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Spencer Ogden
9 days ago
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Position: Substation Engineer Level: Graduate, mid-level, and senior roles Focus: Engineering design for substations, including physical and protection & control practices. Requires knowledge of substation systems from 34.5kV to 500kV and basic principles of high-voltage substation engineering design. Location: Lewisville, TX - Hybrid 3 days in office Duties & Responsibilities Employees may perform any or all of the following: • Create design documents and drawings: Work within a project team to develop all project deliverables, including wiring diagrams from schematics, bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups to as-built drawings with minimal supervision. • Perform engineering support tasks: Conduct calculations such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit with minimal supervision. • Apply engineering software: Use tools for tasks like ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, load flow, and short circuit studies with minimal supervision. • Review schedules: Monitor project timelines and collaborate with project engineers to keep projects on track. • Apply standards: Adhere to NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI standards. • Use document management: Properly utilize systems for project documentation. • Apply corporate practices: Follow Primoris standard engineering procedures. • Communicate and coordinate: Coordinate with project engineers, customer representatives, and others. • Gain hands-on experience: Spend time at job sites for training in substation construction and design. • Ensure quality: Take ownership of work accuracy and quality. • Identify issues: Report potential problems and solutions to supervisors. • Travel: Occasional short-term out-of-town travel for projects. • Other duties: As assigned by management. Minimum Qualifications & Experience Education • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited university. Required Experience • Senior applicants must be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with ability to obtain licensure in multiple states or gain it within one year of hire. Technical Skills & Knowledge • Relays and Metering: Familiarity with electrical relays in the electric power utility industry; experience applying relays and metering in substations at 138kV and above. • P&C Design Experience: Designing electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems; designing connection drawings and cabling. • Physical Design Experience: Performing physical design for stations of varying voltage classes. Apply industry standards to produce and a safe and functional substation while value engineering for efficient and cost-effective construction. • Studies: Interpret and apply the results of studies including grounding, lighting, lightning, short circuit, reactive power, TOV, harmonics and relay coordination. Ability to perform these studies is a plus. • Fundamentals: Strong knowledge of AC/DC principles; three-phase power systems; per-unit mathematics and symmetrical components. • Substation Knowledge: Understanding of substation components and functions; design documents and drawings needed for projects. • Standards: Knowledge of NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI. • Software: Proficiency in common word processing, spreadsheets, and email tools. Soft Skills • Effective communication with co-workers, vendors, and clients. • Ability to work in a team environment.
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Design Engineer
Spencer Ogden
Lewisville
9 days ago
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Contract / Freelance / Self-employed

Design Engineer