Senior Mechanical Engineer (Columbus)

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.

Skills and Requirements

• 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.
• 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.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.