Performance Engineer – Senior, Principal

American Electric Power

Performance Engineer at AEP providing engineering support for utility-scale wind facilities. Responsible for analyzing equipment performance and resolving operational issues with a focus on safety and effectiveness.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeColumbus • Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $99,000 - $151,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide day-to-day engineering support for operating utility-scale wind facilities
Identify, evaluate, and resolve equipment reliability and performance issues
Analyze SCADA data, event logs, and operational trends to identify root causes
Support resolution of operational issues, including tracking actions and verification of improvement
Collaborate with Asset Management, vendors, and contractors to resolve equipment issues
Contribute engineering perspective to incident investigations when requested
Develop and improve monitoring tools and dashboards for operational visibility

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in engineering in a program accredited by ABET*
6 or more years of related engineering experience
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico** is encouraged and preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

discretionary short-/long-term incentives
401(k)
pension
health insurance
vacation
educational assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

SCADAdata analysisequipment reliabilityperformance evaluationmonitoring toolsdashboardsincident investigationroot cause analysis

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunication

Certifications

Professional Engineer (PE)