Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

At Alcoa, you’re an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low-carbon technologies.

You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:

You will be an integral member of our Research & Development team, advancing the state of process control knowledge for Alcoa’s ELYSIS and ASTRAEA projects.

As the Electrical Maintenance Engineer at Alcoa's Technical Center (ATC), located in New Kensington, PA; part of your responsibility will be to utilize your hands on experience to implement, enhance, and troubleshoot electrical systems.

More about the role includes:


* Manage the safe and successful operation of power systems at (ATC).


* Create proposals for applications of new power distribution equipment in compliance with building code and Alcoa standards.


* Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve existing electrical systems.


* Perform power system load flow analysis with ETAP simulation software, preferred but not required.


* Work with cross-disciplinary internal team and external contractors during hands on troubleshooting and project execution activities.


* Evaluate equipment performance and provide input for electrical and reliability improvements.


* Lead completion of high voltage audits activities to ensure compliance with Alcoa policies.


* Uphold Alcoa’s values in all aspects of work to Act with Integrity, Operate with Excellence, Care for People, and Lead with Courage.

What you can bring to this role:


* 4-year degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Electro-Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.


* 3+ years of experience with installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical power distribution equipment.


* Experience with ETAP or similar Power Distribution Analysis Software is a plus.


* Demonstrated working experience in industrial electrical systems


* Understanding of electrical, power distribution systems and technologies, and standards/codes


* Able to manage contractor relationships, including development scopes of work, obtaining estimates, and verification of work.


* Excellent ability to troubleshoot problems (in some cases hands on), especially under time pressure.


* Ability to work safely around electrical equipment – identifying hazards, determining proper PPE to wear, and following Lock-Tag-Verify procedures.


* Strong organizational and time management skills.


* Able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.


* Competency with Microsoft business ...