Senior Mechanical Engineer

Insight Global; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support its combustion turbine fleet and power generation assets in Columbus, GA. This permanent role focuses on reliability, troubleshooting, and major maintenance activities.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in power generation or heavy industry, with gas turbine experience (Siemens V84.2 and 5000F), rotating equipment, and ability to coordinate outages with OEMs, vendors, and contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience at Senior level.
• Hands-on experience in power generation or heavy industrial facilities.
• Experience with gas turbines, rotating equipment, and maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specs.
• Experience coordinating with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Support reliability, troubleshooting, and maintenance for turbines and plant equipment.
• Plan outages and coordinate scope, contractors, and field work.
• Provide engineering support for major maintenance, upgrades, and new installations.
• Review drawings and equipment documentation.
• Develop lifecycle and maintenance strategies with leadership.
• Coordinate with teams during operations and outages.

Skills

Gas turbine experience

Rotating equipment

Maintenance planning

Troubleshooting

Technical drawings

Vendor coordination

Education

ABET-accredited degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Power Generation

Location: Columbus, GA

Employment Type: Permanent

Salary: $130,000-$165,000 annually

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to provide hands-on engineering support for its combustion turbine fleet and power generation assets. This engineer will work closely with plant leadership, maintenance teams, contractors, vendors, and OEMs to improve equipment reliability, troubleshoot mechanical issues, and execute major maintenance activities.

The ideal candidate brings extensive power generation or heavy industrial experience with strong knowledge of gas turbines, rotating equipment, and plant maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support mechanical reliability, troubleshooting, condition assessments, and preventive/predictive maintenance for combustion turbines and associated plant equipment.
• Plan and support minor and major outages, including mechanical work scopes, contractor coordination, field execution, and technical issue resolution.
• Provide engineering support for major maintenance, equipment upgrades, capital projects, and new asset installations.
• Review mechanical drawings, specifications, equipment documentation, and completed construction.
• Develop long-term equipment lifecycle, reliability, and maintenance strategies with plant leadership.
• Coordinate with maintenance personnel, contractors, OEMs, vendors, and engineering partners during normal operations and outage seasons.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering experience for the Senior Mechanical Engineer level.
• Hands-on mechanical engineering experience within power generation, heavy industrial facilities, or a similar operating environment.
• Strong experience with mechanical equipment reliability, troubleshooting, maintenance, and rotating equipment.
• Gas turbine experience, particularly with Siemens V84.2 and/or 5000F turbines.
• Experience supporting major plant outages and maintenance activities.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications.
• Experience coordinating with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and OEMs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Gas turbine major maintenance or overhaul experience.
• Experience with capital projects, equipment upgrades, construction acceptance, commissioning, or new asset integration.
• Experience developing equipment reliability, lifecycle, or preventive/predictive maintenance strategies.
• EIT certification or Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Ideal Background

Candidates coming from combined-cycle plants, simple-cycle plants, electric utilities, gas turbine facilities, power generation OEMs, or similar heavy industrial environments should align well with this opportunity.