Mechanical Design Engineer

Working Hours: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

Work Mode: Hybrid: 1-2 days on site per week

Prefers local candidates

Travel: 10% possible travel, domestic, Customer site visits

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical guidance to field engineers and service managers during outage planning and execution of industrial, fossil, and nuclear steam turbines for both company and oOEM units.
• Lead service center complex repairs on rotors, diaphragms, casings, valves, etc.
• Act as single point of contact and technical interface for complex repairs projects with repairs sales, customer service managers, project managers, sourcing, engineering, and quality team.
• Ensure project deliverables meet technical requirements and deadlines.
• Establish yourself as Project Engineering Manager to successfully deliver steam turbine projects in execution for Own Fleet Capital Parts and complex Upgrades, Engineering Studies, and valve solutions.
• Implement lean methodologies to ensure robust daily management, engineering deliverables, and continuous improvement focused on Safety, Quality, Deliver & Cost.
• Provide inspection and test plans for site assembly/disassembly and service center repair scope.
• Lead and participate in product qualification processes for service shops, design reviews, and technical risk discussions internally and externally with customers.
• Offer technical recommendations and guidance during outage planning phase to internal and external customers.
• Provide technical guidance to parts engineering and sourcing teams for product design form, fit, and function.
• Address product/process non-conformances and support implementation of corrective/preventative actions through RCA.
• Collaborate with sales/service directors, on-site services, repairs centers, field engineers, and parts engineering groups to provide technical direction and guidance.
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and may lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field of study from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in steam turbine service engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years of field execution experience, preferably within the power generation industry.
• Catia CAD drafting experience will be a bonus.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Established project management skills.
• Good understanding of steam turbine and balance of plant systems and operations.
• Knowledge of steam turbine rotating and stationary components inspection methods and repairs.
• Experience with steam turbine disassembly, assembly, startups, and operational exposure.
• Respectful, receptive, agile, and eager to learn.