Power Generation - Electrical SME

Power Generation – Electrical SME

Job Description

Department: Engineering

Job Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Salary-Exempt

Reports To: Automation SME Manager

Location: Houston, TX (Channelview Area)

Amount of Travel Required: Varies

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Positions Supervised: N/A

AIP Level: 6

POSITION SUMMARY: The Electrical SME serves as the technical authority for high voltage electrical power generation systems, providing advanced expertise across large scale gas turbine driven generator platforms, associated auxiliary electrical systems, and balance of plant power distribution. This role supports the full product lifecycle, including electrical system architecture, equipment selection, system studies, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), commissioning, field troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and sustaining engineering, while driving electrical design standards and mentoring engineering teams to deliver safe, reliable, and maintainable, scalable power generation solutions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (The following duties and responsibilities are all essential job functions, as defined by the ADA, except for those that begin with the word "may")

- Serve as the technical authority for high voltage electrical power generation systems, supporting the design, integration, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support of 35 MW, 70 MW, and similar utility scale generator platforms.

- Lead the development, review, and standardization of electrical system architectures, including generators, excitation systems, medium and high voltage switchgear, transformers, protection relays, auxiliary power distribution, grounding, synchronization, and customer/grid interconnections.

- Develop and oversee generator protection and electrical design philosophies, including protection coordination, relay settings, trip and interlock logic, synchronization, and short circuit, load flow, arc flash, grounding, and other power system studies.

- Provide advanced technical support during FAT, commissioning, startup, synchronization, load testing, and field operations.

- Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis activities involving generator and high voltage electrical system issues.

- Review and approve critical engineering deliverables, including single line diagrams, schematics, equipment specifications, protection settings, electrical studies, generator interfaces, and high voltage equipment selections.

- Ensure electrical designs and deliverables comply with applicable codes, standards, and company requirements.

- Collaborate with Electrical, Controls, Mechanical, Product Engineering, Product Service Engineering, Remote Operations, Manufacturing, Field Operations, customers, suppliers, and OEMs to resolve complex technical issues and integrate turbine generator packages with balance of plant and customer electrical infrastructure.

- Drive continuous improvement and technical standardization through operational data, field lessons learned, failure investigations, and emerging technologies.

- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams to improve the safety, reliability, availability, and lifecycle performance of the power generation fleet.

- Performs other related duties as assigned to assist with successful operations and business continuity.