Generator Research, Technical Leader II

EPRI; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EPRI, based in the United States, seeks a Generator Research, Technical Leader II to advance generator technology through rigorous research, testing, and industry collaboration. You will address degradation, failure mechanisms, and operating risks while coordinating with utilities, manufacturers, and laboratories to develop practical tools and resources.

The role requires deep knowledge of generator systems and the ability to lead sessions at workshops, guiding members and advisors with clear,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with members and advisors.
• Ability to coordinate across programs and with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of large rotating electrical machines, including generator design and maintenance.
• Develops and manages research addressing degradation, failure mechanisms, and industry gaps.
• Understands excitation systems, AVRs, and diagnostic testing.
• Evaluates generator interactions with the grid and operating cycling.
• Translates needs into generator research projects and practical resources.
• Leads technical sessions at workshops and user-group meetings.

Job description

Position Title

Generator Research, Technical Leader II

Requisition ID

REQ-4104

Position Type

Full time

About Us

EPRI provides thought leadership, industry expertise, and collaborative value to help the electricity sector identify issues, technology gaps, and broader needs that can be addressed through effective research and development programs for the benefit of society.

Job Title

Generator Research, Technical Leader II

Location

North Carolina Home Office, Remote/Home Based

Job Summary and Description

GENERATOR-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Applies knowledge of large rotating electrical machines, including generator design, manufacture, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and life assessment.
• Develops and manages research addressing generator degradation, failure mechanisms, operating risks, maintenance challenges, emerging technologies, and industry research gaps.
• Applies working knowledge of excitation systems, automatic voltage regulators, generator protection, diagnostic testing, online monitoring, and condition-based maintenance.
• Understands major generator auxiliary systems, including hydrogen cooling, seal oil, stator water cooling, lubrication, bearings, bushings, and electrical and mechanical monitoring systems.
• Evaluates interactions among the generator, excitation system, auxiliary systems, prime mover, and electrical grid, including the effects of cycling and flexible operation.

GENERATOR-SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Translates member needs and industry operating experience into generator research projects, technical guidance, tools, reports, webcasts, workshops, and other practical resources.
• Develops relationships and coordinates technical activities with generator owners, utilities, manufacturers, service providers, consultants, laboratories, universities, and research organizations.
• Supports member inquiries involving generator operation, testing, maintenance, condition assessment, abnormal findings, and equipment reliability.
• Organizes and leads technical sessions at EPRI-sponsored generator workshops, user-group meetings, webcasts, and industry events, facilitating the exchange of operating experience and good practices.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Works independently on technical activities without direct supervision.
• Regularly demonstrates responsibility for highly specialized technical objectives or problems where the relationships between cause and effect are difficult to establish and little or no precedence exists, and the use of creative and imaginative thinking is required.
• Maintains familiarity with the progress and problems in assigned technical areas.

Additional Requirements:

• Has developed relationships with primary advisors to a research area.
• Provides assistance to the EPRI sales staff in Member Services and EPRI International.
• Effectively communicates strategies and results, expressing thoughts clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing, to subject matter experts, program members and advisors through guidelines, reports, meetings, webcasts, workshops and conferences.
• Regularly communicates and coordinates work activities across programs.
• May provide oversight of a project team to assure technical and financial milestones are met.
• Organizes the external and interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget.
• Supports the planning and execution of complex project work within the technical department to meet member/client objectives; prepares and presents research reports.
• Manages small or medium (less complex) projects including budgets and resources without direct people management responsibilities.
• Influences project teams in the engineering aspects of the technical work.
• Increased interactions and coordination of EPRI work with national and international technical networks (e.g, manufacturers, consultants, academia and research organizations)
• Begins to lead proposal efforts and new promotional work.
• Develops research or services opportunities of value to EPRI members that fit EPRI’s mission and capabilities. This will include solving customer problems, producing insights and information vital to the members, and delivering information in a manner that members and customers can and will apply.
• Continues to provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience required.

The salary range for this position is $135,000 USD to $150,000 USD annually.This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s annual incentive program. The amount of incentive varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the plan.This role is eligible to participate in EPRI’s standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay). EPRI participates in E-Verify, an online system operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration (SSA). EPRI uses the system to check the work status of new hires by comparing information from the employee's I-9 form against SSA and Department of Homeland Security databases. EPRI is an equal opportunity employer. EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/Disabled Together . . . Shaping the Future of Energy.www.epri.com

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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