Electrical Reliability Engineer

Enchanted Rock • Houston, TX

73d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are ERock! Enchanted Rock is a leader and innovator in distributed energy. Enchanted Rock has responded to long-term trends in electricity by becoming the first smart-grid supplier to US energy consumers. The company installs, operates, and integrates its highly flexible, low-cost, and quick-response distributed generation to increase reliability and stability, reduce costs and decrease carbon footprint. At Enchanted Rock, our backup generators ensure that customers will never be without power, allowing their business to operate normally when there is an outage in the area. Our innovative approach provides customers with highly reliable, ultra-clean backup generation at a fraction of the cost of traditional backup solutions. We seek those who share our commitment to customer service, innovation, and ingenuity.

Requirements

• Electrical Engineering degree preferred but open to applicable experience.
• 3-5 years of experience.
• Hands-on field experience in site construction, testing, and operation.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work across organizations from back office to field technicians, from remote work to in-person in the field.
• Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards, including the NEC/NFPA, the NESC, UL, and IEEE.
• Experience with CAD/ETAP or electrical simulation software is a plus.
• Experience with root cause analysis and reporting.
• Must be detail-oriented and a self-starter who can lead projects from start to finish.

Nice To Haves

• Prior field engineering experience with a deep background in microgrid power generation and controls.
• Extensive experience troubleshooting in those items and have examples of previous successes.

Responsibilities

• Understand electrical fundamentals with respect to 3 phase power generation, power distribution, energy storage systems, integrated system controls, power system protection and system monitoring.
• Read and understand system schematics and cable schedules for sites being developed.
• Have CAD experience or the ability to markup electrical drawings.
• Have experience with PLCs (Deep Sea Electronics, and other industrial PLC or PAC) and their ladder logic or similar functions.
• Have experience with system electrical protection relays such as SEL and ABB devices or similar products.
• Have experience with different products like automatic transfer switches, breakers, master controllers (PLC), switchgears, alternators, control panels.
• Conduct analysis on voltage drop, load imbalance, and similar studies.
• Troubleshoot and repair components of previous bullets.
• Familiarity with the use of tooling, multimeters, meggers, and other test equipment necessary for the commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical distribution and controls.
• Create or improve procedures based on technical documents and experience of the above items.
• Create and modify detailed drawings and draft conceptual models from layouts, rough sketches, or discussions.
• Critically assess electrical system and product functions, design, performance and optimization, and make recommendations for process improvements.
• Lead electrical failure analysis, determining causes and effects, documenting reliability and maintainability trends, and identifying design improvement to prevent similar issues.
• Support sustaining engineering and operations teams by providing technical expertise to root cause and corrective assessments addressing degraded system performance, parts obsolescence, and overall systems reliability degradation.
• Communicate technical topics to target audiences who may not have technical backgrounds.
• Use Microsoft Office products, PDF editing, and required software for PLCs and Protection Relays.
• Travel in support of work as required, including travel out of state.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Wellness Programs and Incentives
• 401(k) Retirement Plan & Company Match
• Paid Time Off - Sick & Vacation Time
• Paid Holidays
• Hybrid Work Schedule!
• Cool Open-Office Concept

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees