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CALPINE CORPORATION
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Calpine Corporation seeks a Process Control Engineer III to support reliable, efficient operation of its natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants. In this role, you will design, configure, and optimize DCS/PLC and SCADA systems, apply advanced control strategies, and perform detailed data analysis to improve plant performance, safety, and compliance. You will lead troubleshooting of complex control issues, support commissioning and upgrades, and collaborate closely with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to cleaner, reliable energy in a highly analytical, safety-focused environment that values integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities Monitor, analyze, and optimize process control systems for gas-fired and geothermal power plants Develop, configure, and maintain DCS/PLC and SCADA control strategies to improve plant reliability and efficiency Perform advanced data analysis to support data-driven operational decisions and performance tuning Lead troubleshooting of complex control system issues and implement corrective actions Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams on control logic changes and plant upgrades Support safety and environmental compliance through alarm management, interlocks, and control safeguards Document control logic, system changes, and engineering studies in accordance with company standards Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and plant staff Participate in capital projects, commissioning, and testing of new or upgraded control systems Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives aligned with Calpine's reliability and sustainability goals Required Skills Distributed Control Systems (DCS) configuration and tuning PLC programming and troubleshooting SCADA systems integration and support PID control loop tuning and advanced control strategies Industrial communication protocols (Modbus, OPC, Ethernet/IP) Data analysis and historian tools (e.g., PI, SCADA trends) Alarm management and safety interlock design Power plant operations and thermodynamics fundamentals Instrumentation specification and calibration basics Technical documentation and project coordination