Vistra Corp.

Systems Engineer

Vistra Corp. • $100K — $120K *
Glen Rose, TX 76043In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in an Engineering discipline
  • Licensed Professional Engineer or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of current and pending regulatory issues
  • Proficiency in evaluating technical processes
  • Experience with fossil, solar, battery, or nuclear technologies
  • 8 years of preferred experience in power plant operations or engineering
  • Strong communication skills for collaboration and representation

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support for new technology applications in commercial and environmental aspects
  • Support Operations in implementing technologies at existing and developmental plants
  • Conduct root cause analysis to identify issues
  • Develop innovative solutions for complex problems
  • Contribute to economic analyses for project justification
  • Lead and participate in special projects or teams

Benefits

  • Encouragement for candidates of all education and experience levels to apply
  • Opportunities to contribute to significant projects within the company
  • Potential for professional growth in a supportive environment
  • Engagement in diverse technologies across various power generation sectors
Full Job Description
Job Summary
Normal career level cap position within the engineering hierarchy.
General analysis and implementation of generation technologies for application to Vistra operations or commercial development.
Manage programs and projects to enhance the commercial availability of new technologies and enhancement to existing technologies.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:
  • Technical support for the development of commercial / environmental / reliability / sustainability interests in new technology applications.
  • Technical support to Operations in the application of technologies at operating plants or plants in development
  • Perform root cause analysis
  • Provide innovative solutions for difficult problems
  • Contributes to economic justification/analysis for projects
  • Participate in and lead special projects or teams


Education, Experience & Skill Requirements:
  • BS or greater in an Engineering discipline
  • Licensed Professional Engineer or meets additional years of experience requirements
  • Demonstrates and applies knowledge of current and pending regulatory, code and general industry issues to resolve Vistra's interests.
  • Proficient with technical evaluation processes.
  • Proficient in fossil, solar, battery, or nuclear plant technologies
  • 8 years experience preferred in power plant operations / engineering or comparable industries
  • Demonstrates application of fundamental scientific principles
  • 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.
  • Demonstrated high performer through consecutive evaluations or work history for external candidates.


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.


** Candidates with all levels of education and experience are encouraged to apply. Final pay grade and compensation will be based on applicant's experience and qualifications **

Job Family
Engineering Services

Company
Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations
Glen Rose, Texas

Texas

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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