Steam Turbine Engineer - Power Generation Systems

Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona.

As a Steam Turbine Engineer
, you’ll serve as a technical leader of our fleet, providing expertise in steam turbines, turbine valves, and associated systems. This role blends advanced mechanical engineering with hands-on plant support, ensuring our steam turbines are maintained, upgraded, and operated to the highest standards of reliability and efficiency.

You’ll partner closely with maintenance, operations, and engineering teams to scope outages, troubleshoot emergent issues, and implement improvements. Whether it’s analyzing performance data, designing solutions for complex challenges, or guiding long-range planning, your work will directly impact the reliability of our power generation systems and the sustainability of our energy future.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of one of the most critical assets in power generation, steam turbines. You’ll be part of a team that values technical excellence, collaboration, and forward-thinking solutions to keep energy reliable for Arizona.

• Outage Planning & Execution: Accurately scope, plan, and support steam turbine outages, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective work.
• Technical Expertise: Serve as a subject-matter expert for steam turbines, turbine valves, and supporting systems, providing solutions for emergent and long-term needs.
• Engineering Analysis: Apply mechanical engineering principles and performance analytics to identify risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Problem-Solving: Tackle complex turbine-related challenges with data-driven, practical, and innovative solutions.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Planning, and Supply Chain to align turbine strategies with organizational goals.
• Mentorship: Support and guide junior engineers, sharing expertise and fostering technical excellence across the team.
• Innovation: Develop and implement new approaches to enhance reliability, efficiency, and long-term performance of turbine systems.

• Proven expertise in steam turbines, valves, and associated systems, ideally within power generation or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong foundation in mechanical engineering principles and turbine outage planning.
• Experience analyzing operational or performance data to drive informed engineering decisions.
• Ability to work independently while also thriving in cross-functional, collaborative environments.
• Problem-solving mindset, with a track record of delivering innovative and practical engineering solutions.
• Commitment to safety, reliability, and advancing sustainable energy practices.
• A four-year bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or related applied science discipline (see approved list) from an ABET accredited institution, an International Engineering Alliance (IEA) recognized institution or an ABET Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) institution.
• Five (5) years working experience in Engineering-related positions.
• A four-year bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or related applied science discipline (see approved list) from an ABET accredited institution, an International Engineering Alliance (IEA) recognized institution or an ABET Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) institution.
• Eight (8) years working experience in Engineering-related positions.

• Problem analysis/resolution techniques.
• Knowledge of applicable codes, standards, practices, methods and safety standards in the area of applicable engineering discipline.
• Experience in the utility industry.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.

Materials Science/Metallurgy, Physics, Chemistry, Math, Nuclear, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Electronics, Computer Science, Environmental, Chemical, Architectural, Structural. (A four-year bachelor of Engineering Technology degree is not considered an automatic equivalent…