Turbine Engineer 1, 2, Senior

SRP•Tempe, AZ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Turbine Engineer provides engineering services to SRP in a technically sound, safe, timely, and cost-effective manner to support the organization's water and energy service goals. The role performs engineering design, studies, analyses, and field work; leads engineering projects; prepares specifications and evaluates bids; develops recommendations for management; administers and reviews consultant and vendor work; and prepares or delivers written and oral reports and presentations. The position supports steam and combustion turbines through maintenance and life-extension evaluations, outage planning and documentation, component repair specifications, vendor repair-shop inspections and qualifications, performance-upgrade evaluations, replacement strategy analysis, and part consolidation, refurbishment, and tracking. It coordinates and validates OEM technical information across the fleet and supports project engineering, budgets, and schedules. Travel to repair facilities and remote sites for inspections is estimated at approximately 45 calendar days per year. The role is offered at Engineer 1, Engineer 2, or Senior Engineer level. The workplace is hybrid where the work can be performed remotely and the employee has sufficient technical capability; employees must live and work in Arizona. The position requires a valid Arizona driver's license and legal authorization to work in the United States. SRP does not sponsor H-1B, OPT, or other employment-related visas.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited curriculum, an International Engineering Alliance (IEA)-recognized institution, an ABET Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) institution, or a state- or internationally recognized PE registration.
For the Senior Engineer level, at least five years of professional experience actively engaged in engineering practice, with demonstrated successful accomplishment of work of the nature defined for the Senior Engineer role.
Promotion to Level 2 requires at least two years of experience at Level 1 and demonstrated capability to perform advanced and more difficult work, as determined by the supervisor.
Promotion to Senior Engineer requires at least three years of experience at Level 2, full competence in the assigned functional area, and recognition as a specialist; periodic or occasional lead responsibilities may be included.
Possess an appropriate, valid Arizona driver's license.
Ability to work effectively with various organizational groups within SRP.
Ability to use engineering tools required for the job, such as a computer and test equipment.
All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; SRP does not sponsor H-1B, OPT, or other employment-related visas.

Nice To Haves

Experience with frame and aeroderivative gas turbines and steam turbines.

Responsibilities

Perform engineering design work, engineering studies, and engineering analyses.
Serve as an engineering project leader and support project engineering, budgets, and schedules.
Prepare specifications and evaluate bids, including bids for component repairs and contracted labor.
Prepare recommendation materials for management consideration.
Administer and review work performed by consultants and other parties.
Prepare and/or conduct written and oral reports and presentations.
Perform field engineering work, including travel to repair facilities and remote sites for inspections.
Document essential activities and plan for future outage work.
Enhance consistency across the fleet regarding combustion and steam turbines.
Evaluate maintenance and life extension of steam and combustion turbines.
Develop outage and component repair specifications.
Inspect and qualify vendor repair shops.
Evaluate performance upgrades.
Track part consolidation and refurbishment and use and maintain the part-tracking database.
Analyze replacement strategy and outlook.
Coordinate and validate OEM technical information across the fleet.

Benefits

Pension plan at no cost to the employee.
401(k) plan with employer matching.
Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance available on the first day.
Over 200 hours of PTO, including vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave.
Parental leave of up to four weeks and adoption assistance.
Wellness programs, including access to a recreation and fitness facility.
Short- and long-term disability plans.
Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate programs.
Ten Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking.
Competitive pay and performance incentives.