Engineering Associate II - Power System Protection

Engineering Associate II - Power System Protection
Job No: 498220
FT/PT: Full-time
Regular/Project/Seasonal: Regular
Location: Austin, TX 78744
City: Austin
State: Texas
Categories: Engineering, Hybrid
At LCRA, we are looking for a System Protection Engineer to join our team! As a part of LCRA's Transmission Protection team, your primary task will be to develop protective relay settings and perform system coordination studies for LCRA TSC capital projects. A top candidate with 1 - 8 years of system protection experience is preferred. Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in all areas of your work while exemplifying LCRA's values of focusing on service, taking initiative, showing respect, operating with integrity, and focusing on safety!
You will be trusted to:
- Developing transmission system protective relay settings
- Performing protective relay coordination studies
- Conducting disturbance analysis of electric system fault events
- Relay misoperation analysis, reporting, and corrective action plans
- Assisting with NERC compliance on PRC standards
- Working on capital project development as part of the LCRA TSC capital planning process
You qualify with:
- Bachelors degree in engineering, engineering technology, engineering physics, biosystems engineering, mathematical science, physical science or related science plus one or more years of post-Bachelors engineering experience relating to the area of engineering specialization required to perform the job.
- Driver's license
You are a great fit with:
- Experience in relay coordination software (e.g. ASPEN OneLiner, CAPE, etc) and protective relay settings software
- Experience in electrical print reading (e.g. relay one-line diagrams, DC schematics, etc)
- Experience in power system apparatus (e.g. circuit breakers, circuit switchers, fuses, transformers, etc) and symmetrical components
- Experience in software programming (e.g. Python, VBA, LiveCode, etc)
- Experience in NERC reliability standards and ERCOT market rules
- Ability to have an attention to detail, being a team player, desire to learn new tasks, willing to take initiative on tasks, questioning attitude and a desire for continuous improvement.
You gain:
- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance
- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness program including wellness incentive
- Extensive learning & development programs
And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
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