General Purpose

To assist in the development of engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s transmission and distribution system. The work is fast paced, varied, challenging, and rewarding. Work areas our group focuses on include arc flash analysis, automation, battery testing, breakers (medium and low voltage), bushings, control systems, dissolved gas analysis, excitation, generators (rewinding, modeling, testing, cleaning, painting), governors, load centers, motors (control, protection, replacement, sizing), NERC PRC & MOD, project management (appropriations requests, forecasting, accruing, requisitioning, contract scope authoring, contract management, installation coordination, field commissioning), protective relays (protection, control, coordination, bus generators, transformers, feeders), power factor testing, programmable logic controllers, SCADA, switchgear, transformers(testing, requisitioning, removing/installing, monitoring), variable frequency drives. Responsibilities

Assist company engineers in performing engineering studies and analysis of substation equipment, protection & control equipment, transmission structures & hardware, and distribution equipment.

Develop moderately complex engineering studies of limited scope and prepare data for analysis.

Perform electrical network data analysis and present results to company staff.

Conduct drawing reviews to ensure adherence to company and industry standards.

Research and test equipment provided by suppliers.

Update company standards and drawings.

Analyze the system design, programming, and modification.

Requirements

Enrolled full time in an accredited engineering college/university.

Sophomore standing or higher in electrical/mechanical/civil engineering or a related field.

Ability to interact favorably with project and work teams.

Communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements, present alternatives, and recommendations.

Proficient with the use of personal computers and automated tools. Travel:

Occasional work travel to remote field locations may be 1% to 20% of the year (Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Montana). Preferences