Full-Time
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical System Owner
Posted on 9/9/2026
Duke Energy
10,001+ employees
Electricity and natural gas utility provider
No salary listed
No H1B Sponsorship
Crystal River, FL, USA
In Person
Primarily on-site; 5–15% travel required. Relocation assistance may be provided.
Bachelor's, Master's
 Mechanical Engineering (1) |
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- A Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or a qualifying advanced engineering degree; a Master's degree in Engineering may be considered in lieu of the bachelor's degree.
- At least 8 years of engineering experience.
- A Professional Engineer license or registration in current standing is required.
- Advanced engineering knowledge with the ability to independently solve complex problems, manage work, and prepare and present technical recommendations.
- Ability to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
- Serve as system owner for assigned mechanical systems and equipment, with accountability for condition, performance, reliability, maintenance strategy, and long-range planning.
- Monitor system health through operating data, PI trends, predictive maintenance results, inspections, equipment history, and engineering evaluations.
- Provide daily and emergent technical support; lead equipment failure reviews, root cause analyses, corrective actions, and resolution of complex operating or reliability issues.
- Develop maintenance, replacement, upgrade, original equipment manufacturer, obsolescence, and spare-parts strategies; work with Operations and Maintenance to establish priorities.
- Provide engineering leadership for planned and forced outages, including scopes, inspections, repair decisions, contractor coordination, technical evaluations, and post-outage follow-up.
- Identify, justify, develop, and manage capital and operations and maintenance projects, including business cases, estimates, schedules, specifications, procurement support, execution, commissioning, and closeout.
- Maintain configuration control for drawings, calculations, technical records, and equipment data; support work management and asset information in Maximo.
- Support plant health, asset risk, annual budgeting, capital forecasting, and PowerPlan portfolio development.
- Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, Projects, original equipment manufacturers, contractors, safety and environmental specialists, and internal subject matter experts.
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, corporate, and industry requirements; share lessons learned and provide technical guidance and training.
- Work primarily on-site at the Citrus Combined Cycle Station, including in operating plant and outage environments.
- Participate in after-hours, weekend, outage, emergent support, and station duty-call activities as required.
- A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and combined-cycle power plant operations, maintenance, outage, or project experience.
- Knowledge of combustion turbines, steam turbines, heat recovery steam generators, steam and condensate systems, pumps, cooling water systems, rotating equipment, valves, pressure parts, and mechanical integrity programs.
- Experience with American Society of Mechanical Engineers codes, heat recovery steam generator inspection and repair, flow-accelerated corrosion, corrosion under insulation, high-energy piping, technical specifications, contracts, budgeting, and project management.
- Experience with Maximo, PowerPlan, PI Vision, Microsoft Office, and ACT.
Duke Energy provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the United States by generating, transmitting, and distributing energy. It uses a mix of traditional sources like coal and nuclear and growing wind and solar projects, supported by grid infrastructure and technologies such as drones to keep operations safe and efficient. Customers are billed for their energy use, with rates set by government regulators and programs to help manage bills and improve energy efficiency. Its goal is to deliver dependable, cleaner energy while expanding renewable capacity and serving communities through diverse, inclusive practices.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Founded
1904
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 adjusted EPS hit $1.43, beating consensus and lifting guidance.
- DOE granted $61.8 million for coal refurbishments, lowering near-term reliability spending.
- Duke secured 7.8 gigawatts of data-center agreements, with 15.4 gigawatts pipeline.
What critics are saying
- North Carolina regulators review 15% rate hikes after backlash over 2025 profits.
- Indiana faces an $89 million overcharge appeal, threatening refunds and regulatory trust.
- A $103 billion capex plan and $1.75 billion equity issuance dilute shareholders and strain returns.
What makes Duke Energy unique
- Duke Energy controls regulated monopolies across six states, serving 8.7 million customers.
- Its 11-reactor nuclear fleet and recent Robinson renewal through 2050 differentiate reliability.
- Signed 7.8 gigawatts of data-center contracts, anchoring massive utility load growth.
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↑ 3%Duke Energy Progress has agreed to reduce its proposed rate increase for customers in eastern North Carolina and the Asheville area from 15.1% to 9.3% over two years. The average residential customer will pay an additional $9.62 per month starting January, plus $5.89 more beginning January 2028. The settlement also caps Duke's return on equity at 9.8%. This follows significant pushback from state leaders and customers after Duke Energy reported $5 billion in profits in 2025 and over $1 billion in net income last quarter. The North Carolina Utilities Commission will review the proposal starting 11 August, with a final decision expected this autumn. Duke Energy Carolinas previously lowered its rate increase to 9.5%. Both Duke utilities will merge into one by 1 January 2026.
Duke Energy announced a $1.75 billion equity units offering, launching 35 million units priced at $50 each. The stock fell 1.7% in morning trading, opening at $123.50 and dropping to an intraday low of $122.78 from a previous close of $124.85. The company said proceeds will refinance debt and repay commercial paper. The offering forms part of a broader $10 billion equity issuance plan through 2030, which analysts have identified as an ongoing source of shareholder dilution. Recent sentiment has been pressured by Barclays and BMO Capital reducing price targets following Duke Energy's Q2 earnings. The utility sector has posted limited gains in 2026, with defensive stocks lagging amid risk-neutral market conditions ahead of upcoming inflation data releases.
Duke Energy reported second-quarter 2026 earnings of $1.43 per share, beating analyst expectations of $1.32 and up 14% from $1.25 a year earlier. Revenue rose to $7.59 billion from $7.51 billion, narrowly missing forecasts of $7.61 billion. The company maintained its full-year guidance of $6.55 to $6.80 per share. Chief executive Harry Sideris highlighted strong operational performance and constructive regulatory outcomes. The Electric Utilities and Infrastructure segment generated adjusted income of $1.31 billion, compared with $1.19 billion in the prior year. Earnings growth was driven by infrastructure investment recovery, partially offset by higher depreciation and interest costs. Duke Energy serves 8.7 million electricity customers across six US states.
NextEra Energy has proposed a $67 billion all-stock merger with Dominion Energy to create the world's largest regulated electric utility. The deal would combine Dominion's operations across Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina with NextEra's Florida footprint, serving over 10 million customers with 110 gigawatts of generation capacity and a $138 billion rate base. NextEra, currently the largest US electric utility and a leading wind and solar producer, reported a 31% net income margin for the quarter ended March 2026. The company's revenues have been volatile due to its renewable energy division, which is affected by spot price fluctuations and project timing. Meanwhile, Duke Energy recently sold its Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business to Spire and reported a 17% net income margin for the same quarter. The merger is expected to drive annualised adjusted EPS growth of at least 9% through 2032.
Duke Energy has launched an AI-powered Bill Insights feature in its mobile app for customers in the Carolinas. The tool provides personalised, plain-language explanations of monthly energy bills, particularly focusing on higher summer usage. The utility company's shares are trading at $128.33, with a 9.3% return year-to-date. Duke Energy is introducing this digital feature as part of a broader move towards data-driven customer support in the utility sector. The AI tool aims to reduce call volumes and improve customer satisfaction whilst Duke Energy pursues substantial capital spending projects, including nuclear licence reviews and data centre developments. The feature provides clearer bill breakdowns that could help manage customer expectations during planned rate increases for infrastructure programmes.