Power Distribution Systems Engineer

4 days ago

Portland, Oregon, United States PacifiCorp Full time
Job Overview

PacifiCorp is seeking a highly skilled Power Distribution Systems Engineer to join our team. This role will be responsible for creating, revising, and updating engineering standards that affect all levels of distribution & transmission systems design.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support procurement in efforts to increase material redundancy and resolve material shortages.
  • Collaborate directly with suppliers to foster strong business relationships.
  • Evaluate suppliers' ability to manufacture material effectively and reliably.
  • Review manufacturer drawings to ensure that they conform to internal specifications and standards.
  • Develop and maintain publications describing material, material specifications, and installation of material.
  • Ensure that all publications and materials comply with all applicable federal, state, and governing body regulations and requirements.
  • Lead or assist in investigations into equipment failures, ensuring root causes are identified and necessary corrective actions are implemented to prevent future failures.
  • Pursue, analyze, pilot, and review new technologies for the purpose of cost reduction, reliability improvement, and wildfire mitigation.
  • Provide field support to address issues related to equipment, standards, and compliance. Collaborate with field teams to resolve technical challenges and ensure safe and efficient operation.
  • Review joint use applications, pole sizing requests.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college/university.
  • Understanding of the role of governing body rules, regulations, and requirements in engineering standards.
  • Understanding of the benefit of recognizing material failure modes and their detection.
  • Fundamental understanding of transmission, and distribution system layouts, including their key constituent components.
  • Understanding the role of troubleshooting distribution and transmission outages, with respect to material failures.
Additional Requirements

Depending on the level of experience, the following additional requirements may apply:

  • Engineer II: 2+ years of experience in designing distribution or transmission systems, or related professional experience; ability to identify material failure modes in 25% of the material in area of responsibility and how to detect them.
  • Senior Engineer: 5+ years of experience in designing distribution or transmission systems, or related professional experience; ability to identify material failure modes in 50% of the material in area of responsibility and how to detect them.
  • Senior Engineer II: 6+ years of experience in designing distribution or transmission systems, or related professional experience; ability to identify material failure modes in 75% of the material in area of responsibility and how to detect them.
  • