Senior Plant Engineer – Reliability & Performance

AEP; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP is seeking a Plant Engineer at Pittsburg, TX to provide technical leadership and engineering support for safe, reliable plant operations. You will oversee troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and compliance, partnering with operations, maintenance, vendors, and regulators to optimize availability and efficiency.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering (ABET-accredited) with 2+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree; PE license preferred.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree with 2+ years of related experience.
• Master’s degree in engineering may qualify for senior level.
• PE license is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for plant operations and maintenance.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Monitor plant data to identify performance gaps.
• Support capital projects and vendor coordination.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and documentation.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Equipment reliability

Plant performance improvement

Control systems

Instrumentation

Performance monitoring

Project management

Technical reporting

Microsoft Office

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Master’s degree in engineering (ABET-accredited)

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

SCADA

Instrumentation software

Microsoft Office

Performance monitoring tools

Job description

AEP is seeking a Plant Engineer at Pittsburg, TX to provide technical leadership and engineering support for safe, reliable plant operations. You will oversee troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and compliance, partnering with operations, maintenance, vendors, and regulators to optimize availability and efficiency.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering (ABET-accredited) with 2+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree; PE license preferred.