Electrical Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited school.
• At least four years of engineering work experience.
• Experience developing computer programs or scripts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, CADD, and other common business applications.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Awareness of relevant procedures, specifications, codes, regulations, compliance rules, and standards, including IEEE and NERC.
• Seasoned engineering knowledge and sound judgment concerning engineering practices and standards.
• Proficient knowledge and judgment in protection and control across generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial environments.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to varied audiences and produce reports, emails, and presentations.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with internal and external contacts.
• Analytical, interpretive, complex problem-solving, and decision-making skills related to electric power systems, engineering, economics, and/or financial analysis.
• Project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to lead and provide work direction to others.
• Ability to plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering.
• Ability to read, interpret, and prepare system and equipment manuals, schematic diagrams, and engineering drawings.
• Ability and willingness to learn on the job and advance to the next level of engineering responsibility.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and as part of a team.
• Ability to perform safety-sensitive work in accordance with quality standards and established safety procedures.

Nice To Haves

• A specific engineering discipline may be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop reports and work plans and recommend actions based on objectives and economic or budget considerations.
• Develop and coordinate project work plans, manage assignments through completion, and redirect work when necessary.
• Prepare status reports and communicate progress and significant changes in project direction to management and supervisors.
• Represent the technical work group in meetings with customers, vendors, and contractors.
• Complete increasingly complex engineering assignments and provide work direction to staff or contractors as assigned.
• Manage multiple assignments while training and developing less experienced engineers and other staff.
• Prepare cost estimates, work orders, and schedules; analyze data and make recommendations or decisions.
• Maintain technical records, including drawings, files, and databases, and collaborate with team members and supervisors.
• Provide engineering assistance to customers and internal staff, contribute to corporate standards and specifications, and maintain current technical knowledge.
• Analyze system disturbances to determine whether protection schemes operated properly and assist with root-cause investigations.
• Investigate technical aspects of protective relaying and controls and apply ideas or technology to improve procedures and results.
• Provide protective relay scheme input for the arrangement and location of substation facilities.
• Develop and use computer programs for power quality, fault, and system coordination studies, loss evaluations, relay software, relay event analysis, protection asset databases, and arc-flash work.
• Prepare detailed relaying single-line drawings, secondary protective relay schemes and schematics, low-voltage equipment power drawings, and control-system connection drawings for generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial protection.
• Design and manage installation of replacements and upgrades for generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial facilities.
• Develop cabling requirements for relay cabinets, equipment, and relay panels, and prepare control-house and battery-building layout drawings.
• Prepare customer system protection equipment bidding documents for industrial, distribution, and transmission substations.
• Develop and modify protective relay settings for new and existing generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial facilities to maintain appropriate system protection.
• Perform subject-matter-expert tasks for assigned NERC and/or CIP compliance standards.
• Prepare construction, equipment, and material specifications and work scopes; evaluate customer bids and recommend suppliers or contractors.
• Maintain and coordinate equipment supplier contracts, monitor progress, and expedite work as needed to meet schedules.
• Coordinate and oversee field testing, modifications, phasing tests, commissioning, and checkout of protection schemes at customer substation and industrial sites with contractors and other departments.
• Develop protection-system switching procedures.
• Coordinate contractors or staff on project work, certify completed work, and recommend final project acceptance.
• Monitor construction and startup and recommend modifications needed to support project success.
• Perform project management duties for projects of varying sizes and assist other engineers with their projects.
• Develop an understanding of the commercial and contractual aspects of company business.
• Maintain exemplary attendance and punctuality, comply with company policies and procedures, perform other assigned duties, and complete work safely and on time.