Vistra Corp.

Valve Component Engineer

Vistra Corp. • $90K — $120K *
Oak Harbor, OH 43449In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Industrial, Nuclear) from an accredited program.
  • Minimum 6 years of relevant experience focusing on valve-related equipment.
  • Preferred certifications in valve maintenance and engineering (e.g., MOV certification).
  • Experience overseeing vendor activities for valve refurbishment and maintenance.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement valve reliability programs.

Responsibilities

  • Provide proactive engineering oversight to enhance plant reliability and prevent valve failures.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned valve components.
  • Monitor and evaluate component health using condition monitoring and performance analysis.
  • Develop long-range maintenance strategies for valve-related equipment execution.
  • Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance tasks based on operational experience and best practices.
  • Implement advanced predictive maintenance technologies like vibration analysis and oil analysis.
  • Offer technical support for troubleshooting and repair of valve-related equipment.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for development and training in a leading nuclear operations company.
  • Diverse work environment with a strong focus on teamwork and effective communication.
  • Potential for travel to various corporate locations and industry meetings.
  • Access to a company committed to exceeding customer expectations and maintaining high safety standards.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
Vistra is seeking an experienced Valve Component Engineer to support the nuclear fleet. This position is responsible for providing technical leadership and engineering support for all valve-related equipment, including Mechanical Joints, Valve Packing, Motor Operated Valves (MOVs), Air Operated Valves (AOVs), Solenoid Valves, Manual Valves, Check Valves, Relief Valves, and Safety Relief Valves. The Valve Component Engineer will support Operations and Maintenance organizations in ensuring reliable performance of these critical components through proactive engineering, maintenance optimization, and technical oversight of modifications and refurbishments.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

Component Engineering Leadership
  • Provide proactive engineering oversight for valve-related equipment to improve overall plant reliability and prevent failures.
  • Serve as the single point of contact and subject matter expert (SME) for assigned valve components.
  • Monitor and improve component health through condition monitoring, trend analysis, and performance evaluation.
  • Develop and maintain component-specific programs for valve reliability.


Maintenance Strategy Development
  • Develop and facilitate execution of long-range maintenance strategies for valve-related equipment.
  • Optimize preventive and predictive maintenance tasks based on site operating experience, maintenance feedback, and industry best practices.
  • Implement predictive maintenance programs/technologies including vibration analysis, thermography, acoustic monitoring, and oil analysis.
  • Provide condition monitoring guidance to the predictive maintenance organization.


Technical Oversight and Support
  • Provide technical expertise to maintenance and operations personnel for troubleshooting and repair of valve-related equipment.
  • Support plant operations and maintenance on equipment questions or concerns.
  • Develop or review design modification packages for valve-related equipment.
  • Prepare engineering reports and technical evaluations for component issues.


Education, Experience and Skill Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Industrial, Nuclear) from an accredited program.
  • Minimum 6 yrs. relevant job experience with a focus on valve-related equipment
  • Relevant certifications in valve maintenance and engineering (e.g., MOV certification) are preferred.
  • Experience in overseeing vendor activities related to valve refurbishment and maintenance.
  • Ability to develop and implement component-specific programs for valve reliability.
  • Experience in preparing component health reports and monitoring component performance.


Key Metrics:
  • Prepare engineering reports and component health assessments
  • Perform tasks in accordance with established expectations for nuclear safety and personnel safety
  • May be responsible for developing other employees in area of expertise
  • Serves a lead role on projects, teams, processes, or programs related to rotating equipment
  • One of few who possess abilities not easily gained and of significant depth in rotating equipment expertise


Up to 25% travel may be required to corporate locations, power plants, other utilities, and industry meetings to support work activities.

This position can be located at any of our nuclear sites.

** Final pay grade will be determined 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.
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Size
5,060 employees
Market Cap
$9,272
Industry
Energy & Utilities
5 Year Trend
+1460%
NASDAQ
VST
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