- Company: Ameren
- Location: Missouri (statewide)
- Salary: Pay not listed
Ameren at a glance
ameren.com- Founded 1997
- Ticker AEE
- Revenue $8.80B
- Net income $523.00M
Investor research: Yahoo Finance · SEC filings
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $11.0M from the General Services Administration (started Dec 1, 2014) — via USAspending.gov
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11,683 employees covered under a retirement plan (2021 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Registered as a global legal entity (LEI XRZQ5S7HYJFPHJ78L959, US) — via GLEIF
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) is a St. Louis–based utility holding company formed in 1997 from the Union Electric and Central Illinois Public Service merger. It serves about 2.4 million electric and 900,000 natural gas customers across central and eastern Missouri and much of Illinois. Recent coverage includes a $1M UMSL engineering investment, rate filings, and community equipment donations.
2,447 Wikipedia views in July 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Mechanical Engineer - Ameren - Missouri (statewide)
Position Summary
Ameren is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Missouri. With over 100 years of service, Ameren has established itself as a leader in providing reliable and affordable energy solutions to more than 1.3 million customers across central and eastern Missouri.
Core Duties
- Design and develop mechanical systems for electric and gas services.
- Conduct feasibility studies and cost analyses for new projects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulations.
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in mechanical engineering, preferably within the utility industry.
- Familiarity with CAD software and project management tools.
Why Join Ameren
Ameren offers a rewarding career environment where you can contribute to the quality of life for our customers. Our mission is to power the quality of life for 1.2 million electric and 132,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and customer service.
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What people say about Ameren
No employee review sites or star ratings are in the data. Public chatter is industry-level (grid cost, batteries, utility authority) rather than Ameren workplace reviews. News focus is earnings, rates, scholarships, and local aid—not culture scores.
- Rooftop solar is now cheaper than the grid in 42 American cities
- Why batteries both thrill and terrify the U.S. utility industry
- Can Authorities Cut Off Utilities And Pose As Repairmen To Search A Home?
- Total darkness at night key to success of breast cancer therapy
Recent news
- Ameren invests $1 million in UMSL's School of Engineering, funding scholarships and more - Ladue News
- Earnings Preview: What to Expect From Ameren's Report - Barchart.com
- Ameren seeks about $343M rate increase - Leader Publications
- Ameren donates 100 air conditioners to southeast Mo. agencies - KFVS12
- Ameren Missouri proposes $355 million rate increase year after rate hike - Spectrum News
Aggregated from public discussions and news; opinions are the authors’ own.
Working in Missouri (statewide)
Missouri is a Midwestern landlocked state of roughly six million people, bordering Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. The listing is Missouri-based and non-remote, so expect on-site utility work rather than hybrid-by-default.
Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. With over six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield,
Note: US observes a public holiday on Sep 7 — Labour Day.
🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.1% — via FRED
National quits rate: 2.0% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 209,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Cost of living in Missouri: 9.2% below the national average — via BEA
Minimum wage in Missouri: $15.00/hr — via FRED
Real GDP per capita in Missouri: $57,087 — via FRED
Home prices in Missouri (year over year): +4.4% — via FRED
Source: Wikipedia (state)
About this role & career path
Per O*NET 17-2141.00, mechanical engineers research, design, install, and maintain mechanical products and processes; diagnose malfunctions; and recommend design fixes—skills that map to generation, substations, and gas facilities at a regulated utility.
Traits that fit this role
- Innovation
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Cautiousness
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).
Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. — via O*NET
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Source: O*NET (public-domain bulk data)
Salary & compensation
Workers in Architecture & Engineering occupations earn a national median of $95,541 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Build the skills for this role
Build depth in blueprint and schematic literacy, equipment failure analysis, component specification, and cross-team operating procedures. Supplied cert list is software-oriented (freeCodeCamp, Saylor, CS50, Microsoft Learn—free / free to learn) and is a poor fit for this mechanical/utility path; prioritize domain engineering practice over those resources.
Free & low-cost learning resources
- freeCodeCamp — Full Stack curriculum (free)
- Saylor Academy — Computer Science courses (free)
- CS50 (Harvard, via edX) (free to learn)
- Microsoft Learn — developer training paths (free to learn)
- Walk a failure investigation from symptom to root cause and recommended fix.
- Explain how you read drawings and ensure conformance to specs and environmental rules.
- Describe collaborating with operators or other engineers on procedures and outages.
Strong fit if you want hands-on mechanical work in a regulated Midwest utility, grounded in St. Louis–centered Ameren operations across Missouri—and you prefer plant/system reliability over pure product R&D or remote software work.
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Listing facts
- Role Mechanical Engineer
- Employer Ameren
- Location Missouri (statewide)
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted August 16, 2026
- Apply by September 16, 2026
- Country United States
- Overview Full job description on this page (207 words)
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Typical work in Mechanical Engineer
Independent occupational context from O*NET (U.S. public-domain labor data). This is about the occupation, not a rewrite of this employer's posting.
- Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, or computer-generated reports.
- Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, or maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design, performance specifications, or environmental regulations.
- Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
- Investigate equipment failures or difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and recommend remedial actions.
- Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.
Public discussions & open sources
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- Hacker News — Rooftop solar is now cheaper than the grid in 42 American cities
- Hacker News — Why batteries both thrill and terrify the U.S. utility industry
- Hacker News — Can Authorities Cut Off Utilities And Pose As Repairmen To Search A Home?
- Hacker News — Total darkness at night key to success of breast cancer therapy
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