Engineering Associate II

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)•Austin, TX

11h

About The Position

Are you a recent engineering graduate eager to apply your academic knowledge to real-world power systems? At LCRA Transmission Services Corporation (TSC), our mission is to enhance the quality of life for Texans by ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of high-voltage electricity across the state. As a Reliability Engineering Associate, you will play a crucial role in maintaining our grid's stability by analyzing equipment performance, investigating equipment health, and developing proactive strategies to prevent outages. This role offers a strong entry point into Reliability Engineering, with opportunities to learn from industry experts, collaborate on impactful projects, and grow your career while making a difference in communities across Texas.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in engineering, engineering technology, engineering physics, biosystems engineering, mathematical science, physical science or related science.
One or more years of post-Bachelors engineering experience relating to the area of engineering specialization required to perform the job.
Driver's license

Nice To Haves

Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
Previous internship or work experience in reliability engineering
Experience in Power BI
For Engineering Associate I consideration you will need a related bachelors degree.
For Engineering Associate II consideration you will need a related bachelors degree with at least 1 year of experience post graduation.
For Engineer consideration you will need an active Professional Engineer License in Texas.

Responsibilities

Leverage data visualization tools (Power BI, SQL) to continuously monitor transmission equipment health, identify trends, and drive condition-based maintenance strategies.
Investigate equipment failures and system incidents to determine root causes, implementing targeted corrective and preventive measures to eliminate recurrence.
Partner with maintenance teams to optimize preventive schedules, develop robust procedures, and execute strategies that extend the operational life of critical transmission assets.
Conduct comprehensive reliability assessments to pinpoint network vulnerabilities, designing mitigation strategies against extreme weather, cyber threats, and other operational disruptions.
Work seamlessly with operations, maintenance, and construction departments to align asset management strategies and achieve shared corporate reliability goals.
Identify process inefficiencies and develop innovative technical solutions to proactively enhance overall system reliability and performance.