NOTE: This pay range represents a general target and does not reflect the full pay range.  Offers to selected candidates are contingent upon various factors such as skills, experience, and education.

At LCRA, we seek a driven Mechanical Engineering Associate II to join our team! This is an opportunity to apply your engineering background, knowledge, and skills at the Fayette Power Plant. As a power plant engineering associate, you would provide pivotal functions to support the reliable electricity supply to the people of central Texas. There will be learning on the job, the use of engineering principles, and phenomenal comradery with co-workers in a friendly and family-supported atmosphere. Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in all areas of your work while exemplifying LCRA’s values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, operating with integrity, and operating with safety!

You will be trusted to:

• Under limited supervision of a licensed professional engineer, perform a variety of progressively responsible engineering assignments involving engineering principles.
• Complete engineering projects, design work,, and draft specifications involving adaptations and modifications to Power Plant systems, equipment, materials, and procedures.
• Conduct and analyze tests and diagnoses and evaluate equipment performance for Power Plants. May direct the work of craftsmen or technicians. May assist less experienced engineers or others.
• Prepare reports, operating instructions, and project outlines in connection with engineering assignments. Follows appropriate business procedures. Applies appropriate project management techniques for the successful development and execution of projects to sustain and improve plant performance.

You qualify with:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, engineering physics, biosystems engineering, mathematical science, physical science, or related science plus one or more years of post-Bachelors engineering experience relating to the area of engineering specialization required to perform the job.  
• Driver's license

You are a great fit with:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• One year of industrial mechanical experience
• Experience working in a power generation facility

You gain:

• Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision, and legal insurance
• Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick, and family care leave
• 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
• Life and disability insurance
• Wellness programs, including wellness incentive
• Extensive learning & development programs
• And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

 Equal Opportunity Employer

LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources at (512) 578-4004 or email [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.