General Engineer - Testing & Commissioning - Libertyville, Illinois

ComEd • Libertyville, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Testing and Commissioning engineers are a front-line field engineering force that commissions, maintains, and troubleshoots transmission and distribution level protection and control systems inside ComEd substations. System and equipment types include protective relays, SCADA, substation automation, power and control equipment, fiber-optic, power line carrier, and revenue metering. The Testing and Commissioning engineers perform field testing and commissioning engineering activities associated with installation of new equipment along with troubleshooting, repairs, and preventative maintenance of existing equipment. The work associated with commissioning new equipment serves to improve system performance and upgrade capacity of the system. Commissioning new equipment includes creating commissioning plans, writing livening procedures, creating and running test plans, and analyzing test results compared to expected values. They also troubleshoot and perform field investigations for malfunctioning power equipment, system events and protective relaying misoperations. They then support corrective maintenance to repair any identified equipment issues. Lastly, the Testing and Commissioning engineers perform preventive maintenance on protection system components and SCADA. Position may be required to work extended hours, including 24 x 7 coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies. North Region main areas: Libertyville, Skokie, Lombard, and Mt. Prospect (includes nearby towns to these main areas).

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory.
• Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices.
• Knowledge of complex field test equipment.
• 4-7 years of professional engineering experience.
• Broad knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles necessary to perform very complex or unique assignments for a specific.
• Minimum of two related career experiences OR Engineer in Training OR 50% complete (by hours) with advanced technical degree, M.B.A. or Project Management Certification.
• Master's degree in engineering reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year.
• License must be issued by the state in which you are practicing.
• PE License reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year.
• Career related experiences is defined as changes in technical job responsibilities and does not have to include a change in department.
• Items (1) and (3) are mutually inclusive, whereby the maximum experience requirement reduction is one(1) year (e.g., in the case of an employee with both a master's degree in Engineering AND a PE license, the minimum experience requirement would be reduced by one (1) year).

Nice To Haves

• Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform field testing and commissioning engineering activities associated with installation of new equipment.
• Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance of existing equipment.
• Create commissioning plans, write livening procedures, create and run test plans, and analyze test results.
• Troubleshoot and perform field investigations for malfunctioning power equipment, system events, and protective relaying misoperations.
• Support corrective maintenance to repair identified equipment issues.
• Perform preventive maintenance on protection system components and SCADA.
• Provide leadership by directing and supporting substation maintenance and contractor crews.
• Interface with ComEd’s Central T&S Engineering, Work Management, Project Management, Operations, Data Maintenance, and Substation Maintenance departments.
• Support T&S daily work activities.
• Play a critical role in substation outage / work planning.
• Maintain engineering drawings.
• Manage relay/SCADA database.
• Provide NERC/CIP audit support.
• Support the engineering PM & CM maintenance programs.
• Advocate of the ComEd Safety culture.

Benefits

• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level