Calpine

Engineer III

Calpine$109K — $139K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering; Mechanical Engineering preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience focusing on rotating equipment.
  • Familiarity with basic engineering principles, theories, and concepts.
  • Team experience with analytical problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in performance evaluation using model-building techniques.
  • Preferred previous internship or entry-level experience.
  • Strong communication skills across verbal, written, and presentation formats.
  • Proficient in MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Power Operation Team to support plant maintenance and operations.
  • Analyze plant performance efficiency and develop operational strategies.
  • Conduct various engineering tasks like troubleshooting and configuration management.
  • Compile and prepare detailed reports on plant operations and financial studies.
  • Offer recommendations based on business performance evaluations and metrics integration.
  • Ensure adherence to standard practices and procedures within set parameters.
  • May coordinate with team members to enhance operational efficiency.

Benefits

  • Work location in a collaborative Fleet Solutions office in Pasadena, Texas.
  • Opportunities for professional growth through various projects and teamwork.
  • Exposure to plant operations and maintenance in a dynamic environment.
  • Engagement in business risk assessment and model development tasks.
  • Involvement in financial and strategy-related studies, enhancing analytical insights.
Full Job Description
Position located in the Fleet Solutions office in Pasadena, Texas.

Job Summary (including but not limited to the following; other duties may be assigned)
Engineers will work closely with all levels of the Power Operation Team to support plant maintenance, operations, conduct analysis through modeling, work on projects in the area of business risk assessment, and other various projects. Use computers and monitoring equipment to measure, record and make adjustments within operating parameters. Provide engineering services for troubleshooting, maintenance, design, and configuration management of existing power plants. Will be conducting analysis on the plant performance efficiency, and strategy updates, supporting model development to assist in evaluation of operational performance. Compiles and prepares reports. Conducts special financial and business-related studies which may include the development of ad hoc and custom reporting involving the determination of metrics and identifying and integrating data sources.

Job Responsibilities
• Makes decisions regarding own work within defined parameters.
• Regularly contributes useful ideas for own work area.
• Works on problems of limited scope.
• Follows standard practices and procedures.
• General instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments.
• May coordinate efforts of others
• Basic communication - delivers information to individuals within defined parameters.

Job Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or equivalent, Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• Minimum of 5+ years' experience with a concentration on rotating equipment.
• Developing use and/or application of basic principles, theories and concepts.
• Previous experience working in team an environment using analytical skill set to provide recommendations around business challenges.
• Previous experience evaluating performance using model-building techniques.
• Previous work experience in an Internship or other entry level work experience is preferred.
• Strong communication skills, verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office to include MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, etc.

Salary Information

Salary Range: $109,779.21 - $139,968.50

About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is a power generation company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Calpine's fleet of natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants has a combined generating capacity of approximately 26,000 megawatts. Calpine sells wholesale power and other energy-related services to utilities, independent electric system operators, industrial and commercial customers, and retail power providers. The company was founded in 1984 and went public in 1996. In 2018, Calpine was acquired by Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors.
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