Mechanical Design Engineer - Comanche Peak

Location: Glen Rose

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Job Summary

Job Description The Company Vistra is an integrated retail electricity and power generation company that serves nearly 5 million retail customers in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Its asset base spans roughly 44,000 MW of generation capacity, including natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The Vistra name reflects who we are—a combination of vision and tradition, uniting our forward-looking focus with the strong foundation of our past.

This is an opportunity to get a world-class engineering job at the largest power plant in Vistra’s nuclear fleet with an established player, in an expanding energy sector, while enjoying the lifestyle of an alternative Texas Hill Country small town just 1 hour away from downtown Fort Worth.

Job Summary The Mechanical Design Engineer provides technical expertise across a broad range of power plant systems and components. This includes valves, actuators, rotating equipment, HVAC systems, chillers, compressors, piping systems, and thermal-hydraulic applications. The role is critical to maintain configuration control, support emergent issues, and ensure safe and efficient operations in accordance with plant design parameters and regulatory requirements.

This job is 100% on-site at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in Glen Rose, TX, on a 4/10 work schedule from Monday through Thursday. Employees are typically required to reside within a 60-minute commute from the plant.

Key Accountabilities:

Maintain configuration control by completing calculations, technical reviews and evaluations, and by preparing and implementing design modifications in accordance with on-record plant design basis, NRC operating license and all other applicable technical and regulatory requirements for the safe operation of the plant.

Assist in the analysis, evaluation, and final design implementation of component repairs and/or replacement due to degraded conditions or obsolescence.

Support resolution of emergent, short-cycle, and near-term engineering work to protect the work week schedule.

Serve as engineering point of contact for execution of the online work week schedule and resolution of Engineering Holds.

Provide engineering input and follow-up for Operability evaluations.

Support operations for post-work testing and validation.

Support operations for troubleshooting and root cause analysis (e.g., FMEA, confirm/refute).Provide technical input for testing procedures and analysis.

Support for emergent questions and in-field activities.

Lead interpretation and analysis of complex technical issues.

Coordinate assigned projects, studies, and initiatives through completion.

Comply with safety policies and procedures to maintain a safe working environment.

Prepare and present technical reports with recommendations for issue resolution.

Participate in and occasionally lead special projects and committees.

Skilled in applying systematic problem-solving processes to address complex issues.

Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements:

B.S. Degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering preferred, Nuclear Engineering preferred), or other closely related scientific discipline/physical science associated with power plant operations; or equivalent work experience (defined as demonstrated success at the engineer/technical specialist level).Physical ability and willingness to support plant walkdowns and inspections.

Proficiency in PC use, engineering-specific applications, and engineering…