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TXU Energy

Retail electricity provider with renewable options

Mechanical Engineer / Gas and Steam Turbine - Staff through Consulting

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Pennsylvania, USA+7 more

More locations: Connecticut, USA | Texas, USA | New York, NY, USA | Massachusetts, USA | Ohio, USA | New Jersey, USA | Illinois, USA

In Person

Must reside in an operating state or be willing to relocate to one.

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science degree or greater in an engineering discipline is required.
  • A Professional Engineer license is required, unless the candidate meets the additional years of experience requirements.
  • The candidate must have at least 8 years of experience in power plant operations, engineering, or comparable industries.
  • The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of current and pending regulatory, code, and general industry issues.
  • The candidate must be proficient with technical evaluation processes.
  • The candidate must be proficient in fossil, solar, battery, or nuclear plant technologies.
  • The candidate must demonstrate application of fundamental scientific principles.
  • The candidate must be able to communicate effectively with peers, management, and outside agencies.
  • The candidate must be able to execute projects and strategies with some oversight.
  • The candidate must demonstrate high performance through consecutive evaluations or external work history.
  • The candidate must reside in a state where Vistra currently operates power plants or be willing to relocate to Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, or Connecticut.
Responsibilities
  • Provide technical engineering support for gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and associated balance-of-plant mechanical systems.
  • Support safe, reliable, and efficient operation of power generation equipment through troubleshooting, inspection, maintenance strategy development, outage planning, equipment repair oversight, vendor coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Work with operations, maintenance, outage planning, reliability, procurement, and external vendors to identify equipment issues and recommend corrective actions.
  • Support planned and unplanned outages and ensure repairs and upgrades meet applicable technical, safety, quality, and performance requirements.
  • Provide technical support for fossil fleet operations and maintenance involving rotating equipment.
  • Perform root cause analysis.
  • Provide innovative engineering solutions for difficult problems.
  • Contribute to economic justification and analysis for projects.
  • Participate in and lead special projects or teams.
  • Provide individual-contributor engineering support in Mechanical Rotating Equipment Engineering.
  • Provide fleetwide technical support specific to turbines.
  • Explain technical information to ensure work and repairs are completed correctly.
  • Demonstrate and apply knowledge of regulatory, code, and general industry issues to resolve company interests.
  • Execute projects and strategies with some oversight.

About the company

TXU Energy provides retail electricity services in Texas for both homes and businesses, offering fixed-rate, variable-rate, and renewable energy plans. It operates through a digital platform that lets customers manage accounts, monitor energy usage, and pay bills. The company emphasizes sustainability with renewable energy programs and energy-efficiency solutions, combining its legacy utility experience with modern, consumer-focused retail energy tools in a deregulated Texas market. Its goal is to help customers control costs and consumption while reducing environmental impact, and to serve evolving energy needs in Texas through accessible digital tools and a range of plan options.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$45B

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1882

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What believers are saying

  • Vistra's Q2 2026 retail segment grew, supporting TXU's pricing and marketing budget.
  • TXU's August 2026 Beat the Heat expansion covers 30-plus Texas communities.
  • Ford's 2026 program update extends Free EV Miles through at least year-end.

What critics are saying

  • Waits v. Txu Energy Retail Company filed March 9, 2026, targets credit-reporting practices.
  • ChooseEnergy's September 6, 2026 pricing page shows cheaper Texas electricity alternatives.
  • A sustained customer flight to discount REPs would turn TXU into a commodity shell.

What makes TXU Energy unique

  • Ford and TXU’s Free EV Miles turns home charging into bill-credit loyalty.
  • Texas Tech and University of Houston wins embed TXU inside major campuses.
  • Beat the Heat, launched June 8, 2026, deepens community trust statewide.

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Newswire
Apr 13th, 2026
5E Advanced Materials appoints Jonathan Siegler to support next phase of project financing.

