This is a Job Description for a Mechanical Engineer (Power Operations) (B) in Ashland, Mississippi

Summary: Has the technical responsibilities on mechanical equipment, systems, and processes. Designs, develops, and tests all aspects of mechanical components, equipment, and machinery. Performs and directs studies to evaluate the current and future mechanical needs for Coal, Gas & Hydro fossil plants. Assists plant in resolution of equipment and system problems as requested. As work needs dictate, perform cross-discipline engineering work to optimize performance of plant equipment, apparatus, and facilities for Coal, Gas & Hydro fossil plants. Directs or conducts technical monitoring, analysis, evaluation, and investigation of plant systems, processes, and equipment. Initiates improvements, repairs, maintenance, modification, and retrofit activity to optimize achievement of plant / system business plan objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities: Conducts improvement studies using plant test and operating data and monitors control charts for optimizing plant performance.  Utilizes a wide variety of analytical methods to solve problems and to predict future performance, using historical data and the results of process control system activities. Identifies deviations in plant equipment and system performance, determines root causes, and recommends the optimum solution for correcting the problem.  Troubleshoots system problems not resolved by routine maintenance or surveillance activities.  Determines whether identified problems exist in other systems or units at the plant and replicates solutions, including informing engineers at other plants which can benefit. Serve as owner engineer for assigned projects and Joint Project Teams, including large, cross-discipline, and more complex projects.  Duties include preparing and reviewing specifications, cost benefit ratios, and estimates covering installation of new equipment or upgrading of present equipment.  Furnishes engineering data and prepares Project Justification packages to cover capitalized expenditures or retirements.  Leads the development of Outage Scoping and serves as a technical advisor during planned, maintenance and forced outages. Assists in overseeing the daily plant monitoring and testing activities performed by Technical Services Analysts.  Responsible for ensuring that changes to plant configuration are controlled and properly documented. Other duties as assigned by supervision

 Requirements and Qualifications: A Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering or comparable engineering degree from an accredited engineering school.  Full competence as a Power Operations Engineer as demonstrated by several years’ progressive and developmental experience at Engineer level as a plant or field engineer or in a comparable engineering position providing the required experience and knowledge of plant systems and of multiple engineering disciplines.  Must have demonstrated proficiency in engineering as evidenced by completion of Engineering Graduate Progression Plan or equivalent post engineering graduate education and experience.  License as a Professional Engineer is desirable.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  

Job #549713