System Engineer

Laurens Electric Cooperative • Laurens, SC

46d • $93,258 - $115,504 • Onsite

About The Position

Laurens Electric Cooperative (LEC) is seeking a System Engineer to join our engineering team in Laurens, South Carolina. LEC is a member-owned electric cooperative in Upstate South Carolina. Founded in 1939, the co-op employs 150 people and provides electric service to more than 65,000 residential, commercial, and industrial consumers in Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Abbeville, Newberry, and Union counties.

Position Summary
The System Engineer is responsible for supporting the planning, design, analysis, and reliability of the electric distribution system. This position performs engineering studies, evaluates system performance and capacity, and develops recommendations for system improvements to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of electric service.

The System Engineer works closely with operations, engineering, and other departments to support system planning, construction projects, reliability initiatives, and the Cooperative’s long-term infrastructure needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Electrical Engineering highly preferred
• Three to five years of engineering experience, preferably within the electric utility industry

Nice To Haves

• Professional Engineer (PE) license

Responsibilities

• Supporting the planning, design, analysis, and reliability of the electric distribution system.
• Performing engineering studies.
• Evaluating system performance and capacity.
• Developing recommendations for system improvements to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of electric service.
• Working closely with operations, engineering, and other departments to support system planning, construction projects, reliability initiatives, and the Cooperative’s long-term infrastructure needs.

What This Job Offers

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