About this role
<p>Requisition ID # 173260 </p> <p><p>Job Category: Engineering / Science </p> <p>Job Level: Individual Contributor</p> <p>Business Unit: Energy Delivery</p> <p>Work Type: Onsite</p> <p>Job Location: San Ramon</p> <p> <p> <p> <p><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Department Overview</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman, serif">Applied </span>Technology Services (ATS) has been providing technology-based, innovative, high-value services to the company for over 40 years. ATS is a multidisciplinary team of over 120 engineers, scientists, and technicians. The ATS vision is to be a forward-thinking, technological leader providing high-value solutions and services needed across the Company. ATS high value services also help proactively avoid future problems by specifying equipment, materials and methods that are best practices in the industry.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Position Summary</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The ATS Failure Analysis Engineer is expected to</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> execute failure analysis and materials testing projects with oversight from senior engineers. The engineer will support the planning, executing, and reporting as necessary.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> An ideal candidate will have some experience in testing</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> components, mechanical assemblies, and related materials</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> They should have some familiarity of typical material failure modes including an understanding of how to verify with non-destructive (NDE) and destructive examination techniques. </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The Failure Analysis Engineer will also conduct inspections, failure analysis, performance assessments, and evaluations on a wide variety of systems and components. </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Materials they will most likely encounter on the job are Steels (pipes, valves, vessels), Aluminum (wire, fittings, connectors), Copper (wire, valves), and ceramics (insulators). </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The ATS Failure Analysis Engineer will be capable of managing simple failure analysis and component testing projects. </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The ATS Engineer will utilize engineering consulting principles, their expertise, and scientific work methods </span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">to identify, diagnose and solve technical problems.</span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bay Area Minimum: $109,000</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bay Area Mid:$142,000</span><br><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Bay Maximum: $175,000</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Responsibilities</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Performs routine failure analysis projects using engineering principles under guidance from senior engineers</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Completes multiple projects concurrently. Evaluates performance of parts, assemblies or systems under simulated operating conditions. Records results and makes recommendations based on findings.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Collaborates with peers to prepare technical reports and specifications and to identify, define, and solve problems. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Develops test protocols, models, test technologies and analyzes data. May assist in the development of technical policies and procedures.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Participates in identifying innovations and cost-reduction potential of new and existing technologies.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Begins to develop knowledge in other areas of specialty/discipline or continues to focus on one area and increases depth of knowledge.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">May interface with clients regarding status of project or to collect more information. Ensures client expectations for project are met.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><em><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Qualifications</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Minimum:</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">B.S in engineering with emphasis in a discipline related to assignments. <br>(i.e., materials, mechanical, or electrical engineering, etc.)</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">3 years </span><span style="line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">of related experience </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.5in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Desired:</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">M.S. in applicable fields</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Minor or emphasis on mechanical/materials engineering</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Proficiency in engineering research and testing concepts, theories, practices, methods, techniques.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Consulting skills: communication, interpersonal and team collaboration skills.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Thorough investigative skills</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Understand quality assurance and control concepts and practices.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Good analytical and organizational skills.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Communication, interpersonal and team collaboration skills.</span></li> <li style="line-height:115%;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Basic team leadership and project management skills.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p>