Principal Mechanical Engineer

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $180k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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Hanwha Energy USA

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

⚡ Energy

🤝 B2B

🏠 Real Estate

Energy • B2B • Real Estate

Hanwha Energy USA is the U. S. investment and incubation arm of Hanwha Energy, focused on developing long-term, sustainable energy solutions across the United States. The company invests in and operates a portfolio spanning renewable generation and battery energy storage (Hanwha Renewables), powered land and integrated energy infrastructure for hyperscale and enterprise data centers (Hanwha Data Centers), retail electricity supply to residential and commercial customers (Chariot Energy), and dispatchable generation for grid support (Hanwha Gas Power Solutions). Backed by Hanwha Group, it partners with investors, landowners, enterprise energy users, and infrastructure partners to deliver large-scale, grid-supporting projects and energy-backed infrastructure.

📋 Description

• The Principal Mechanical Engineer is accountable for the overall mechanical engineering strategy, technical governance, and lifecycle performance of utility-scale gas-fired power plants. • This role serves as the owner-side mechanical authority across the full project lifecycle. • The principal defines mechanical design philosophy with emphasis on heavy civil/structural, governs EPC and OEM designs, and ensures plant reliability, availability, and long-term operability. • This position requires a blend high-level technical expertise with a general understanding of commercial aspects, regulatory awareness, and cross-functional coordination to bring utility scale power projects to life. • Establish and own the overall mechanical engineering philosophy for gas-fired power plants • Act as the final technical decision-maker for mechanical system design, equipment selection, and lifecycle-related issues. • Lead plant-level system and process engineering for gas-fired power plant projects from concept through execution. • Provide technical leadership for gas turbines and gas engines.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering. • 10+ years of experience in power plant mechanical engineering, EPC, OEM, or owner-side roles. • Proven experience with gas turbine and/or gas engine power plants. • Demonstrated experience acting as a discipline lead or technical authority is strongly preferred. • Deep expertise in: • Rotating equipment and thermal systems • Gas turbines, gas engines, and HRSGs • Balance-of-plant mechanical systems • Strong understanding of: • High-temperature, high-cycle duty operation • Mechanical reliability, fatigue, and vibration • Plant availability and lifecycle cost drivers • Familiarity with applicable standards (ASME, API, ISO, OEM standards). • Ability to set mechanical engineering direction and enforce standards across multiple projects. • Strong engineering judgement balancing reliability, cost, schedule, and risk. • Confident communicator with EPCs, OEMs, and executive stakeholders. • Comfortable operating in fast-moving project development environments. • Experience supporting data center power supply projects or other high-availability applications. • Exposure to engine-based generation or hybrid plant configurations. • Experience with heavy civil/structural & piping design and construction. • Experience with hydrogen-ready or low-carbon power technologies. • Professional Engineer (PE) license.