At Williams, we’re powering a cleaner, more connected future, and that starts with you. Here, your work fuels communities, drives innovation, and helps deliver reliable energy the world depends on. Join a Fortune 500 team that invests in your growth, values your contributions, and challenges you to make a lasting impact every day.
As a Staff Engineer – Power Generation (Turbines), you will serve as a senior technical authority in rotating equipment, driving strategy, performance optimization, and reliability across critical power generation assets. This role is designed for a recognized expert who thrives on solving complex challenges, influencing engineering direction, and advancing best-in-class turbine and generator practices.
You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, partnering with leadership and cross-functional teams to shape long-term engineering standards, improve system performance, and ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
Key Responsibilities
Lead complex engineering initiatives including design, construction, upgrades, performance testing, and root cause analysis
Serve as SME for gas turbines, reciprocating engines, rotating equipment, and generator systems (5MW+), including controls technology
Perform advanced technical analysis across multi-OEM equipment, including vibration, transient loading, protection systems, and overall equipment health
Drive reliability, performance optimization, and lifecycle improvements across power generation assets
Lead technical and economic evaluations and influence project scope, design, and business outcomes
Develop and maintain engineering standards, specifications, and best practices with a focus on safety, compliance, and consistency
Interpret complex technical data and provide clear, actionable insights to leadership; deliver presentations that influence strategy and decisions
Identify industry, business, and regulatory trends; implement process, system, and technology improvements
Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute high-impact projects efficiently and safely
Drive innovation and continuous improvement across engineering practices, technologies, and services
Education / Experience
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or Engineering Technology with P.E.)
Minimum 15+ years of experience in power generation, energy, or related industry
Deep expertise in rotating equipment and generator systems
Preferred
Master’s degree (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering)
Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
Experience leading large-scale projects or programs
Core Capabilities
Advanced knowledge of gas turbines, reciprocating engines, and generator controls
Strong expertise in equipment diagnostics and reliability (vibration, transient response, protection systems)
Proven ability to influence technical decisions and advise leadership
Ability to operate independently while providing technical leadership and mentorship
Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S.
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We invest in our people in ways that actually show up in your day-to-day, not just on paper. Our Total Rewards are built to support how you work, live, and plan for what’s next.
Here’s a look at what that means:
- Strong pay plus an annual incentive program
- Hybrid work for most office roles, plus real flexibility in many field positions
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options that fit your life, not the other way around
- 401(k) with company match and an annual company contribution
- Paid time off, including company and floating holidays
- Paid parental leave (up to six weeks per parent), plus fertility and adoption support
- Advanced AI tools and resources to help level up and work smarter
- Clear paths to grow your career, with a strong culture of promoting from within
- Tuition reimbursement and support for continuing education
- HSA and FSA options
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Employee resource groups, wellness support, paid volunteer time, and company matching for causes you care about
Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.
For more information, please visit Total Rewards | Williams Companies.
Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.
Education Requirements:Skill Requirements:
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited institution
- Bachelor's degree in engineering technology (relevant field) with Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive engineering experience in natural gas, energy, or petrochemical industry
- Deep expertise in rotating equipment and power generation systems (reciprocating turbines, gas turbines, reciprocating engines) and generator controls
- Proven ability to analyze equipment performance and reliability, including vibration, transient loading impacts, and protection systems
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and technical leadership skills; ability to influence decisions and present to leadership
- Ability to work independently while providing technical leadership and mentorship
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Master of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
- Executive MBA (EMBA)
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license
- Project management experience
What We Do
Williams has been around for more than a century, but our work has never been more important. Our employees impact people’s lives every day, fueling the clean energy economy with large-scale energy infrastructure that connects natural gas supplies to markets with growing demand for cleaner fuel. We handle 30% of the natural gas in the United States that is used every day to heat our homes, cook our food and generate our electricity. Williams works closely with customers to provide the necessary infrastructure to serve growing markets and safely deliver natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. With interstate natural gas pipelines and gathering & processing operations throughout the country, we reliably deliver value to our employees, investors, customers and communities by running our business with authenticity and a safety-driven culture, leading our industry into the future. Our employees are our most valued resource and the driving force behind our reputation as a safe, reliable company that does the right thing, every time. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.
