Engineer Senior | Component Engineer
APS
- Phoenix, AZ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Depended upon regularly in one or more areas of engineering expertise with in-depth knowledge in related field or wide breadth of engineering knowledge in general fields.
- Understands engineering technology and process concepts for the organization and processes.
- Work is reviewed from a long-term perspective and mainly for results.
- Establishes most effective solution to problems.
- Sought out for solutions that are acted on as a final technical basis for decisions.
- May be subject to shift work.
- Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline or related applied science discipline (see approved list) from an ABET accredited institution
- PLUS eight (8) years working experience in Engineering-related positions.
- Problem analysis/resolution techniques.
- Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, practices, methods and safety standards in the area of applicable engineering discipline.
- Experience in the utility industry.
- Experience in nuclear industry for jobs at Palo Verde.
- Professional Engineer licensure.
- Makes decisions and recommendations that have a moderate to significant effect on the overall organization performance.
- Ensures engineering analyses, design, project control, schedule commitments or oversight work is technically sound, cost effective, and in compliance with established standards, codes, and regulations.
- Checks and reviews analysis, evaluations, and investigations of others.
- Complies with design, regulatory, operating and maintenance requirements.
- Identifies potential schedule or quality problems and initiates corrective action.
- Contacts customers and various levels of management to obtain or present technical data.
- Presents the results of designs, studies projects (in terms of new techniques) or approaches to subordinates, colleagues, management and customers.
6) Assists the organization in problem solving, as needed, by critically challenging assumptions and decisions to ensure the most optimal solutions and strategies are implemented.
- Assists in developing long-range strategies for significant site problems.
- Develops a path forward to address these issues including bridging strategies.
8) May plan and coordinate programs and large-scale engineering projects or multiple medium-scale projects while acting as a technical specialist for a specific engineering field.
May be responsible for: all aspects of work scope; directing consultants; conducting feasibility studies; determining staff, cost estimates and resource requirements; and recommending engineering criteria.9) Monitors projects and recommends modifications to increase operating efficiency and /or reviews design and documentation of complex projects to ensure compliance with design specifications, schedules and any regulatory requirements.
- May develop, negotiate and manage contracts and contract revisions.
This position is not required to be performed at a specific APS facility as long as adequate technology and a solid ergonomic set up are present. Pending agreement with leadership, employees hired into this role will be able to choose where they prefer to perform their work, but the ultimate decision is the company's. Employees will have two options to choose from:
- APS office based: The employee prefers to work most of the time from an APS facility.
- Home based: The employee prefers to work most of the time from his/her home.