ComEd - Testing and Commissioning General Engineer (Chicagoland)

Exelon • Chicago, IL

86d • $90,400 - $124,300

About The Position

Testing and Commissioning engineers are a front-line field engineering force that commissions, maintains, and troubleshoots transmission and distribution level protection and control systems inside ComEd substations. System and equipment types include protective relays, SCADA, substation automation, power and control equipment, fiber-optic, power line carrier, and revenue metering. The Testing and Commissioning engineers perform field testing and commissioning engineering activities associated with installation of new equipment along with troubleshooting, repairs, and preventative maintenance of existing equipment. The work associated with commissioning new equipment serves to improve system performance and upgrade capacity of the system. Commissioning new equipment includes creating commissioning plans, writing livening procedures, creating and running test plans, and analyzing test results compared to expected values. They also troubleshoot and perform field investigations for malfunctioning power equipment, system events and protective relaying misoperations. They then support corrective maintenance to repair any identified equipment issues. Lastly, the Testing and Commissioning engineers perform preventive maintenance on protection system components and SCADA.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory.
• Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices.
• Knowledge of complex field test equipment.
• 4-7 years of professional engineering experience.
• Broad knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles.

Nice To Haves

• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Technical experience related to electrical power equipment.
• Electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Demonstrated team leadership abilities on critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership by directing and supporting substation maintenance and contractor crews on work associated with protection and control systems.
• Interface with ComEd's Central T&S Engineering, Work Management, Project Management, Operations, Data Maintenance, and Substation Maintenance departments to support daily work activities.
• Play a critical role in substation outage/work planning, maintaining engineering drawings, relay/SCADA database management, and NERC/CIP audit support.
• Support engineering PM & CM maintenance programs and advocate for the ComEd Safety culture.

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $90,400.00/Yr. - $124,300.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support.
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement.
• Referral bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees