Senior Welding & Mechanical Engineer, Power & Nuclear

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Danville (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the Bay Area seeks a Senior Welding/Mechanical Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert in welding, mechanical design, fabrication and inspections across PG&E organizations. You will support welding programs, day-to-day weld repairs and Diablo Canyon requests, and drive new welding techniques and fitness-for-service assessments.

Typical responsibilities include developing welding procedures, supporting outages, managing projects, and coordinating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with emphasis in a discipline related to assignments.
• 5 years of related experience working experience
• Double major in Welding Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working at licensed nuclear facilities, fossil or hydro generation power plants, or gas transmission pipelines.
• Experience developing and qualifying welding procedures, performing welder qualifications, and managing a company welding program.
• Familiarity with common NDE methods, including VT, PT, MT, UT, and RT.
• Knowledge of industry codes and standards, including ASME Sections III, IX, and XI; B31.1; B31.3; API 5L; API 1104; and AWS D1.1.
• Current AWS CWI certification.
• Current API 510 certification.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance and management of PG&E welding programs for Diablo Canyon nuclear facility, fossil/hydro-generation and gas operations.
• Provide technical support for welding activities on new equipment installation/design, repair or replacement activities, and fitness-for-service assessments for the various PG&E organizations.
• Support welding procedure and weld repair development for the fossil and hydro-generation organization on piping, penstock, runners and similar components.
• Work with internal clients to develop and implement new welding technology for welding, repairing, fabrication and inspecting components for power plant, gas transmission, and substation components, parts and structures related to electric power generation and gas and electric distribution and transmission.
• Manage and coordinate small and large welding and mechanical design and analysis related projects for power generation, gas and electric distribution and transmission.
• Prepare presentations, reports and proposals for field projects, development work or potential new business.
• Provide welding and mechanical design consulting services to internal and external clients.
• Support review, revisions and development of PG&E and ATS procedures and standards.

Skills

Welding Engineering

Mechanical Design

NDE Methods

Project Management

Technical Writing

Communication Skills

Overtime Availability

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Double major: Welding & Mechanical

AWS CWI certification

API 510 certification

Nuclear Facility Experience

Job description

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the Bay Area seeks a Senior Welding/Mechanical Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert in welding, mechanical design, fabrication and inspections across PG&E organizations. You will support welding programs, day-to-day weld repairs and Diablo Canyon requests, and drive new welding techniques and fitness-for-service assessments.

Typical responsibilities include developing welding procedures, supporting outages, managing projects, and coordinating