At Salas O’Brien, we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.
Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
About Us:
Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.
We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.
Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.
Job Summary:
Salas O’Brien is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with expertise in power generation and boiler performance. Engineer will be responsible for the oversight and technical direction to support the conversion and operation of power generation units for utility clients.
Job duties include:
- Leverage knowledge of boiler performance and system configuration based on unit response to operation inputs.
- Participate in and support design and/or coordination reviews with clients and other project team members.
- Collaborate with and support engineers and project managers across various projects.
- Work closely with vendors to support vendor-submitted data for technical reviews and production.
- Oversee assigned project efforts to ensure adherence to design requirements and performance as directed by clients.
- Capable of increasing technical competency with experience and work ethic.
- The position requires travel to client site’s on a project to project basis.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 15+ years of experience in power generation projects specific to coal and natural gas boiler performance.
- Experience with boiler performance tuning and overall system operations for utility generation units.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel
Qualifications Experience Required 15+ years of experience in power generation projects specific to coal and natural gas boiler performance Experience with boiler performance tuning and overall system operations for utility generation units. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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Skills Required
- 15+ years of experience in power generation projects specific to coal and natural gas boiler performance
- experience with boiler performance tuning and overall system operations for utility generation units
- proficiency in Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel
What We Do
Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm focused on advancing the human experience through the built environment. Our team is engineered for impact™, helping clients achieve critical goals, advancing our team members through growth and opportunity, and operating at the center of important global issues, including sustainability and decarbonization. We are a top firm as ranked by Engineering News-Record and Consulting-Specifying Engineer, and we have appeared for over a decade on the Inc. 5000 list of North America’s fastest-growing private companies.
