Co-op Engineer: Gas Turbine & DCS Operations

AES Corporation; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

AES Corporation Indiana is seeking a Co‑Op Engineer to support operations, maintenance, and asset performance initiatives at Harding Street Station and other AES Indiana facilities.

The role reports to the Harding Street Gas Turbine and DCS Team Lead and offers hands‑on exposure to power generation operations, maintenance planning, project execution, troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and plant performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing or have a 4-year Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related STEM field.
• Must possess a valid state-issued Driver's License.
• Must be authorized to work in the State of Indiana.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day troubleshooting of operational and maintenance issues at Harding Street Station, including field investigations, documentation, and technical analysis of ongoing equipment and system challenges.
• Assist Operations, Wastewater, and Gas Turbine teams in coordinating with Project and Outage Planning to ensure safe and effective planning and execution of work.
• Support outage execution activities and facilitate coordination between Operations, Maintenance, and Outage teams to promote safe and efficient project execution.
• Responsibilities may include occasional off-shift and weekend support.
• Support plant asset performance assessments and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) and plant compliance processes.
• Assist with work management activities, including creation of notifications and purchase requisitions within SAP.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Data analysis

Field troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related STEM

Tools

EtaPRO

PI

EDS

Job description

AES Corporation Indiana is seeking a Co‑Op Engineer to support operations, maintenance, and asset performance initiatives at Harding Street Station and other AES Indiana facilities.

The role reports to the Harding Street Gas Turbine and DCS Team Lead and offers hands‑on exposure to power generation operations, maintenance planning, project execution, troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and plant performance optimization.