Process Engineer I: Field Troubleshooting & Process Safety

Duke Energy; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Duke Energy’s IGCC facility near Edwardsport, Indiana seeks a Process Engineer to oversee daily process equipment, perform troubleshooting, and implement maintenance practices aligned with Process Safety Management. Open to December2026 graduates.

The role emphasizes reliability and safety in a multi-fuel generating environment. The candidate will review process data, work with operations and maintenance teams, and contribute to engineering studies and reports while ensuring compliance with EH&S

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering obtained from an ABET accredited program, OR a Master’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of two (2) years of engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance/troubleshooting in resolving design, operation and maintenance problems and contact internal and external experts as required.
• Review of data such as flow, pressure, and temperature, to ensure appropriate process conditions are being met.
• Work within a team environment to provide support of plant equipment.
• Provide troubleshooting in the field with both operations and maintenance to identify and resolve issues.
• Model Environmental, Health, and Safety principles, focus on unit availability and reliability, and develop simple engineering solutions to complex problems.
• Prepare various professional reports and documents such as specifications, calculations, procedures, and equipment evaluations.
• Conduct engineering and related studies.
• Strive to continually improve job-related, technical, engineering, and professional knowledge, skills and performance.
• Participation in Process Safety Management activities such as management of change, process hazard analyses, and incident investigations.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Thermodynamics

Heat and Mass Balances

Steam Properties

Project Management

Communication

Process Safety Management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering ABET accredited

Master’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering in lieu of a B.S.

Job description

Duke Energy’s IGCC facility near Edwardsport, Indiana seeks a Process Engineer to oversee daily process equipment, perform troubleshooting, and implement maintenance practices aligned with Process Safety Management. Open to December2026 graduates.

The role emphasizes reliability and safety in a multi-fuel generating environment. The candidate will review process data, work with operations and maintenance teams, and contribute to engineering studies and reports while ensuring compliance with EH&S