Plant Engineer: Reliability & Performance Leader

American Electric Power Co.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power seeks a Plant Engineer to provide technical leadership and engineering support for safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Turk Powerplant. You will monitor performance, drive reliability, and ensure regulatory compliance while collaborating with operations, maintenance, vendors, and agencies. Qualifications include ABET-accredited engineering degree with 2+ years experience; master’s degree may qualify for Sr level.

P.E. license preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with ABET accreditation and 2+ years of related engineering experience, or military equivalent.
• Master’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program may be considered for entry into the organization at the Sr level.
• ABET - Engineering Accreditation Commission information is provided in the posting.
• Alternative is: non-ABET bachelor’s with master’s or PhD in ABET-accredited program.
• Non-ABET bachelor’s with engineering technology degree may apply.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and technical execution for plant operations and maintenance by diagnosing equipment issues and supporting startup/shutdown activities.
• Perform structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis to improve reliability and reduce recurrence.
• Monitor plant data, turbine performance, and auxiliary systems to identify improvement opportunities affecting availability and efficiency.
• Support reliability and condition monitoring programs (vibration, thermography, oil analysis, controls diagnostics).
• Maintain configuration control and technical documentation, including drawings and Management of Change records.
• Coordinate and support capital projects with vendors and internal teams to ensure safe completion.
• Support regulatory compliance (NERC, pressure systems) and audit readiness.
• Contribute data-driven insights to plant leadership for safe, reliable operations.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Plant performance improvement

Data analysis

Technical leadership

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Master’s degree in engineering (ABET accredited)

Tools

Control systems

Instrumentation

Performance monitoring tools

Vibration analysis

Oil analysis

Job description

American Electric Power seeks a Plant Engineer to provide technical leadership and engineering support for safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Turk Powerplant. You will monitor performance, drive reliability, and ensure regulatory compliance while collaborating with operations, maintenance, vendors, and agencies. Qualifications include ABET-accredited engineering degree with 2+ years experience; master’s degree may qualify for Sr level.

P.E. license preferred.