Sr. Engineer, Power Generation

Excelerate Energy, Inc.; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelerate Energy, Inc. seeks a Sr. Engineer, Power Generation to lead the design and engineering oversight of power assets utilizing reciprocating engines and gas turbines, fueled by natural gas and diesel.

You will manage technical design for small and large power applications and act as the technical authority across engine and turbine systems. The role requires 10+ years in power generation, experience with LNG/diesel plants and dual-fuel operation, and travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering; Professional Engineer preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in power generation engineering.
• Direct experience with reciprocating engines and/or gas turbine power plants.
• Experience with LNG and diesel-fueled power plants, including dual-fuel operation preferred.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally approx. 10–20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design of small and large power applications.
• Serve as the technical authority for reciprocating engine and gas turbine power systems, including auxiliaries and balance-of-plant systems.
• Provide engineering support to operating plants including troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Perform electrical load and power consumption calculations for IPP, resorts, industrial plants, and small-size applications.
• Develop demand profiles and peak load estimates to support sizing and planning.
• Conduct technical due diligence of power plants, gas turbines, and engines.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables and vendor documentation.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, HSSEQ, Commercial, and Project teams.
• Interface with utilities, regulators, and partners.
• Participate in investigations into major equipment failures or outages.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned.
• Lead feasibility studies, FEED, and detailed engineering for new plants and expansions.
• Provide technical input to procurement and contract scopes.
• Lead or support capital projects, retrofits, uprates, and fuel conversions.
• Interface with EPC contractors and OEMs through design and testing.
• Provide engineering oversight for natural gas, and diesel fuel systems including storage, vaporization, conditioning, and safety systems.
• Support dual-fuel and tri-fuel engine configurations and fuel changeover logic.
• Evaluate fuel quality impacts on performance and emissions.
• Support LNG vaporization systems and combustion tuning activities.
• Develop KPIs for efficiency, availability, reliability, heat rate, and emissions.
• Support reliability-centered maintenance strategies and condition monitoring.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements and cost reduction.
• Ensure compliance with codes, standards, and regulations.
• Support HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA and safety reviews.
• Provide input to environmental permitting and grid interconnection.
• Promote safety-by-design principles.

Skills

Power generation engineering

Reciprocating engines

Gas turbines

Project leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Professional Engineer preferred

Tools

Wärtsilä

MAN

Caterpillar

GE

Siemens

Jenbacher

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Sr. Engineer, Power Generation is responsible for the technical design and engineering oversight of power generation assets utilizing reciprocating internal combustion engines and gas turbine power plants, operating on natural gas, and diesel fuels. This position requires the candidate to utilize their experience to manage the technical design of power generation systems for small and large power applications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Engineering Leadership & Asset Support

• Lead technical design of small and large power applications.
• Serve as the technical authority for reciprocating engine and gas turbine power systems, electrical substations, including auxiliaries and balance-of-plant systems.
• Provide engineering support to operating plants including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and forced outage investigations.
• Perform electrical load and power consumption calculations for IPP, resorts, industrial plants, and small‑scale applications, including combined heat and power (CHP) and combined cooling, heat, and power (CCHP) systems.
• Develop demand profiles and peak load estimates to support electrical and thermal system sizing, utility coordination, and capital planning.
• Conduct technical due diligence of existing power plants, gas turbines, and reciprocating engines, including review of operating history, performance data, maintenance records, reliability metrics, and remaining life considerations.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables, calculations, and vendor documentation.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, HSSEQ, Commercial, and Project teams.
• Serve as technical interface with utilities, regulators, and partners.
• Participate in investigations into major equipment failures or forced outages.
• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned.

Design, Projects & Modifications

• Lead feasibility studies, CAPEX/OPEX estimation, FEED, and detailed engineering for new plants and expansions.
• Prepare technical scoping documents for RFP.
• Provide technical input to procurement, bid evaluations, and contract scopes.
• Lead or support capital projects, retrofits, uprates, fuel conversions, and life-extension programs.
• Interface with EPC contractors and OEMs through design, construction, commissioning, and testing.

Fuel Systems & Combustion

• Provide engineering oversight for natural gas, and diesel fuel systems including storage, vaporization, conditioning, and safety systems.
• Support dual-fuel and tri-fuel engine configurations and fuel changeover logic.
• Evaluate fuel quality impacts on performance, emissions, and maintenance.
• Support NG vaporization systems and combustion tuning activities.

Performance, Reliability & Optimization

• Support the development of KPIs for efficiency, availability, reliability, heat rate, and emissions.
• Support the development of reliability-centered maintenance strategies.
• Support condition monitoring programs and performance trending.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency improvements and cost reduction.

Compliance, Safety & Risk

• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
• Support HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and other safety reviews.
• Provide engineering input to environmental permitting and grid interconnection.
• Promote safety‑by‑design principles.

Qualifications, Experience, And Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering (required); Professional Engineer preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in power generation engineering.
• Direct experience with reciprocating engines and/or gas turbine power plants.
• Experience with LNG and diesel‑fueled power plants, including dual-fuel operation preferred.
• Experience supporting operating assets and executing capital projects and fuel conversions.
• Intimate knowledge with major OEMs (e.g., Wärtsilä, MAN, Caterpillar, GE, Siemens, Solar, Mitsubishi, Jenbacher) preferred.
• Strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required. Approx. 10-20%.

Work Environment

Primarily office-based with periodic travel to operating power plants and construction sites. Must be able to work safely in industrial environments and comply with site safety requirements.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship. Sponsorship for this role is not being offered at this time.

Affirmative Action/Eeo Statement

It is the policy of Excelerate Energy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Excelerate Energy is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and employment processes. If you need an accommodation to apply for a role or to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail]. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis consistent with applicable laws.

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