Electrical Studies Engineer – Mid Level (REMOTE)

Description

Electrical Studies Engineer – Mid Level 

POWER Engineers, Inc. is seeking a mid level Electrical Studies Engineer for our office in Lake Oswego, OR. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

The successful applicant will be responsible for the successful completion of assigned projects and for maintaining and improving client relationships.  Completion of these functions requires technical competence in primary production roles as well as competence in working with clients and mentoring team members assigned to projects.  Assigned projects will include electrical studies and/or protective relay settings for utility and industrial/commercial clients.  Systems to be analyzed will include conventional and renewable generation facilities, substations, and transmission and distribution systems.  

The level of this engineer requires an individual who has experience participating in the proposal writing process as well as enjoys customer contact to help in developing new opportunities for POWER. This person must be able to self-manage, with a strong conceptualization ability and strong interpersonal communication and organizational skills – including the capability to explain complex technical issues at a variety of levels to decision-makers and project teams. 

Technical disciplines include any of the following three areas: 

Design Studies: substation grounding, corona and electric and magnetic fields, insulation coordination (lightning, switching surge, and contamination performance), transient (time-domain) simulation, power quality (harmonics, voltage flicker, over/under voltage, etc.), motor starting, AC interference (transmission line interaction with railroads and pipelines).  Applicable Software: CDEGS, WinIGS, ATP-EMTP, PSCAD  

Protective Relaying: short circuit and symmetrical component analysis, time-current coordination, protection scheme and criteria development, relay settings, integration with SCADA systems, NERC compliance, arc flash analysis.  Applicable software:  AcSELerator Quickset (SEL-5030), AcSELerator Architect, GE Enervista, ASPEN Oneliner, CAPE, SKM-PTW, ETAP, RSCAD/RTDS 

Power System Planning Studies: steady-state real and reactive power flow including outage contingencies, generation interconnect feasibility, P-V and Q-V analysis for voltage stability margins, dynamic stability performance, automation of large batch simulations, working with models from NERC regional entities (WECC, MRO, SERC etc.), NERC compliance.  Applicable Software: PSS/E, PSLF, PowerWorld, Python Scripting 

Successful candidates must be willing to travel on occasion and work successfully in a customer-focused, project-oriented environment. 

Required Education/Experience 

• A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) is required 
• Five (5) + years of industry experience performing studies in technical disciplines described above 

Desired Education/Experience 

• Preference is given to applicants with any of the following: specific training and/or power system courses covering topics such as protective relaying, symmetrical components, transmission line theory, power system transients, dynamic stability, and power system electromagnetics 
• Professional registration is not required; however, preference is given to applicants who are registered professional engineers (P.E., P. Eng.) 
• Preference is given to applicants with working knowledge and experience in more than one of the three technical disciplines listed and with experience using the applicable software packages for those disciplines 
• Preference is also given to applicants with experience in customer-focused engineering projects in the technical areas above 

At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

You’ll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives. You’ll have the chance to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you’ll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.

Since we’re employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• 401K
• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers
• Maternity and Paternity Leave  
• New Dads and Moms Benefit program
• Fertility Benefits
• Gender affirming care

POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

EOE, including disability/vets

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