Performance Engineer

Insight Global; City of White Plains (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus 10%

Job summary

Insight Global in White Plains, NY, is seeking a Performance Engineer responsible for performance, reliability, and optimization of a fleet of fossil power plants in the PJM region. The role emphasizes monitoring, analysis, and improvements across availability and operational risk.

This full-time hybrid position offers a 10% discretionary bonus, relocation assistance, and benefits, with travel up to 40%. Start date ASAP; must have an engineering degree and 3–7 years in power generation, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited US program.
• 3–7 years of experience in power generation or industrial plant processes.
• Experience with performance monitoring tools.
• Experience with thermal performance analysis (turbines, plant systems, or related).
• Ability to articulate plant performance issues, risks, and root cause analysis.
• Familiar with analytics tools: Tableau, Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Track and coordinate metrics to identify and resolve key plant performance issues/failures.
• Support root cause analysis, provide technical support, and coordinate third party resources to mitigate issues with the greatest financial impact.
• Track, coordinate, and report fleet outage schedules, incidents, and performance metrics; develop tools to support these activities.
• Be the primary GADS, OSI-PI and EtaPRO administrator; submit data to ISOs; manage O&M service provider for data accuracy.
• Analyze power generating fleet data using GADS, EtaPRO, OSI-PI with Power BI/Tableau/Python.
• Develop performance dashboards and digital tools to provide plant health checks.
• Coordinate RFP processes, bid evaluations, and administer contracts ensuring compliance and performance obligations.
• Coordinate with Plant Managers in OGAM fleet for input on project scope and deliverables.

Skills

Performance engineering

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (US)

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

GADS

OSI PI

EtaPRO

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Role: Performance Engineer - Relocation Assistance Available!

Location: White Plains, NY (Hybrid)

Duration: Full-Time

Bonus: 10% Discretionary Bonus

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, 401K, and PTO

Travel: 30-40%

Start Date: ASAP

Role Overview:

The Performance Engineer will be responsible for performance, reliability, and optimization of a fleet of two fossil power plants in the PJM region. The position is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and improving performance, reliability, availability and operational risk through the application of performance engineering, reliability engineering, predictive analytics and condition monitoring techniques.

The Performance Engineer will identify and develop tools used to analyze operating asset performance, conduct data analysis to identify opportunities for efficiency and reliability improvements, support root cause investigations, and develop recommendations to optimize plant operations, maintenance strategies and lifecycle asset management.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited program in the US.
• Background of industry experience in the energy sector
• 3-7 years' experience in power generation or industrial plant processes
• Experience with performance monitoring tools
• Experience with thermal performance analysis (turbines, plant systems, or related)
• Able to articulate plant performance issues, risks, and root cause analysis.
• Familiar with or ability to learn analytical tools: Tableau, Power BI, etc.
• Comfortable with 40% annual travel

Pluses:

• Master's Degree in Engineering
• Performance monitoring tools: GADS, OSI PI, EtaPRO
• Background in an Engineering Consulting Firm or Corporate Engineering Group
• Knowledge of programming languages.

D2D:

Performance and Reliability Monitoring:

• Track and coordinate metrics to identify and resolve key plant performance issues/failures.
• Support root cause analysis, provide technical support, and coordinate third party resources to mitigate issues which have the greatest financial impact.
• Track, coordinate, and report fleet outage schedules, incidents, and performance metrics. Develop tools to support these activities. Coordinate between Plant Staff and other teams including Operations, Commercial and Energy Management.
• Be the primary GADS, OSI-PI and EtaPRO administrator. Submit data to various ISOs. Manage O&M service provider to provide accurate and timely data for review and submittal.
• Perform analysis of power generating fleet using GADS, EtaPRO and OSI-PI data using analytical tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Python.

Plant Optimization and Monitoring:

• Maintain plant configuration control by advocating for site’s Design Basis and perform equivalency modifications for obsolete equipment with third-party engineering firm and site plant engineer.
• Performance audits, observations, surveys, and assessments of plant activities such as maintenance and operations.
• Develop performance dashboards and digital tools to provide plant health checks.
• Coordinate RFP processes, bid evaluations, and administer project contracts ensuring compliance, change management, and performance obligations.
• Coordinate with Plant Managers in OGAM fleet for input on project scope, technical deliverables and performing walkdowns at the plant for assigned projects.