Engineer Sr - Power System Protection
Engineer Sr - Power System Protection
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Job Description
At LCRA we are looking for a System Protection Engineer to join our team! As a part of LCRAs Transmission Protection team your primary task will be to develop protective relay settings and perform system coordination studies for LCRA TSC capital projects. You will also be asked to be a mentor and leader to teammates. A top candidate with 116 years of system protection experience is preferred. Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in all areas of your work while exemplifying LCRAs values of focusing on service taking initiative showing respect operating with integrity and focusing on safety!
You will be trusted to:
Develop transmission system protective relay settings
Perform protective relay coordination studies
Conduct disturbance analysis of electric system fault events
Relay misoperation analysis reporting and corrective action plans
Assist with NERC compliance on PRC standards
Work on capital project development as part of the LCRA TSC capital planning process
You qualify with:
Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas plus eight or more years of postBachelors engineering experience relating to the area of engineering specialization required to perform the job including providing technical leadership in engineering.
Drivers 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 oneline 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 Resourcesor email . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a casebycase basis.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
