Engineer - Electrical

45001 Talen Montana LLC; Colstrip (MT); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, vision,

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Competitive vacation and sick time

Job summary

Talen Energy is seeking an engineering professional to join our collaborative team in a role that supports small to mid-sized projects. You will work with other engineers to develop technically sound, cost-efficient designs while gaining hands-on field experience and cross-functional exposure.

Ideal candidates hold an ABET-accredited engineering degree and are pursuing or have earned an Engineer in Training certificate, with internship or co-op experience in the energy sector preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited college or university is required.
• Engineer in Training certificate is preferred.
• Internship/ co-op in the energy industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in smaller engineering projects or well-defined areas of larger projects.
• Use established procedures to evaluate and contribute cost-effective, technically sound designs or recommendations.
• Build relationships across teams to enable knowledge transfer and effective presentation of work products.
• Work under supervision in field settings to develop competencies in the discipline.
• Gather and correlate basic engineering data using defined procedures and possibly perform routine testing.
• Continuously expand technical and business skills with guidance from others.
• Assist in developing innovative procedures and improved design recommendations.

Skills

Team collaboration

Project work

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering ABET

Job description

The Engineering Team at Talen Energy consist of several engineering professional in several areas of the power plant. In this role, you will work collaboratively with other engineers to complete projects in assigned areas.

How You’ll Power the Future At Talen Energy, your work fuels progress.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the work on smaller engineering projects or well-defined areas of larger projects.
• Using existing procedures to investigate, evaluate and assist in producing technically correct and cost-effective designs or recommendations that solve ongoing problems.
• Building relationships that will facilitate knowledge transfer, cross functional knowledge of related work groups, and ability to present work products effectively.
• Working under supervision in the field in a variety of functions in challenging but structured work that develops competencies in the discipline.
• Gathering and correlating basic engineering data using well defined engineering procedures which may include routine and diagnostic testing of components and systems, and engineering studies.
• Continually expanding and improving technical and business skill set with your own initiative with instruction, guidance, and direction from others.
• Assisting in a variety of topics including developing innovative procedures, improved design recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited college or university in discipline required by specific requirements.
• Preferred Qualifications Internship/ co-op in the energy industry.
• Engineer in Training certificate.

Company Information

Talen Energy is one of the largest competitive energy and power generation companies in North America. We operate power plants that use diverse fuel sources in the most attractive wholesale power markets and sell energy to wholesale and retail customers in selected competitive markets. Our passion for excellence grows value through safe and efficient operations. We have an inclusive, diverse, respectful, and collaborative workplace, and a strong commitment to innovation, teamwork, and integrity. We generate energy for a brighter tomorrow.

Talen Energy offers an exceptional benefits program to its employees.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, prescription plans
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Eligible to participate in Talen Energy's 401(k) plan
• Competitive vacation and sick time

Talen Energy is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity and the strength it brings to the workplace.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, disability, perceived disability or any other protected characteristic as may be defined by applicable law.

We are committed to providing a safe, drug and alcohol-free workplace. Consistent with applicable law and any collective bargaining agreements, positions may be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

For more information visit www.talenenergy.com.

Talen Energy is a leading independent power producer and energy infrastructure company dedicated to powering the future. We own, operate, and optimize high-quality power infrastructure across the United States. Our generation portfolio includes 15 generation locations capable of producing approximately 15.6 GW of power. Talen's fleet generates electricity using a diverse mix of fuels, ranging from zero-carbon nuclear energy including the Susquehanna nuclear facility to natural gas, coal, and oil. We produce and sell electricity, capacity, and ancillary services into wholesale power markets across the United States, with generation assets located in key power markets. Our team is committed to generating power safely and reliably and delivering the most value per megawatt produced. Talen is also powering the digital infrastructure revolution. We are well-positioned to capture this growing industry, as artificial intelligence data centers increasingly demand more reliable, clean power. We have an inclusive, diverse, respectful, and collaborative workplace, and a strong commitment to innovation, teamwork, and integrity. Talen is headquartered in Houston, Texas.