Vistra Corp.

Principal Engineer - Design

Vistra Corp. • $100K — $130K *
Shippingport, PA 15077In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred)
  • 8+ years of relevant experience
  • Previous experience in electrical design engineering
  • Knowledge of electrical systems (breakers, relays, motors, transformers)
  • Skills in technical evaluation processes
  • Understanding of electrical component design performance
  • Experience with 10CFR50.59 reviews (preferred)
  • Strong communication skills for diverse audiences

Responsibilities

  • Develop modification packages for station upgrades
  • Provide innovative engineering solutions for complex challenges
  • Maintain technical integrity and accountability for engineering products
  • Lead special projects or teams as needed
  • Review digital upgrades to ensure compliance with requirements
  • Identify and complete tasks to achieve objectives

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced engineering team
  • Engage with innovative electrical upgrades and solutions
  • Collaborative work environment focused on teamwork
  • Chance to take ownership of technical projects and recommendations
  • Role provides broad support across fleet operations
Full Job Description
Job Summary
The Design Engineering Team is responsible for maintaining the design and licensing bases requirements of the station. One of the primary functions of the Design Engineering team is to develop modification packages and review any changes to the station to ensure all associated design and licensing requirements remain met and configuration control is maintained.

A Design Engineering Electrical/Instrumentation & Control engineer is responsible for changes to the plant's electrical systems, in addition to maintaining the station's electrical analyses and calculations. This position will be more focused on electrical upgrades including, but not limited to, transformers, breakers, and motors. Previous experience in the development of modification packages and electrical equipment replacements is desirable.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities
  • Develop modification packages to support station changes and upgrades
  • Provide innovative engineering solutions to complex problems
  • Maintain the technical conscience for the station and demonstrate accountability for technical products and recommendations
  • Participate in and lead special projects or teams on occasion
  • Perform reviews specific to digital upgrades to ensure all requirements are met
  • Identifies and performs tasks as required to meet objectives


Education, Experience & Skill Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree or greater in an Engineering discipline (Electrical preferred)
  • 8 yrs related job experience is preferred**
  • Previous experience in electrical design engineering
  • Knowledge of electrical equipment including breakers, relays, motors and transformers is preferred
  • Proficient with technical evaluation processes.
  • Knowledge of electrical component design performance characteristics and specifications
  • Experience in performing 10CFR50.59 reviews is preferred
  • Communication -Must be able to effectively communicate with peers, management and/or represent Vistra's interests to outside agencies
  • Able to execute projects/strategies with some oversight.


**Level of position will be determined by applicable skills/experience**

Key Metrics:
  • Individual contributor in field of expertise.
  • Provides technical support on a fleetwide basis
  • Maintain effective working relationships. Be able to explain technical information to ensure work/repairs completed correctly.
  • Teamwork and collaboration skills both within and outside of the organization
  • Able to apply systematic problem-solving processes to address complex issues


Job Family
Engineering Services

Company
Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations
Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

About Vistra Corp.

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Based in Irving, Texas, Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient, power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Vistra Energy was ranked as the 756th-largest public company in the world. The company owns the Moss Landing Power Plant in California which currently contains the largest battery energy storage system in the world. In 2016, Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, parent company of TXU Energy and Luminant, emerged from Chapter 11. TCEH was then rebranded as Vistra Energy. Vistra acquired Dynegy in 2018. In 2019, Ambit Energy was acquired, resulting in a 32% residential market share in ERCOT, with NRG Energy as its largest competitor. It also acquired Crius Energy in 2019.
Learn more about Vistra Corp.
Size
5,060 employees
Market Cap
$9,272
Industry
Energy & Utilities
5 Year Trend
+1460%
NASDAQ
VST
* Ladders Estimates

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