Senior Heat Balance Engineer - Power Plant Performance

Kiewit Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a Lead Thermal Performance Engineer with power plant performance analysis expertise. You will model cycles, assist design, test cycles, and prepare correction curves, data collection and results communication. Some travel to project sites and main office is expected.

Responsibilities include heat balances, performance modeling with Ebsilon, coordinating with vendors, and supporting field tests; strong thermodynamics and Excel skills required; 20–40% travel across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• Experience with ASME Performance Test Codes and power plant performance modeling.
• Proficiency in thermodynamics, thermodynamic cycles, and fluid mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Develop power plant heat balances to support proposal efforts, plant guarantees, risk calculations and performance test curves.
• Prepare and assess plant thermal performance development using modeling and estimating software like Ebsilon.
• Coordinate with equipment vendors for thermal sizing and performance evaluations.
• Assist with development of thermal performance test procedures for project requirements.
• Support execution of performance tests in the field.
• Assist calculations for emission guarantees and startup times.

Skills

Performance analysis

Thermodynamics

Heat balance

Data acquisition

Excel skills

Thermodynamic cycles

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering (ABET)

Tools

Ebsilon

GateCycle

Thermoflex

Job description

Kiewit is seeking a Lead Thermal Performance Engineer with power plant performance analysis expertise. You will model cycles, assist design, test cycles, and prepare correction curves, data collection and results communication. Some travel to project sites and main office is expected.

Responsibilities include heat balances, performance modeling with Ebsilon, coordinating with vendors, and supporting field tests; strong thermodynamics and Excel skills required; 20–40% travel across North America.