Engineer thru Staff Engineer- Relay and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Support

About the role

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC provides reliable electricity delivery to consumers through its transmission and distribution system in Texas. The position involves providing in-house support for field personnel in areas such as protective relaying equipment, relaying schemes, and digital fault recorder equipment.

Responsibilities

• Supports field personnel in the installation, commissioning, testing, and maintenance of protective relaying equipment, relaying schemes, and DFR equipment.
• Develops and reviews written standard protective relaying scheme procedures for work in power plant switchyards, major transmission stations, sensitive customer serving substations, and other substation locations.
• Tests and supports various software applications on P&C Engineering Specialist laptops as needed.
• Assists in the development of P&C Engineering Specialist training, including on-demand training development.
• Supports compliance with NERC PRC (protection and control) -002, PRC-004, and PRC-018 by providing technical support and input into Corrective Action Plans.
• Supports NERC CIP (critical infrastructure protection) Cyber Security compliance by providing technical input into internal procedure development, execution, and documentation.
• Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements.

Requirements

• High level of knowledge in at least one area related to Power System Protection subject matter.
• Strong communication skills, including technical writing and oral communication.
• Demonstrated ability to complete tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Able to support IT in the installation and troubleshooting P&C Engineering Specialist computer software.
• Flexible, organized, and able to handle diverse types of work.
• Able to effectively communicate complex subject matter and company issues to vendor and Oncor Electric Delivery employees.
• Demonstrated history of technical decision making and review of relay scheme procedures for corrective action prior to execution.

Qualifications

• Engineer: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering AND 2+ years of relevant engineering experience required.
• Staff Engineer: Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering AND 4+ years of relevant engineering experience required.

Skills

• Knowledge in at least one area related to Power System Protection subject matter.
• Strong communication skills, including technical writing and oral communication.
• Demonstrated ability to complete tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Able to support IT in the installation and troubleshooting P&C Engineering Specialist computer software.
• Flexible, organized, and able to handle diverse types of work.
• Able to effectively communicate complex subject matter and company issues to vendor and Oncor Electric Delivery employees.
• Demonstrated history of technical decision making and review of relay scheme procedures for corrective action prior to execution.

Benefits

At Oncor, we offer a comprehensive set of benefits, compensation, and performance management programs designed to attract, retain, motivate, and reward our high-performing workforce. These include an annual incentive program, competitive health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match, a cash balance pension plan, adoption assistance, mental health resources, employee resource groups, tuition reimbursement, competitive vacation, 10 company holidays, and 2 personal holidays. Additionally, there is paid parental leave, salary continuation for up to 6 months for approved employee illness or injury, and other perks such as commuter benefits, electric vehicle incentive program, and appliance purchase plan. Participation in benefit programs for employees in collective bargaining units is subject to the applicable collective bargaining agreement.