Senior Staff Power Engineer

 

Arconic is currently in search of a Senior Electrical Power and Energy Engineer to join our team at our Global Rolled Products (GRP) business unit located in Davenport, IA.

Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) creates breakthrough products that shape industries. Working in close partnership with our customers, we solve complex engineering challenges to transform the way we fly, drive, build and power. Through the ingenuity of our people and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we deliver these products at a quality and efficiency that ensure customer success and shareholder value. 

Since it opened in 1948, Arconic’ s Davenport, Iowa aluminum facility has been at the forefront of American manufacturing. Nestled on the banks of the Mississippi River in Iowa, the plant employs 2,400 people and is a focal point of the global aluminum industry, with 25 percent of revenues coming from exports. Through continued modernization, including a $500 million investment over the past decade alone, Davenport has maintained its position as the world’s premier aerospace supply plant and is today the hub of Arconic’s $3 billion aerospace business.

The Senior Staff Power Engineer is responsible for providing project leadership and management in the engineering, design, procurement, construction, and implementation of systems and equipment primarily for energy efficiency and electrical distribution including: 

Identifying and developing innovative solutions related to Energy Efficiency as driven by the DPW energy reduction metrics. Identifying and completing projects that improve reliability and reduce risk in the plant electrical distribution network. Managing the project budget to the planned/forecasted spend delivering project tasks to the agreed upon commitment dates with formal close out of projects via final project report.

 

Additional responsibilities (but not limited to) are the following:

Manage capital projects (from funds approval to completion) up to and in excess of $1MM in value Ensure projects are compliant with Arconic engineering standards derived from NEC/NFPA/IEEE standards Directs the activities of designers, maintenance personnel, and outside contractors during field construction, planned and unplanned site wide electrical power outages and resolves start-up and operating problems Electrical power outage recovery including advising/counseling on failure analysis; participate in and lead problem solving teams, identification of root cause and solutions and organize support from other resources Provide leadership, technical direction, installation support and/or commissioning support for execution of major capital projects impacting energy efficiency or the plant distribution network Identify energy efficiency projects and work with local power company on receipt of available rebates Oversee arc flash and short circuit studies as required by DPW standards and address issues identified through capital or expense measures as necessary

Although this position is primarily a first shift position; due to the 24/7 manufacturing environment, working off-shift hours and/or weekends to support operations is expected, although not always required