Electrical Studies Engineer - Senior Level

Power Engineers • Meridian, ID

80d

About The Position

POWER Engineers, Member of WSP is seeking a 10+ year Senior Electrical Studies Engineer. The home office for this position will be in Boise, ID or Salt Lake City, UT but offers the ability to work remotely from a mutually acceptable location. The candidate should expect to report to the home office periodically. The successful applicant will be responsible for successful completion of assigned projects and for maintaining and improving client relationships. Completion of these functions requires technical competence in primary production roles as well as competence in working with clients and mentoring team members assigned to projects. Assigned projects will include electrical studies for utility and industrial/commercial clients. Systems to be analyzed will include conventional and renewable generation facilities, substations, and transmission and distribution systems. The level of this engineer requires an individual who has experience participating in the proposal writing process as well as enjoys customer contact to assist in developing new opportunities for POWER. This person must be able to self-manage, with a strong conceptualization ability and strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills - including the capability to explain complex technical issues at a variety of levels to decision-makers and project teams. Technical disciplines include any of the following three areas: Design Studies: substation grounding, corona and electric and magnetic fields, insulation coordination (lightning, switching surge, and contamination performance), transient (time domain) simulation, power quality (harmonics, voltage flicker, over/under voltage, etc.), motor starting, AC interference (transmission line interaction with railroads and pipelines). Applicable Software: CDEGS, WinIGS, ATP-EMTP, PSCAD, PSSE, COMSOL. Successful candidates must be willing to travel on occasion and work successfully in a customer focused, project-oriented environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from an ABET accredited university
• Minimum of ten (10) years of industry experience performing studies in technical disciplines
• Willingness to travel on occasion

Nice To Haves

• Specific training and/or power system courses covering topics such as protective relaying, symmetrical components, transmission line theory, power system transients, dynamic stability, and power system electromagnetics
• Registered professional engineers (P.E., P. Eng)
• Working knowledge and experience in more than one of the three technical disciplines listed
• Experience using applicable software packages for those disciplines
• Experience in customer focused engineering projects in the technical areas

Responsibilities

• Successful completion of assigned projects
• Maintaining and improving client relationships
• Mentoring team members assigned to projects
• Conducting electrical studies for utility and industrial/commercial clients
• Analyzing systems including conventional and renewable generation facilities, substations, and transmission and distribution systems
• Participating in the proposal writing process
• Developing new opportunities for POWER
• Explaining complex technical issues to decision-makers and project teams

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K
• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• New Dads and Moms Benefit program
• Fertility Benefits
• Gender affirming care

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree