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The Condition Monitoring Engineer leads condition monitoring and predictive

maintenance for power plants and utility substation equipment to improve

reliability, availability, and asset life. The role requires 6-10+ years of

relevant experience in power plant monitoring, including gas turbines,

reciprocating generators, diesel and natural-gas generation, associated

alternators, and balance-of-plant systems.

This engineer combines field inspections, online monitoring, diagnostic testing,

and operating-data analysis to detect deterioration, assess equipment health,

and recommend timely maintenance. The role partners with operations,

maintenance, electrical, mechanical, controls, reliability, and equipment

manufacturers to support safe operation and prevent unplanned outages.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

* Develop and manage condition monitoring programs, asset criticality

assessments, inspection routes, monitoring frequencies, baseline

measurements, return-to-service activities by establishing baselines and

identifying equipment health indicators abnormal equipment behavior for

generation and utility substation assets.

* Perform vibration analysis using spectra, time waveforms, phase, envelope

analysis, and operating trends to identify imbalance, misalignment,

looseness, bearing defects, and other rotating-equipment faults.

* Lead condition monitoring programs for power generation and utility

substation assets, establish monitoring priorities, baselines, alarm

thresholds, and escalation criteria.

* Monitor gas turbines, diesel and natural-gas reciprocating generators,

alternators, and auxiliary equipment using vibration analysis, thermography,

lubricant analysis, ultrasound, and operating trends to identify

deterioration and developing faults.

* Assess utility substation equipment, including transformers, bushings,

circuit breakers, switchgear, and cables, using thermal surveys, oil and

dissolved gas analysis, and applicable electrical diagnostic results.

* Interpret transformers dissolved gas analysis, oil quality, moisture,

temperature, cooling-system performance, and bushing and tap-changer

condition; correlate trends with loading, operating history, and laboratory

findings.

* Conduct infrared thermography and ultrasound surveys; assess

partial-discharge data where applicable, breaker operating times and contact

resistance, insulating-medium condition, and insulation test results with

electrical testing specialists.

* Establish and periodically review condition baselines, alarm thresholds,

diagnostic rules, and escalation criteria using manufacturer guidance,

operating context, equipment history, and applicable standards; coordinate

changes through approved controls.

* Analyze alarms and abnormal trends, confirm data validity, assess fault

severity and progression, and issue actionable recommendations with urgency,

operating implications, inspection needs, and maintenance priorities.

* Translate findings into maintenance work orders, outage scopes, repair and

replacement recommendations, and asset-life assessments; track actions to

closure and confirm equipment condition after maintenance.

* Support commissioning, acceptance testing, startup and shutdown monitoring,

load testing, and return-to-service activities by establishing baselines and

identifying abnormal equipment behavior.

* Maintain diagnostic reports, asset health dashboards, inspection records, and

computerized maintenance management system data; report defect detection,

monitoring coverage, action closure, and reliability improvement, and train

site personnel.

Required Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Condition Monitoring,

Electromechanical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related

technical discipline.

* 6-10+ years of relevant experience in power plant condition monitoring,

predictive maintenance, or equipment diagnostics, including practical

monitoring of gas turbines and diesel and natural-gas reciprocating

generators.

* Demonstrated ability to perform condition monitoring of utility substation

equipment, including transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, bushings,

cables, and associated auxiliary systems.

* Strong practical competence in vibration data collection and analysis,

infrared thermography, lubricant analysis, ultrasound, and interpretation of

operating and performance trends.

* Advanced technical expertise in interpreting transformer dissolved gas and

insulating-oil analyses, electrical insulation diagnostics, partial-discharge

measurements, and circuit-breaker condition indicators; demonstrated ability

to correlate diagnostic results, identify developing failure modes, assess

fault severity, and define appropriate specialist testing and corrective

actions.

* High proficiency in configuring and using Bently Nevada and other condition

monitoring software applications for data acquisition, advanced vibration

diagnostics, trend analysis, alarm configuration, and equipment health

reporting; strong hands-on competence with portable and online monitoring

systems, plant historians, and maintenance management systems, including

measurement validation, data integration, and reliable asset record

management.

* Ability to interpret equipment drawings, single-line diagrams, P&IDs,

manufacturer manuals, test reports, and maintenance history, and relate

diagnostic findings to equipment failure modes.

* Strong fault diagnosis, root-cause analysis, technical reporting, and

communication skills, with the ability to prioritize equipment risks and

coordinate corrective actions across operations, maintenance, and

manufacturers.

•    Ability to work safely in operating power plants and substations and

support site surveys, planned outages, maintenance windows, and urgent equipment

assessments as operational needs require.

Preferred Qualifications

* Recognized vibration analyst certification at Category II or above, with

Category III preferred; relevant thermography, ultrasound, or machinery

lubrication and oil-analysis certification.

* Experience with advanced gas turbine and reciprocating-engine diagnostics,

generator electrical condition assessment, borescope findings, and

correlation of multiple diagnostic techniques.

* Experience with online transformer monitoring, bushing and partial-discharge

monitoring, breaker diagnostics, substation asset health indexing, and

risk-based maintenance planning.

QUALIFICATIONS

Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to

comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health

mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the

stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 to $264,100 per annum. May be eligible

for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for

variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as

well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as

well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees

assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is

provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees

working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days

annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for

subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees

working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours

per week are not eligible for vacation.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes

each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap

of 112 hours.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days

from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

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