What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Engineer – Power Generation (Boiler & Emissions Systems) position at Seneca Resources?
Job Title: Staff Engineer – Power Generation (Boiler & Emissions Systems)
📍 Location: Richmond, VA
🕒 Schedule: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 remote)
🏢 Industry: Energy, Utilities, Power Generation
💼 Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
We’re hiring a Staff Engineer to join a high-impact engineering team supporting a diverse fleet of power generation assets. This role focuses on coal and biomass-fired operations, providing advanced technical leadership across boiler systems, emissions control equipment, fuel handling, and plant performance optimization.
If you're an experienced engineer with a strong background in solid fuel combustion, APC technologies, and plant operations, this is a career-defining opportunity with long-term stability and purpose.
What You’ll Do
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in coal and biomass combustion, boiler operations, and APC (Air Pollution Control) systems.
- Provide engineering oversight for fuel contracts – reviewing specifications, identifying reject limits, and advising on impacts to equipment and emissions.
- Offer support on emissions control systems including Wet FGD, Dry Scrubbers, Mercury Control, and potential DSI systems.
- Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to troubleshoot plant issues and optimize performance.
- Lead technical projects tied to sootblowing systems, fuel procurement strategy, ash and waste handling, and compliance.
- Support regulatory strategy through understanding of PJM dispatch cost methodology.
- Engage with OEMs, vendors, and internal stakeholders to drive innovation and reliability.
What We’re Looking For
- 8 years of relevant engineering experience in power generation, utility operations, or industrial combustion systems
- Deep knowledge of boilers, APC equipment, emissions technologies, and fuel handling
- Strong understanding of environmental controls and their impact on plant performance
- Experience working with sootblowing systems, FGD, Dry Scrubbers, Hg control, or DSI
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (ABET accredited or equivalent per Washington Accord/PE license)
- Excellent communication, project leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
- PE License (or previously held)
- Exposure to PJM market operations and cost modeling
- Veteran engineers (E5–E9, W1–CW5, O3–O6) strongly encouraged to apply
What’s Offered
- Competitive salary bonus potential
- Comprehensive health, retirement, and PTO benefits
- Long-term career growth in a mission-driven organization
- Work-life balance with hybrid flexibility (3 days onsite, 2 remote)
- Meaningful engineering impact across a large generation fleet
Salary : $100,000 - $120,000
