipment design, installation, and commissioning to ensure long-term maintainability and reliability.
• Analyze asset performance and failure data to identify trends and implement long-term reliability improvements.
• Support compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., NERC, FERC, OSHA, EPA) and company safety policies.
• Develop and optimize Preventive and Predictive Maintenance (PM/PdM) strategies using vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other condition-monitoring technologies.
• Work closely with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to enhance plant reliability and asset performance.
• Maintain and improve Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) such as MTBF, MTTR, availability, and equipment reliability metrics.
• Conduct and lead Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) processes for key plant assets.
• Perform Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) on critical equipment failures and drive corrective/preventive actions.

Requirements

• Knowledge of rotating machinery (turbines, pumps, compressors), electrical systems, boilers (thermodynamics), and instrumentation.
• Present results in clear, concise formats – both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exposure to rotating and high-voltage equipment.
• Experience with condition-based maintenance (CBM) and predictive technologies (vibration, ultrasound, infrared).
• Effective written and verbal communication abilities; comfortable presenting technical information to peers and leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or a related discipline). May substitute 5-8 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Understanding of reliability modeling and statistical life analysis.
• Knowledge of NERC compliance and other relevant regulatory frameworks in power generation.
• Certification in Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), or equivalent is preferred.
• Familiarity with industry standards and methodologies such as RCM, RCFA, FMEA, and TPM.
• 3+ years of reliability, maintenance, or engineering experience in power generation or heavy industry (utilities, energy, oil & gas, etc.).
• Demonstrated “hands-on” ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines within a team environment.
• Ability to manage contractors, OEMs, and service vendors during the execution of reliability, performance improvement projects.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Processbook, Power BI, Minitab, or similar).
• Experience with CMMS systems (e.g., Maximo, SAP, or similar) and asset performance management tools.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills with a bias towards data-driven decision making.
• Primarily based at a power generation plant (e.g., gas, coal, hydro, or renewable).

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance