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Power Plant Engineer, Controls System Focus (Senior, Staff, or Entry level)

Xcel Energy

Burnsville, MN

Full Time

Posted November 9, 2026

$70k - $129k

Utilities

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Source: Workday View original listing
Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed November 10, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
Pay provenance: Employer-provided pay

Job Description

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Key Responsibilities

Provide initial troubleshooting and problem solving to investigate, document and resolve operational issues and implement solutions.
Provide engineering technical support for equipment repairs and coordinate offsite engineering services when required for complex problems.
Quantify equipment risk and develop corrective action plans to mitigate risk
Analyze equipment failure rates, failure causes and risk trends to prioritize maintenance and future investments
Identify project improvement opportunities to reduce failures and improve reliability.
Provide engineering support for capital projects, upgrades, and refurbishment of powerhouse equipment.
Support Overhauls & Outages through planning, execution and close out stages
Provide support for plant crews, including reviewing technical material specifications and ordering materials for plant projects
Create capital and operational and maintenance (O&M) projects to ensure long term reliable operation of various plant systems.
Support Break-in plant work screening and prioritization by participating in daily plant plan of the day tailgates and weekly planning meetings.
The job summary below and responsibilities reflect the staff engineer level role . The successfully chosen candidate will be placed at a level that is commensurate with their skills and experience as different skills and/or experience will be required at the entry , senior and principal engineer levels.
Position Summary Under general direction, demonstrates complete understanding & wide application of engineering technical principle, theories, & concepts in the field. Independently determines & develops approaches to solutions. Receives technical guidance on complex problems; completed work reviewed for adequacy in meeting objectives. May lead small-medium non-critical projects or critical projects under direction of higher-level engineer/supervisor. May provide work direction to other professionals &/or staff. Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects. Frequent inter-organizational & outside customer contact. Demonstrates a broad knowledge & proficiency of precedents in the specialty area, a good knowledge of related specialties, & general knowledge of other related disciplines. Essential Responsibilities
Uses & applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, & techniques to perform activities/assignments that may include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials or methods & difficult coordination requirements.
Supports the development of technical documentation (including but not limited to designs, testing, calculations, reports, standards, etc.) Utilizes & may assist with the development of procedures requiring a broad knowledge & proficiency in a specialty area & has a general knowledge of related disciplines.
Works under the general direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor for routine engineering projects. Provide ongoing technical support for project activities within areas such as Operations, Maintenance, testing/diagnostics & Regulatory. May provide field engineering oversight &/or direction for activities such as commissioning, testing, inspections, etc.
May lead small-medium, non-critical projects. Coordinate/leads critical projects or portions of projects (including phases such as research, design, equipment selection, procurement support, installation & commissioning), under the direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor. Work reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
Under the direction of a higher-level engineer/supervisor supports bid/evaluation processes including preparation of bid documents, completion of technical evaluations for proposals; provide recommendations for selection, etc. Partners & communicates with areas such as Supply Chain & Legal following appropriate processes.
Frequently exchanges information in all formats, on matters having a wide range of importance & complexity both inter-organizationally & with outside customers.
May assign tasks & coordinate work of interns, drafters, technicians, craft personnel &/or others. Provide guidance & mentoring to less experienced engineers. Responsible for continuous self-development of technical skills & competencies.
Performs activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, work order management, in support of engineering projects.

Requirements

Required bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, mechanical, chemical, aerospace, or civil engineering preferred.
0+ years relevant engineering experience Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
Preferred EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) preferred.
Required bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, mechanical, chemical, aerospace, or civil engineering preferred.
2+year's relevant engineering experience. Demonstrated broad knowledge & proficiency in specialty area, knowledge of related specialties, & general knowledge of other related disciplines.
Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills & core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) strongly preferred.
Required bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, mechanical, chemical, aerospace or civil Engineering.
5+ years relevant engineering experience with EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) required; 7+ years relevant engineering experience without EIT/FE.
Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
Preferred PE (Professional Engineer) registration may be required depending on business need.
Experience in power generation or heavy industrial environments.
Experience with Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Cyber Security and Network
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