What are the responsibilities and job description for the Protection & Control Engineering Specialist I (Winter 2024 - 2025 Summer Graduates) position at Oncor?
Salary Range: $71,653 - $98,804
Relocation offered: No
Location: May include but not limited to Dallas-Fort Worth, Odessa, Waco-Temple-Taylor, Texoma-Sherman,
Tyler-Lufkin, Wichita Falls-Graham, Glen Rose-Comanche
Work Environment: On-Site
About Us
Oncor Electric Delivery is the sixth largest electric transmission and distribution utility in the country, serving ten million customers in 400 cities across Texas. Oncor is leading the way in providing superior reliability while deploying one of the most advanced utility technology platforms in the nation. Our team of dedicated professionals is committed to responsible environmental stewardship, while working passionately to empower our customers’ modern lives through the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of electricity.
Summary
The Protection & Control Engineering Specialist I (P&C Engineering Specialist) installs, tests, troubleshoots, maintains, and analyzes the performance of protection and control equipment, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and associated communication devices to ensure proper operation of system protection relaying schemes and SCADA systems to eliminate or limit damage, prevent the spread of system disturbances, reduce the number and duration of customer outages, and to minimize the probability of an ultimate cascading electrical system blackout.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
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Directly or through others, the incumbent:
- Install protection and control facilities, modifies designs as needed, tests and calibrates protection and SCADA equipment, and provides direction for the technical aspects of substation construction projects in transmission switching stations, load serving substations, generation switchyards, and interconnection facilities with other companies to insure that the appropriate protection and control facilities are installed safely without adversely affecting electric service.
- Develop testing plans and tests and maintains protective relaying equipment, relaying schemes, associated communication equipment, and SCADA systems to insure that protection and control facilities operate as designed and to insure system integrity and the reliable and secure operation of the ERCOT bulk power transmission grid and the power delivery system.
- Monitor and analyzes the performance of the protection and control system, analyzes digital fault recorder information, investigates questionable operation, troubleshoots and repairs the protection and control system, and recommends programmatic solutions as needed to ensure system integrity and the reliable and secure operation of the ERCOT bulk power transmission grid and the power delivery system.
- Develop written procedures for use by P&C Engineering Specialists and craft personnel to help ensure that construction and maintenance activities are conducted safely without unnecessary system exposure, customer interruption, or facility interruption.
- Provide technical direction to the transmission work center in areas such as system operations, breaker and regulator control systems, system fault analysis and fault location, and mobile equipment installation to help insure the safe reliable operation of the transmission system.
- Provide technical direction and performs emergency protection system modifications and high voltage switching to restore electrical service without unsafely exposing the electrical system.
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent required.
- Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology or similar field preferred.
- Candidates should thoroughly demonstrate proficiency in electrical/electronic theory and computer hardware/software skills.
- Candidates should have demonstrated leadership abilities.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus packages.
- Comprehensive health and retirement benefits.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- A collaborative and dynamic work environment.
- Opportunities for career advancement.
Information about Oncor can be found under the corporate website: https://www.oncor.com
Salary : $71,653 - $98,804
