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Hydropower Engineer SME
Job Location:
Job Location:
Charlotte, NC - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 115000 - 165000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
23 October 2026 (10 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
20 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Hydropower Engineer SME
Location: Charlotte NC Hybrid
Pay: $115K $165K
Relocation assistance available
We are seeking an experienced Hydropower Engineer / Hydroelectric SME to support technical solutions and proposals for large-scale hydroelectric power projects.
This is a customer-facing role for someone with deep hydropower industry experience who can understand a customers facility and technical requirements and help define the right project scope and solution.
Proposal experience and experience with a specific DCS platform are not required. Hydropower expertise is the priority.
Key Responsibilities
Background
Experience with turbine-generator systems governors excitation protection systems substations Ovation ABB Honeywell Yokogawa GE or other DCS/control platforms is a plus.
Who Could Be a Fit
We are open to experienced Hydropower Engineers Hydroelectric Engineers Hydro Project Engineers Hydro Controls Engineers Plant Engineers Applications Engineers Systems Engineers EPC Engineers Proposal Engineers and Hydropower Technical Leads/SMEs.
If you have deep hydroelectric experience but havent formally worked in proposals we still want to hear from you.
*All applicants must be able to work it the United States without current or future sponsorship.
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Location: Charlotte NC Hybrid
Pay: $115K $165K
Relocation assistance available
We are seeking an experienced Hydropower Engineer / Hydroelectric SME to support technical solutions and proposals for large-scale hydroelectric power projects.
This is a customer-facing role for someone with deep hydropower industry experience who can understand a customers facility and technical requirements and help define the right project scope and solution.
Proposal experience and experience with a specific DCS platform are not required. Hydropower expertise is the priority.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the hydropower technical SME for major project pursuits and proposals.
- Work directly with utilities customers EPC contractors consultants and vendors to define project scope and technical requirements.
- Develop solutions for hydro modernization rehabilitation brownfield and greenfield projects.
- Support large capital and EPC projects including technical concepts cost estimates preliminary schedules and contractor/vendor requirements.
- Help define DCS PLC SCADA instrumentation automation and plant control system requirements.
- Partner with sales proposals engineering and execution teams to develop technical solutions.
- Participate in customer meetings and occasional site walkdowns.
Background
- Bachelors degree in Engineering preferred; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- 10 years of hydropower / hydroelectric industry experience.
- Strong knowledge of hydroelectric generation hydro facilities and power generation systems.
- Experience with large capital EPC modernization rehabilitation or plant upgrade projects.
- Strong customer-facing technical communication skills.
- Familiarity with DCS SCADA PLCs controls automation and instrumentation.
- Ability to travel approximately 20%.
Experience with turbine-generator systems governors excitation protection systems substations Ovation ABB Honeywell Yokogawa GE or other DCS/control platforms is a plus.
Who Could Be a Fit
We are open to experienced Hydropower Engineers Hydroelectric Engineers Hydro Project Engineers Hydro Controls Engineers Plant Engineers Applications Engineers Systems Engineers EPC Engineers Proposal Engineers and Hydropower Technical Leads/SMEs.
If you have deep hydroelectric experience but havent formally worked in proposals we still want to hear from you.
*All applicants must be able to work it the United States without current or future sponsorship.
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