Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution, with 5+ years of relevant experience for the Mechanical Engineer level or 10+ years for the Senior Mechanical Engineer level.
- Hands-on engineering experience within power generation, heavy industrial facilities, or similar environments, supporting mechanical equipment, reliability, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Experience working with V-class gas turbine machines, along with a strong understanding of turbine technology, rotating equipment, and associated mechanical systems. Particularly with Siemens V84.2 and/or 5000F gas turbines.
- Experience supporting outage planning/execution and major maintenance activities, with the ability to read technical drawings/specifications and effectively coordinate with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and OEMs.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience supporting gas turbine major maintenance, overhauls, capital projects, equipment upgrades, construction acceptance, or commissioning/new asset integration.
- EIT certification or Professional Engineer (PE) license, along with experience developing long-term equipment reliability, lifecycle, or preventive/predictive maintenance strategies.
Job Description
One of Insight Global’s top utility customers is seeking a Mechanical Engineer or Senior Mechanical Engineer to support its combustion turbine fleet and major maintenance activities at a power generation facility in Columbus, Georgia. This is a hands-on, plant-facing position focused on mechanical reliability, outage execution, equipment troubleshooting, and long-term maintenance strategy. The engineer will work closely with plant leadership, maintenance teams, contractors, vendors, and engineering partners to improve equipment performance and reliability.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Support mechanical reliability, troubleshooting, condition assessments, and preventive/predictive maintenance for combustion turbine, combined-cycle, and other mechanical plant equipment.
- Plan and support minor and major outages, including developing mechanical work scopes, coordinating contractors/vendors, supporting field execution, resolving technical issues, and driving work through completion.
- Provide technical engineering support for major maintenance, capital projects, equipment upgrades, and new asset installations, including reviewing drawings, specifications, equipment documentation, and completed construction.
- Partner with plant leadership and maintenance teams to develop equipment lifecycle strategies, maintenance plans, budgets, performance analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Serve as a plant-facing mechanical engineering resource during normal operations and outage seasons, collaborating with maintenance personnel, contractors, OEMs, vendors, and engineering firms to safely and efficiently resolve equipment issues.