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Sr Power Generation Engineer Generator

NextEra Energy

Job Location:

Palm Beach, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 29 September 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 27 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Requisition ID: 97189

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S. providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nations most fuel-efficient cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability were redefining whats possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to serve as a Generator Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Electrical Fleet Team (EFT). This individual will apply advanced knowledge of electrical engineering principles and practices to fossil and nuclear power generation assets with primary responsibility for large turbine generator technical stewardship across a diverse multi-OEM fleet.

This role requires independent technical judgment on complex engineering matters development and execution of fleet-wide generator strategies and direct communication with executive leadership on root cause analyses failure investigations and implementation plans. The position carries responsibility for interpreting organizing and coordinating assignments with significant impact on fleet reliability and asset performance.

Travel is required on an as-needed basis primarily in support of planned outages field investigations and vendor shop oversight. This role also requires 24/7 phone availability for site technical support.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Expertise and Leadership

Acts as technical liaison within and outside the organization on generator and auxiliary system matters with authority to act independently on technical decisions
Leads Root Cause Analysis (RCA) failure mode determination and countermeasure development
Presents findings RCAs and implementation plans to executive leadership

Engineering and Project Execution

Provides budget and technical guidance for capital and outage engineering projects involving unique or controversial complexities with significant impact on fleet reliability and generation capacity
Develops and maintains technical specifications procedures engineering basis documents and PM program criteria
Provides project management oversight on R&D and fleet improvement initiatives
Evaluates site operational problems and performs system component aging analysis
Prepares technical reports engineering evaluations and executive summaries in support of fleet decisions

Vendor and Supplier Management

Leads technical oversight and audits of generator manufacturer and repair facility capabilities tooling quality systems and engineering resources
Develops and enforces shop witness hold point requirements and rewind/repair acceptance criteria aligned to IEEE and EASA standards
Evaluates supplier organizational changes subcontractor models and their impact on technical accountability and schedule risk

Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics

Interprets and trends online condition monitoring data including partial discharge flux probe thermal hydrogen system shaft grounding collector brush condition and electromagnetic interference (EMI) sensor outputs
Reviews and evaluates offline diagnostic testing results including El-Cid High Flux (Loop/Ring) wedge tightness Tan Delta Hi-Pot IR/PI and partial discharge testing
Leads hydrogen leak rate trend analysis purity monitoring and dew point evaluation
Reviews and accepts retaining ring NDE requalification scope narrative reports and scan-based inspection outputs

Technical Scope

The EFT Generator SME will maintain technical ownership across the following systems on three-phase fossil and nuclear turbine generators up to 1100 MW:

Stator Winding insulation systems coil installation acceptance slot wedge systems stator cooling water/oil systems end-winding support
Rotor Field winding retaining rings including 18Mn-18Cr requalification balance collector systems brush gear and current density management
Excitation Systems Brushless exciters PMGs static excitation systems AVR/PSS coordination
Generator Protection Interface 87G differential loss of field stator ground out-of-step protection; coordination with protection engineering
Auxiliary Systems Seal oil hydrogen gas stator cooling water isolated phase bus potential transformer cabinets and neutral grounding transformers
Condition Monitoring Online PD flux probes hydrogen monitors shaft grounding brush condition monitoring EMI monitoring and thermal sensors

Standards & Technical Frameworks

Candidates should demonstrate working knowledge of applicable standards including IEEEANSI/EASA AR100 EPRI Generator Maintenance Guidelines and NFPA 70.

The Ideal Candidate Would Have the Following:

Minimum four years of experience in operation diagnostics design testing and repair of large turbine generators across multiple OEM platforms (GE Siemens MHI Toshiba Alstom Westinghouse or equivalent)
EPRI Generator Program participation or advanced generator testing certifications
Experience supporting turbine generator and exciter programs at nuclear generating facilities including outage planning quality assurance and familiarity with nuclear regulatory requirements
Familiarity with robotic and minimally invasive inspection techniques for partial disassembly outage optimization

Job Overview

Employees in this role have responsibility for interpreting organizing executing and coordinating assignments. This involves exploration of subject area definition of scope selection of areas for investigation and development of novel concepts.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Plans and develops engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial complexities which have important impact on major company programs
Acts as technical liaison to individuals within and outside the organization with responsibility to act independently regarding technical matters pertaining to individuals field
Completes assignments given in broad terms concerning general objectives and limitations
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelors - Engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program
Experience: 4 years

Preferred Qualifications

None

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt
Employee Type:Full Time
Job Category: Engineering
Organization: Florida Power & Light Company
Relocation Provided: Yes if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race color age national origin religion marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetics disability protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements consistent with federal state and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation please send an e-mail to providing your name telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

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