Engineering Associate II

1 week ago

Austin, Texas, United States Lower Colorado River Authority Full time
Engineering Associate II (Electrical Engineer)

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Austin, TX 78744 City:

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Engineering, Other, Operations/Maintenance (Power, Water, Transmission, Telecom), HybridLCRA is looking for a Systems Protection Engineer to join our team.

As part of LCRA's Transmission Protection team, your primary task will be to develop protective relay settings, perform system coordination studies and to develop scope for capital improvement projects.


You will be trusted to:
Perform the following engineering assignments with supervision from a licensed

Professional Engineer:

  • Developing transmission and distribution system protective relay settings
  • Performing protective relay coordination studies
  • Conducting disturbance analysis of electric system fault events
  • Relay misoperation analysis, reporting, and corrective action plans
  • Assisting with NERC compliance on PRC standards
  • Working on capital project development as part of the LCRA TSC capital planning process
  • Conducting generator interconnection studies
  • Performing circuit breaker or circuit switcher rating studiesYou qualify with:
  • Bachelors degree in engineering, engineering technology, engineering physics, biosystems engineering, mathematical science, physical science or related science plus one or more years of post-Bachelors engineering experience relating to the area of engineering specialization required to perform the job.
  • Driver's licenseYou are a great fit with:Preferred candidate may have familiarity with the following tools and topics:
  • Protective relay settings software
  • Relay coordination software (e.g. ASPEN OneLiner, CAPE, etc)
  • Event analysis software
  • Transmission line impedance calculations
  • Symmetrical components
  • Electrical print reading (e.g. relay one-line diagrams, DC schematics, etc)
  • Power system apparatus (e.g. circuit breakers, circuit switchers, fuses, transformers, etc)
  • Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, Outlook, etc)
  • Software programming (e.g. Python, VBA, LiveCode, etc)
  • NERC reliability standards
ERCOT market rulesThe preferred candidate will possess the following character traits:

  • Safety awareness
  • Customer service oriented
  • Attention to detail
  • Team player
  • Desire to learn new tasks
  • Willing to take the initiative
  • Questioning attitude

Desire for continuous improvementYou gain:

  • Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance
  • Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
  • 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Wellness program including wellness incentive
  • Extensive learning & development programsAnd more
  • all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.
Equal Opportunity EmployerLCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities.

Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources or email Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.


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