What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Failure Analysis Engineer-ATS position at Pacific Gas & Electric?
Requisition ID # 173223
Job Category: Engineering / Science
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: San Ramon
Department Overview
Applied Technology Services (ATS) has been providing technology-based, innovative, high-value services to the company for over 40 years. ATS is a multidisciplinary team of over 120 engineers, scientists, and technicians. The ATS vision is to be a forward-thinking, technological leader providing high-value solutions and services needed across the Company. ATS high value services also help proactively avoid future problems by specifying equipment, materials and methods that are best practices in the industry.
Position Summary
The ATS Senior Failure Analysis Engineer is expected to execute failure analysis and materials testing projects. The engineer will support the planning, executing, and reporting as necessary. A candidate will have experience in testing/evaluating power system components along with providing consultation and advice to clients to proactively avoid future failures by specifying equipment, materials, and methods that are best practices in the industry.
A successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to independently lead failure analysis projects with previous experience in planning, executing, and reporting. A strong knowledge of metallurgy including understanding of variety material failure modes. Materials you will most likely encounter on the job are: Steels (pipes, valves, vessels), Aluminum (wire, fittings, connectors), Copper (wire, valves), and ceramics (insulators). A suitable candidate will have experience using scientific methods and work experience analyzing test results including an in-depth knowledge of non-destructive (NDE), destructive examination techniques, and material/manufacturing processing techniques. The candidate will execute Risk Assessments like Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) along with using advanced data analytics to integrate failure analysis and testing results into asset management strategies. Work duties may include: equipment failure analysis, engineering support for safety investigations, and general electrical engineering analysis.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
Bay Area Minimum: $122,000
Bay Area Mid:$158,000
Bay Area Maximum: $194,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Minimum:
Desired:
Purpose, Virtues and Stands
Our Purpose explains "why" we exist:
Our Virtues capture "who" we need to be:
Our Stands are "what" we will achieve together:
More About Our Company
EEO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a workforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Employee Privacy Notice The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link: Employee Privacy Notice
PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.
Job Category: Engineering / Science
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Business Unit: Energy Delivery
Work Type: Onsite
Job Location: San Ramon
Department Overview
Applied Technology Services (ATS) has been providing technology-based, innovative, high-value services to the company for over 40 years. ATS is a multidisciplinary team of over 120 engineers, scientists, and technicians. The ATS vision is to be a forward-thinking, technological leader providing high-value solutions and services needed across the Company. ATS high value services also help proactively avoid future problems by specifying equipment, materials and methods that are best practices in the industry.
Position Summary
The ATS Senior Failure Analysis Engineer is expected to execute failure analysis and materials testing projects. The engineer will support the planning, executing, and reporting as necessary. A candidate will have experience in testing/evaluating power system components along with providing consultation and advice to clients to proactively avoid future failures by specifying equipment, materials, and methods that are best practices in the industry.
A successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to independently lead failure analysis projects with previous experience in planning, executing, and reporting. A strong knowledge of metallurgy including understanding of variety material failure modes. Materials you will most likely encounter on the job are: Steels (pipes, valves, vessels), Aluminum (wire, fittings, connectors), Copper (wire, valves), and ceramics (insulators). A suitable candidate will have experience using scientific methods and work experience analyzing test results including an in-depth knowledge of non-destructive (NDE), destructive examination techniques, and material/manufacturing processing techniques. The candidate will execute Risk Assessments like Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) along with using advanced data analytics to integrate failure analysis and testing results into asset management strategies. Work duties may include: equipment failure analysis, engineering support for safety investigations, and general electrical engineering analysis.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.
Bay Area Minimum: $122,000
Bay Area Mid:$158,000
Bay Area Maximum: $194,000
This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E's discretionary incentive compensation programs.
Responsibilities
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams to conduct failure analysis on a variety of components using principles of direct cause analysis
- Exercises independent judgment in leading and resolving problems of large impact, scope and complexity with few precedents or standards requiring integration of information from a variety of sources.
- Leads project teams performing tests to identify, define, solve problems and prepare technical reports and specifications. Prepares and delivers presentations and recommendations to clients based on project results/findings.
- May represent PG&E at industry association meetings or seminars.
- Identifies new practical solutions to highly complex problems. Assesses business conditions, identifies opportunities and develops projects & solutions from a multifunctional or multidisciplinary perspective.
- Modifies prototypes, parts, assemblies, and systems to correct functional deviations. Continually identifies testing or process improvements.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering or similar
- Job-related experience, 5 years
Desired:
- M.S. in applicable fields
- Minor or emphasis on mechanical/materials engineering
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)
- Consulting skills: communication, interpersonal and team collaboration skills.
- Proficiency in engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques.
- Thorough investigative skills
- Understand quality assurance concepts and practices.
- Analytical and organizational skills.
- Basic team leadership and project management skills.
Purpose, Virtues and Stands
Our Purpose explains "why" we exist:
- Delivering for our hometowns
- Serving our planet
- Leading with love
Our Virtues capture "who" we need to be:
- Trustworthy
- Empathetic
- Curious
- Tenacious
- Nimble
- Owners
Our Stands are "what" we will achieve together:
- Everyone and everything is always safe
- Catastrophic wildfires shall stop
- It is enjoyable to work with and for PG&E
- Clean and resilient energy for all
- Our work shall create prosperity for all customers and investors
More About Our Company
EEO
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that actively pursues and hires a workforce that reflects the hometowns we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, physical or mental disability status, medical condition, protected veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other factor that is not related to the job.
Employee Privacy Notice The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. CCPA grants new and far-reaching privacy rights to all California residents. The law also entitles job applicants, employees and non-employee workers to be notified of what personal information PG&E collects and for what purpose. The Employee Privacy Notice can be accessed through the following link: Employee Privacy Notice
PG&E will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with all state and local laws.
Salary : $122,000 - $158,000