Senior Engineer, Relay SCADA Support - Military Veterans

Salary Range: $105,441-$140,588
Relocation: Yes
About Us

Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.

Position Summary

As a Senior Engineer at Oncor, you'll be a part of our Transmission Relay and SCADA Support group providing in-house support to Transmission Operations, namely P&C (Protection & Control) Engineering Specialist, and System Protection personnel. This role includes establishing and maintaining effective Relay/SCADA protection philosophies, developing and reviewing procedures, supporting a variety of IED (intelligent electronic devices) devices, providing training, and promoting work practices that encourage safe and reliable operation of the electrical system.

This position is based in our 777 Main St - Fort Worth, TX location.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides in-house protection and control related "service engineer" support for field personal, including the installation, commissioning, testing and maintenance of protective relaying equipment, relaying schemes, and DFR (digital fault recorder) equipment with field visits as necessary.
• Supports System Protection engineers in testing new relaying schemes and developing testing procedures for these new designs prior to field deployment.
• Works closely with vendors/manufacturers and company engineering groups in researching, developing, and implementing new technology, both hardware and software.
• Develops and/or reviews written standard protective relaying scheme procedures for work in power plant switchyards, major transmission stations, sensitive customer serving substations and other substation locations as appropriate to support commissioning and maintenance testing (that meet NERC requirements).
• Tests and supports various software applications on P&C Engineering Specialist laptops as needed.
• Assists in the development of P&C Engineering Specialist training, held once yearly for all P&C Engineering Specialist and twice a year for new P&C Engineering Specialist, as well as on-demand training development.
• Supports compliance with NERC (protection and control) -002, PRC-004, and PRC-018 by providing technical support, including coordination with other departments, during investigations into relay events. Assists in documentation of development and implementation of appropriate Corrective Action Plans to correct specific relay mis operations by compliance deadlines.
• Supports NERC CIP (critical infrastructure protection) Cyber Security compliance, specific to substation requirements, by providing technical input into internal procedure development, execution, and documentation as needed.
• Performs all essential aspects and functions of the job as well as any other specific job requirements.

Skills:

• 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).
• Ability to support IT in the installation and troubleshooting P&C Engineering Specialist computer software.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and execute the installation, testing, checkout and trouble-shooting of relay control schemes, including writing of basic procedures
• Ability to work independently and on a team.
• Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-task skills to handle diverse types of work.
• Must effectively work across disciplines and functions to achieve common goals and company business purposes.
• Ability 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.
• Previous participation on committees and in training of others preferred.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering AND 6 years of relevant engineering experience required.
• Must have TX Professional Engineering License.

Travel:

• up to 25%

Measure of Success:

• Field support is provided in a timely manner, including execution of P&C Engineering Specialist training sessions.
• Relaying procedures are written and/or reviewed accurately and timely.
• Compliance with listed NERC PRC and CIP standards is maintained.

Benefits

At Oncor, we believe in investing in our employee's success and well-being. In addition to company benefits such as Healthcare, Wellness Programs, Paid Time Off, 401(k) & Company Retirement Plan, and Company Perks, we offer a supportive and inclusive culture where every team member has the opportunity to thrive and make a difference.