5E Advanced Materials appoints Jonathan Siegler to support next phase of project financing. Seasoned infrastructure and finance executive brings deep experience in capital structuring and large-scale project execution as 5E advances Fort Cady development and financing initiatives Appointment follows recent commercial momentum supporting long-term offtake discussions and future project financing initiatives HESPERIA, Calif., April 13, 2026 (Newswire.com) - 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. ("5E" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:FEAM)(ASX:5EA), a company focused on becoming a vertically integrated global leader and supplier of refined borates and advanced boron derivative materials, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Siegler to its Board of Directors. The appointment reflects 5E's continued focus on strengthening governance and execution capabilities as it advances toward project financing and commercialization of its Fort Cady project. Mr. Siegler is the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Bluescape Energy Partners. He brings significant experience in project finance, capital structuring, capital allocation, infrastructure development, and transaction execution to 5E's Board. As a Managing Director, he has helped lead more than $1.6 billion of investments across 25 major transactions, including greenfield infrastructure development and operational turnarounds. The Company believes Mr. Siegler's experience will be particularly valuable as 5E advances Fort Cady and prepares for future project debt financing. His appointment follows recent commercial progress, including customer RFPs and early-stage offtake discussions stemming from the Company's March 2026 roadshow. Mr. Siegler will serve as one of Bluescape's designees on the 5E Board, replacing Graham van't Hoff in that designee capacity. Mr. van't Hoff will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board and a Director of the Company. Graham van't Hoff, Chairman of the 5E Board, commented, "We welcome Jonathan to the 5E Board at an important stage in 5E's development. His experience in project finance and executing complex investments will be critical as we advance Fort Cady and move toward the next phase of debt financing." Mr. Siegler commented, "5E has a compelling opportunity to develop a strategic and sovereign domestic boron project at a time when customers are increasingly focused on secure, U.S.-sourced supply. The recent commercial progress announced by the Company is encouraging, and I believe it creates a strong foundation for the next stage of development. I look forward to working with the rest of the Board and management as 5E advances Fort Cady and pursues long-term value creation." In addition to joining the 5E Board, Mr. Siegler currently serves as a director of Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (NASDAQ: VGAS) and EXCO Resources, Inc. (OTC: EXCE). He also serves as a Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee of Bluescape Energy Partners. Prior to Bluescape, Mr. Siegler served as Senior Vice President of Strategy and M&A at TXU Corp., where he helped lead strategic and transaction initiatives, and earlier in his career was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, leading strategy, finance and operations work across industrial and energy sectors. Mr. Siegler served as an officer aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735B). Mr. Siegler holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy. About 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:FEAM (ASX:5EA) is focused on becoming a vertically integrated global leader and supplier of refined borates and advanced boron materials, complemented by calcium-based co-products, and potentially other by-products such as lithium carbonate. The Company's mission is to become a supplier of these critical materials to industries addressing global decarbonization, energy independence, food, national security, and the defense sector. The Company believes factors such as government regulation and incentives focused on domestic manufacturing and supply chains and capital investments across industries will drive demand for end-use applications like solar and wind energy infrastructure, neodymium-iron-boron magnets, defense applications, lithium-ion batteries, and other critical material applications. The business is based on the Company's large domestic boron resource, which is located in Southern California and designated as Critical Infrastructure by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and boron has been included on the U.S. Government's 2025 List of Critical Minerals. Forward Looking Statements Statements in this press release may contain "forward-looking statements" that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "project," "contemplate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, and include, but are not limited to statements regarding our ability to deliver proposals and indicative commercial terms; whether any proposals will result in definitive, bankable contracts; the Company's ability to negotiate and execute definitive offtake agreements on acceptable terms, or at all; the Company's ability to access, secure, and maintain project financing or other financing on acceptable terms, or at all; and the expectation that the appointment will enhance the Board and Company's financing capabilities. Any forward-looking statements are based on 5E's current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties, and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in 5E's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its other reports filed with the SEC. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are based on information available to 5E as of the date hereof and are made only as of the date of this release. 5E undertakes no obligation to update such information except as required under applicable law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing 5E's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. In light of the foregoing, investors are urged not to rely on any forward-looking statement in reaching any conclusion or making any investment decision about any securities of 5E. For further information contact: Investor Relations Brett Maas Hayden IR, LLC [email protected] Ph: +1 (480) 861-2425 Media Relations Paola Ashton PRA Communications [email protected] Ph: +1 (604) 681-1407

KCBD
Aug 20th, 2024
TXU Energy, Catholic Charities of Lubbock partner for fan distribution event

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - With summer heat putting additional strain on the most vulnerable Texans, TXU Energy is teaming up with Catholic Charities, Diocese of Lubbock to provide relief.

CleanTechnica
Aug 14th, 2024
Ford And Txu Offer Texas Residents Free Ev Charging During Off-Peak Hours

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google NewsFord and TXU Energy announced this week they have teamed up to create a first-of-its-kind retail energy offering for Ford electric SUV and truck customers in Texas. The TXU Free EV Miles program offers Ford EV drivers the opportunity to charge their vehicle at home entirely for free, since more than 80 percent of charging takes place at home. Ford EV customers will get a credit on their TXU Energy bill for all home energy used for vehicle charging during the free charging hours — 7:00 pm to 1:00 pm the following day — all year long.Ford says it is using this opportunity to educate Texans about the benefits of driving electric while incentivizing consumers to charge when demand on the grid is at its lowest. The program is designed for flexibility, giving customers 18 hours a day to charge for free. With easy charging scheduling through the Preferred Charge Times feature in the FordPass app or by using their in-vehicle touchscreen, Ford electric SUV and truck drivers can ensure charging only occurs within TXU Energy’s free hours

Courthouse News Service
Aug 12th, 2024
Texas AG launches probe of CenterPoint Energy in wake of Hurricane Beryl

Texas AG launches probe of CenterPoint Energy in wake of Hurricane Beryl.

The Lufkin Daily News
Aug 11th, 2024
Fan giveaway to be held in Huntington

TXU Energy is partnering with the Huntington Business Owners Association to give away free box fans Tuesday morning.