Energy infrastructure engineering and manufacturing with renewable and industrial focus
Babcock & Wilcox operates a hardware-first engineering stack built around industrial CAD/CAM (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor), embedded systems (C/C++, PLC, Rockwell Automation), and project controls (Primavera P6, AVEVA). The hiring profile is heavily skewed toward engineering and construction roles with senior-level emphasis, reflecting active FOAK (first-of-a-kind) product development and commissioning cycles. Recent Microsoft Azure AI/ML adoption signals an emerging push toward data-driven operations — likely targeting the pre-commissioning and downtime challenges that dominate their pain-point list.
Babcock & Wilcox is a public industrial manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with 1,001–5,000 employees. The company designs and builds energy infrastructure, renewable systems, and environmental control equipment across power generation, decarbonization, and industrial markets. Operations span engineering design (mechanical drawing generation, bill of material automation), manufacturing (CNC shop support, assembly), construction and commissioning (project startups, pre-commissioning testing, equipment installation), and field services. The project pipeline is concentrated on first-of-a-kind deployments and customer-specific build-to-order workflows, with persistent operational friction around on-time delivery, quality gates, and production efficiency.
Design and engineering: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor, STAAD.Pro, AVEVA. Embedded systems: C/C++, PLC, Rockwell Automation, Allen-Bradley Studio 5000, Modbus TCP, MQTT. Project management: Primavera P6, Oracle. Adopting: Azure AI Studio, Power BI, Power Apps for operations automation.
First-of-a-kind product development, pre-commissioning testing, mechanical design automation, bill of material generation, CNC manufacturing, project startups, and construction technical support. Primary focus on renewable energy and decarbonization infrastructure.
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