Power Plant Reliability Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & vision coverage

Retirement plan with company matching

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Plant Engineer to provide engineering support for plant operations, maintenance, reliability, and capital improvement projects, ensuring safe and efficient facility operation and regulatory compliance. The role partners with Operations, Maintenance, and Plant Leadership to optimize equipment performance, improve reliability, and maximize plant availability and lifecycle performance.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree and multiple years of related experience in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of five (3) years of engineering, operations, or maintenance experience in a combined-cycle power plant, power generation, process plant, marine, or similar industrial facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for daily plant operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and equipment reliability.
• Monitor and analyze plant performance data to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, availability, and operating costs.
• Evaluate, develop, and implement equipment repairs, plant upgrades, and capital improvement projects.
• Support preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs through equipment monitoring, testing, and reliability analysis.
• Lead or participate in Root Cause Analyses (RCA), Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA), and development of corrective actions.
• Develop and manage Management of Change (MOC) documentation for plant modifications.
• Support planning and execution of planned outages, major inspections, and maintenance activities.
• Prepare engineering reports, performance analyses, technical specifications, scopes of work, and equipment documentation.
• Provide technical support for equipment procurement, contractor oversight, and project execution.
• Assist with preparation and management of annual operating and capital budgets.
• Ensure compliance with plant procedures, environmental permits, NERC requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture by supporting Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs and ensuring safe work practices for employees and contractors.
• Respond to plant emergencies and provide engineering support during abnormal operating conditions and equipment failures.
• Serve as the technical lead for assigned projects and engineering initiatives, exercising sound engineering judgment with minimal supervision.

Skills

Power generation systems

Analytical & troubleshooting

Reading engineering drawings

Project management

Safety & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Plant Engineer to provide engineering support for plant operations, maintenance, reliability, and capital improvement projects, ensuring safe and efficient facility operation and regulatory compliance. The role partners with Operations, Maintenance, and Plant Leadership to optimize equipment performance, improve reliability, and maximize plant availability and lifecycle performance.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree and multiple years of related experience in a