Natural Gas Materials Engineer (Entry, Staff, Senior, or Principal)
About The Position
The Natural Gas Materials Engineer develops, maintains, and improves engineering standards, specifications, procedures, and technical guidance supporting the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of natural gas facilities. The role specializes in evaluating, qualifying, implementing, and monitoring materials and equipment used in natural gas transmission and distribution systems. It assesses technical requirements, industry standards, regulations, materials, equipment, technologies, manufacturer information, test results, operating experience, and work practices for application to company operations. The engineer identifies risks and improvement opportunities and develops specifications, standards, technical controls, and recommendations to improve safety, reliability, compliance, and material performance. The position supports new material and manufacturer qualification, material testing, faulty-material and failure investigations, material standardization, and technical evaluation of product or manufacturing changes. It works with Operations, Engineering, Compliance, Supply Chain, Training, manufacturers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to support risk-informed decisions and consistent implementation of approved materials and company standards. The engineer may lead technical projects, investigations, material evaluations, testing programs, and continuous-improvement initiatives, and serves as a technical resource for gas transmission, distribution, and related operations. The posting describes responsibilities at the entry engineer level. The successful candidate will be placed at a level commensurate with skills and experience, from entry through principal engineer. Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model; many roles are expected onsite three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday, though expectations vary by role, team, and business needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited curriculum.
- Entry level: 0 or more years of relevant engineering experience.
- Staff level: 2 or more years of relevant engineering experience, broad knowledge and proficiency in a specialty area, knowledge of related specialties, and general knowledge of related disciplines.
- Senior level: 5 or more years of relevant engineering experience with EIT/FE, or 7 or more years without EIT/FE.
- Principal level: 9 or more years of relevant engineering experience with PE registration, or 15 or more years without PE registration.
- Ability to demonstrate the technical skills and core competencies established and documented for the applicable engineering level.
- EIT/FE is required for the senior-level experience path involving 5 or more years, and PE registration is required for the principal-level experience path involving 9 or more years.
Nice To Haves
- EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) certification is preferred at entry level and strongly preferred at staff level.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration may be required for senior-level roles depending on business need.
- Experience supporting field construction, operations, maintenance, testing, inspection, or commissioning in an engineering capacity.
- Experience investigating field problems and developing practical engineering solutions using observations, measurements, testing, calculations, and engineering judgment.
- Experience interpreting and applying drawings, specifications, procedures, codes, standards, or manufacturer requirements to field conditions.
- Experience evaluating materials, equipment, or components in real-world applications, including installation, testing, troubleshooting, failure analysis, or determining suitability for service.
- Experience working effectively with field personnel, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and other engineers to resolve technical issues and implement in-field solutions.
Responsibilities
- Apply technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to assignments of limited scope.
- Support the development of technical documentation, including designs, testing, calculations, reports, and standards.
- Use and potentially assist in developing procedures.
- Provide ongoing technical support for project activities in areas such as Operations, Maintenance, Testing/Diagnostics, and Regulatory.
- Under direct supervision, provide field engineering oversight for activities such as commissioning, testing, and inspections.
- Coordinate or lead projects or portions of projects—including research, design, equipment selection, procurement support, installation, and commissioning—under the direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor.
- Support bid and evaluation processes through basic analysis and calculations using existing documentation and materials.
- Communicate with other business areas when completing portions of technical proposal evaluations, following appropriate processes.
- Exchange information in various formats on matters of differing importance and complexity with internal organizations and external customers or vendors.
- Coordinate the work of interns, drafters, technicians, or others when needed, and provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers.
- Continuously develop technical skills and competencies.
- Support engineering projects through activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, and work-order management.
- Support material and manufacturer qualification, material testing, faulty-material and failure investigations, material standardization, and technical evaluation of product or manufacturing changes.
Benefits
- Annual incentive program
- Medical/pharmacy plan
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Health care flexible spending account
- Health savings account for eligible health-plan enrollees
- Limited-purpose flexible spending account for eligible health-plan and HSA enrollees
- Transportation reimbursement account
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness center reimbursement for eligible health-plan enrollees
- Tuition reimbursement
- Transit programs
- Employee recognition program
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Volunteer paid time off
- Parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
