Power Engineer I

About the role

Elliot Engineering is an employee-owned engineering firm specializing in the planning, design, control, and analysis of electrical power systems. We serve clients across commercial, industrial, and utility markets and are committed to delivering practical engineering solutions that support safe, reliable electric power.

The Power Engineer I is an entry-level electrical engineering position supporting electrical distribution, transmission, substation, protection and control, field testing, power system studies, and utility asset-condition reviews under the direction of a Lead Engineer or Professional Engineer. This role is intended for a recent graduate with a strong academic foundation in electric power engineering who is ready to develop practical design, analysis, technical review, field, report-writing, and project-delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist project engineers with assigned tasks for electrical distribution, transmission, substation, protection and control, field testing, power system study, and utility planning and asset-condition review projects.
• Prepare portions of engineering designs and equipment specifications for electrical distribution projects ranging from 480 V through 34.5 kV under the guidance of experienced engineers.
• Perform and document basic engineering calculations, including short-circuit, load-flow, voltage-drop, battery-sizing, grounding, and equipment thermal-rating calculations, with appropriate review.
• Build and update power system models and support equipment evaluation, protective-device coordination, arc-flash, harmonic, and power-quality studies.
• Prepare and revise one-line diagrams, general arrangements, sections, grounding plans, conduit and raceway plans, control schematics, wiring diagrams, material lists, and related design documents.
• Assist with protection and control design and the development, documentation, and checking of relay settings.
• Support maintenance testing, equipment inspections, field data collection, and evaluation of test results under the direction of experienced engineers.
• Create and revise engineering drawings using AutoCAD or MicroStation.
• Assist with scopes of work, conceptual designs, execution plans, equipment specifications, bid evaluations, and purchase recommendations.
• Coordinate assigned activities with