
Power Plant Engineer
Cranberry Township, NCJob$145–175K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Power Plant Engineer provides engineering support to improve plant reliability, efficiency, and performance at a facility in Aquasco, Maryland. The role works with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to monitor equipment, troubleshoot issues, investigate root causes, manage projects, and implement reliability improvements. The position supports combustion and steam turbines, HRSGs, auxiliary systems, and plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
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Full job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At WECTEC Staffing Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. About the role:
Aquasco, MD
We are looking for a Power Plant Engineer to provide engineering support to improve plant reliability, efficiency, and overall performance. You will work with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to monitor plant equipment, troubleshoot technical issues, lead root cause investigations, manage engineering projects, and implement reliability improvements across the facility.
Key Responsibilities:
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Monitor and optimize plant performance, reliability, and efficiency for combustion turbines, steam turbines, HRSGs, and auxiliary systems.
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Investigate equipment failures, forced outages, and abnormal operating conditions, conducting root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions.
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Maintain electrical, instrumentation, and control systems, including DCS, PLCs, protective relays, transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, and MCCs.
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Perform condition monitoring and predictive maintenance activities using vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and other reliability tools.
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Lead engineering studies, equipment upgrades, and capital projects while coordinating with operations, maintenance, contractors, and vendors.
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Maintain engineering documentation, plant drawings, and configuration controls to ensure compliance with company, regulatory, and safety requirements.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
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We prefer Electrical Engineering; we will consider Mechanical Engineering, Power Generation Engineering, or other related engineering disciplines.
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3+ years of experience supporting power plant operations, maintenance, reliability, or engineering in a utility, energy, or heavy industrial environment.
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Experience with electrical systems, instrumentation, and control systems within an industrial facility.
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Experience with DCS, PLCs, transformers, switchgear, protective relays, and MCCs.
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Knowledge of predictive maintenance and condition monitoring technologies, including vibration analysis, thermography, and oil analysis.
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Experience in combined-cycle, simple-cycle, or fossil-fueled power generation facilities.
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Familiarity with OSIsoft PI, CEMS, DAHS, and plant performance monitoring systems.
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Knowledge of NERC reliability standards and environmental compliance requirements.
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Experience supporting combustion turbines, steam turbines, and HRSG systems.
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Valid, unrestricted U.S. driver's license.
Our Safety Pledge to You:
If you are as committed to your success as we are committed to your safety, then this is the position for you! For us, our guiding principle has always been and will continue to be the safety of our people. It's that simple!
Why WECTEC Staffing Services?
WECTEC Staffing Services delivers customer-focused solutions, offering everything from high-volume, cost-effective staffing to specialized niche roles, while maintaining best-in-class service. Our employees bring expertise across technical and corporate functions, supporting international contracts in over five countries. We invite you to explore opportunities within our distinguished global talent network.
WECTEC Staffing Services offers competitive pay to all of our employees. Additionally, most positions qualify for benefits including the following:
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Comprehensive Health and Income Protection Benefits
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401(k) Savings Plan
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Paid Vacations for Qualifying Positions
We are committed to transparency and equity in all our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $145,000/year to $175,000/year.
WECTEC Staffing Services continues to successfully place professional and technical resources into key roles globally. You can learn more by visiting www.wectecstaffing.com
You can submit your completed application, and explore other available options, using the following link: careers.westinghousenuclear.com
Get connected with WECTEC Staffing Services on social media: LinkedIn
Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
How this job compares
Set against the 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$145–175K/yr
- North Carolina median$105–165K/yr181 salary ranges
- US median$107–168K/yr6,769 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $160K, is 15% above the North Carolina median midpoint ($139K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in North Carolina.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 277 open Electrical Engineer jobs in North Carolina and 10,352 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in North Carolina
- CDM Smith40 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,623 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,634 of the 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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