External - Posting Description Engineer, Instrumentation & Controls (PO) C - 518933 Organization: Generation Department: Regional Ingineering East Work Location: Raccoon Mountain - Chattanooga, Tennessee Relocation: Relocation benefits are offered for this position and will be aligned with federal travel regulations Posting Open: 11/13/2026 Posting Close: 11/26/2026 at 11:59 PM EST Salary: Competitive Ideal Candidate will have I&C and power systems experience at Raccoon Mtn Pumped Storage plant and/or conventional hydro. Job Summary: Serves as the technical expert in Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) equipment, systems, and processes. Directs and conducts improvement studies using plant test and operating data and monitors control charts for optimizing plant performance. Utilizes a wide variety of analytical methods to solve problems and to predict future performance, using historical data and the results of process control system activities.
Performs or directs multi-discipline engineering work to optimize performance of plant equipment, apparatus, and facilities for I & C systems for Coal, Gas & Hydro fossil plants. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring, analysis, evaluation, and investigation of plant systems, processes, and equipment. Initiates improvements to optimize achievement of plant, fleet, and/or fossil system business plan objectives. Ensures that performance gaps and other problems at a particular location are investigated at other locations having similar equipment and systems. Ensures fleet or fossil system-wide replication of solutions and standardization as appropriate.
Prepares and reviews specifications, cost benefit ratios, and estimates covering installation of new equipment or upgrading of present equipment. Furnishes engineering data and prepares Capital Project Justification (CPJ) packages to cover capitalized expenditures or retirements.
Leads the development of Outage Planning, and serves as a technical advisor during maintenance outages. Responsible for ensuring that changes to plant configuration are controlled and properly documented.
Provides administrative and technical supervision to engineers and support personnel as requested by the Manager or Supervisor.
Supervision Received: Supervision and guidance is provided by the first-line manager and is generally limited to overall objectives, general guidelines and policy, and work priorities. The incumbent plans and executes the work with minimal supervision.
Skills and Proficiencies (May be job or organization specific) Sound Knowledge of all Engineering Disciplines; Depth in Problem Solving and Analysis - Root Cause, FMEA / EMEA, Weibull, etc.; Fossil Plant Operations and Maintenance Processes; Engineering Economy; Depth in one Discipline; Leadership; Expert knowledge of fossil plant process systems; Expert knowledge of NFPA and other industry standards related to I&C; Project Management; Construction Processes; Communication and
Interpersonal Skills
Minimum Qualifications (Consistent with Classification Standard): - Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering from an accredited engineering school.
- Full competence as a System Engineer as demonstrated by several years' experience at Senor Level as a System Engineer or in a comparable engineering position providing extensive experience in difficult & complex tasks in the I & C area.
- License as a Professional Engineer is highly desirable (may be required in accordance with TVA Business Practice 15).
