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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
77
open professional roles
110
opened in the last 90 days
110 in the last 12 months
19%
of roles are remote
8
states hiring
Texas, Washington, Utah, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California
What it hires for: Engineering (37), Operations (14), Product (9), Finance (8), Marketing (7). By level: mid level (28), manager (25), senior ic (16), early career (16), director (15).
Where: Lehi, UT, US, 84043 (18), Houston, TX, US, 77010 (16), VIRTUAL, WA, US, 00000 (16), Seattle, WA, US, 98104 (15), HOUSTON, TX, US, 77034 (3), Lehi, UT, US, 84043 +1 more… (3), THOMPSONS, TX, US, 77481 (3), Aurora, IL, US, 60504 (2).
Engineering jobs in the rankings
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
NRG Energy in the industry job lists
Where NRG Energy places in our weekly lists of the employers hiring in each industry, kept month by month.
November 2026
- #10Employers with the most open utility and power jobs51 open · of 25
- #12Entry-level utility and power jobs and who is hiring11 entry-level · of 25
NRG Energy hiring at a glance
- We have tracked NRG Energy's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 110 professional roles in that time.
- 11 of NRG Energy's 76 open roles (14%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 25 open roles (33%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Claude, GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot (M365), MLflow.
- Of the 29 open roles that state where the work happens, 14 remote, 15 hybrid.
- 2% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 11% for Energy & Utilities employers.
- 5 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 24 days ago.
- By open professional roles, NRG Energy ranks #64 of 311 Energy & Utilities employers we track.
What NRG Energy asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- excel 24
- python 18
- project management 15
- ci/cd 10
- onboarding 10
- power bi 10
- powerpoint 10
- sap 10
- kubernetes 9
- supply chain 9
AI tools named: Claude (4), GitHub Copilot (4), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (3), MLflow (3), SageMaker (3), Vertex AI (3).
How NRG Energy compares with Energy & Utilities employers
| Measure | NRG Energy | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 76 | 27 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 2% | 11% |
| Roles that are remote | 19% | 0% |
Median across 308 Energy & Utilities employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Maintenance ManagerEL SEGUNDO, CA, US, 90245
- Plant ManagerLuckey, OH, US, 43443
- Revenue Assurance ManagerHouston, TX, US, 77010
- Manager, Field Operations Revenue Strategy & PerformanceLehi, UT, US, 84043
- Manager, Outage & Repair ServicesHOUSTON, TX, US, 77034
- Director, Regulatory ComplianceHouston, TX, US, 77010
- Director, Product Management Partner ExperiencesSeattle, WA, US, 98104
- Senior Manager, GTM & Demand Generation - Texas Value BrandsHouston, TX, US, 77010
- Senior Manager, Internal AuditHouston, TX, US, 77010 +1 more…
- Analyst, Agent Performance & Learning InnovationPHILADELPHIA, PA, US, 19104
Common questions
- Is NRG Energy hiring?
- NRG Energy has 77 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 110 opened in the last 90 days and 110 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- Does NRG Energy hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 11 of NRG Energy's 76 open roles (14%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does NRG Energy offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 29 open roles that state where the work happens, 14 remote, 15 hybrid.
- What skills does NRG Energy ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are excel (24), python (18), project management (15), ci/cd (10), onboarding (10), power bi (10).
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