Engineer I/II/III/Principal

PPL Corporation • Allentown, PA

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for performing, under supervision, challenging engineering work but with limited direct responsibility. Specific job positions may include planning, designing, and/or overseeing construction, installation, operation and maintenance of components, systems and facilities used in the transmission, distribution, and utilization of electrical energy.

Requirements

• ABET Accredited bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology.
• 2 years of engineering experience (for Engineer II).
• 5 years of engineering experience, or a master’s degree in engineering plus 3 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in Engineering plus 2 years of engineering experience (for Engineer III).
• 10 years of engineering experience, or a master’s degree in engineering plus 8 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in Engineering plus 7 years of engineering experience (for Principal Engineer).
• Utility system operator experience will also be counted as engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the work on smaller engineering projects or well-defined areas of larger projects.
• Uses existing procedures to investigate, evaluate and assist in producing technically correct and cost-effective designs or recommendations that solve ongoing problems.
• Builds relationships that will facilitate knowledge transfer, cross functional knowledge of related work groups, and ability to present work products effectively.
• Works under supervision in the field and/or home office in a variety of functions and challenging but structured work that develops competencies in the function/discipline.
• Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using well defined engineering procedures, which may include routine and diagnostic testing of components and systems, and engineering studies.
• Continually expands and improves technical and business skill set under own initiative with instruction, guidance, and direction from others.
• Assists in a variety of topics including developing innovative procedures, improved design recommendations or new or better equipment purchase recommendations.
• May be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees