Mechanical Engineer at Westinghouse Electric

Job Description

Mechanical Engineer III – 12 Months

Richmond, VA

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

This opportunity supports a Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Construction Program, with oversight responsibilities from the time that unit operations are mechanically completed until the performance test proves the design capacity of the gas cleaning systems.

Reporting to the Commissioning Program Manager, the Mechanical Commissioning Engineer is responsible for providing mechanical oversight to the commissioning process, aiding troubleshooting of operating issues, suggesting design improvements, identifying common points of failure, and aiding the setup of a preventative maintenance program. This engineer will champion safe and environmentally responsible work practices.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Works with Business Development, Construction, Engineering, EH&S, and Operations to provide open communications and goal obtainment.
• Participate in weekly update calls.
• Identifies risks and opportunities associated with Design, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, and Scheduling.
• Monitors and reports any concerns with safety or environmental regulatory compliance.
• Monitors daily and weekly reports for assigned regions. Provides a commissioning status update weekly for those regions.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 10 to 20+ years of progressive experience in mechanical design, maintenance, or reliability roles.
• Industrial experience with Oil & Gas, Chemical Facilities, or similar.
• Industrial experience with RNG strongly preferred
• Preferred equipment experience: boilers, compressors, blowers, chillers, screw presses, pumps, mixers, and valves.

Employment opportunities may require access to information which is subject to the export control regulations of the United States. Hiring decisions for such positions are required by law to be made in compliance with these regulations. Applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must be able to meet the comparable export control requirements of that country and of the United States.