Xcel Energy

Power Plant Mechanical Engineer – Entry, Staff, Senior

Xcel Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Hobbs • New Mexico • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $129,267 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide initial troubleshooting and problem solving to investigate, document and resolve operational issues and implement solutions.
  • Provide engineering technical support for equipment repairs and coordinate offsite engineering services when required for complex problems.
  • Quantify equipment risk and develop corrective action plans to mitigate risk.
  • Analyze equipment failure rates, failure causes and risk trends to prioritize maintenance and future investments.
  • Ensure implementation and optimization of equipment maintenance strategies for turbines, generators and auxiliary systems.
  • Support condition monitoring technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis) for equipment.
  • Identify project improvement opportunities to reduce failures and improve reliability.
  • Provide engineering support for capital projects, upgrades, and refurbishment of powerhouse equipment.
  • Support Overhauls & Outages through planning, execution and close out stages.
  • Provide support for plant crews, including reviewing technical material specifications and ordering materials for plant projects.
  • Create capital and operational and maintenance (O&M) projects to ensure long term reliable operation of various plant systems.
  • Support Break-in plant work screening and prioritization by participating in daily plant plan of the day tailgates and weekly planning meetings.

Requirements

  • Required bachelor's degree in engineering from ABET accredited curriculum, mechanical, electrical, chemical, aerospace or civil with mechanical engineering degree preferred.
  • 0+ years relevant engineering experience.
  • Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
  • EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) preferred.
  • 2+ years relevant engineering experience for Staff Engineer.
  • Demonstrated broad knowledge & proficiency in specialty area, knowledge of related specialties, & general knowledge of other related disciplines for Staff Engineer.
  • 5+ years relevant engineering experience for Senior Engineer.
  • EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) required; 7+ years relevant engineering experience without EIT/FE.
Benefits
  • Annual Incentive Program
  • Medical/Pharmacy Plan
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
  • Health Care Reimbursement Account
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
  • Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account
  • Short-term disability (STD)
  • Long-term disability (LTD)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Transit programs
  • Employee recognition program
  • Pension
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Holidays
  • Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
  • Parental Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
troubleshootingproblem solvingequipment repairsrisk quantificationfailure analysiscondition monitoringvibration analysisthermographyoil analysiscapital project support
Soft Skills
communicationteam collaborationplanningexecutionorganizational skills
Certifications
EITFEbachelor's degree in engineering