Fleet Electrical Engineer (Staff, Senior or Principal)

Xcel Energy•Lubbock, TX

2d•$81,000 - $156,600•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for a Fleet Electrical Engineer at Xcel Energy, with opportunities for placement at the Staff, Senior, or Principal Engineer level, commensurate with skills and experience. The role involves being a technical expert in advanced theories and processes for an assigned area, contributing to new principles, and tackling complex, innovative problems. The engineer will be responsible for major projects, act as an advisor to management and customers, and maintain external contacts. Assignments are often self-initiated, and the role may involve providing work direction to a team. The position requires approximately 35% travel to Xcel plants, supported by mileage reimbursement or a fleet vehicle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum.
Staff Engineer Level: 2+ years relevant engineering experience.
Staff Engineer Level: Demonstrated broad knowledge & proficiency in specialty area, knowledge of related specialties, & general knowledge of other related disciplines.
Staff Engineer Level: Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills & core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
Senior Engineer Level: 5+ years relevant engineering experience with EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) required; 7+ years relevant engineering experience without EIT/FE.
Senior Engineer Level: Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
Principal Engineer Level: 9+ years relevant engineering experience with PE (Professional Engineer) registration required; 15+ years relevant engineering experience without PE.
Principal Engineer Level: Ability to demonstrate the unique technical skills and core competencies for this engineering level established & documented by the organization.
Demonstrated knowledge of electrical generation, transmission, and grid components, as well as successful hands-on troubleshooting for such components.
Knowledge of Electrical Design, Arc Flash industry standards and NERC regulatory requirements related to electrical components.
Familiarity with typical electrical components such as generators, transformers, breakers, protective relays, switchyard subcomponents, and motors.

Nice To Haves

EIT/FE (Engineer in Training/Fundamentals of Engineering) strongly preferred for Staff Engineer Level.
Electrical engineering degree preferred for Senior and Principal Engineer Levels.
PE (Professional Engineer) registration may be required for Senior Engineer Level depending on business need.
Experience with both renewable and non-renewable assets.

Responsibilities

Applies extensive technical expertise and a higher-level understanding of basic principles of other related disciplines.
Demonstrates unique technical skills and core competencies for the engineering level by applying advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
Contributes to the development of new principles, concepts, and technical standards.
Conceives, plans, and conducts research to develop procedures, codes, and standards in problem areas of considerable scope and complexity.
Supports the development of technical documentation through a series of complex and conceptually related studies requiring unconventional or innovative approaches.
Exercises authority and technical leadership on assignments that are often self-initiated and self-directed.
Leads multiple critical and/or complex projects, including research, design, equipment specification & selection, installation, start-up, commissioning, and evaluation of work progress and results.
Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.
Manages bid/evaluation processes, including the preparation of bid documents, technical evaluations for proposals, and review/approval of recommendations for selection.
Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs.
Is influential in all forms of communications with internal and external business.
May provide oversight of engineers, interns, craft personnel, technicians, and other professionals.
Forms mentoring relationships with less experienced engineers for knowledge transfer and continuous self-development of technical skills and competencies.
Demonstrates effective leadership skills.
May provide overall coordination of processes related to budgeting, estimating, forecasting, accounting, and work order management, in support of existing engineering projects or packaging proposals for future projects.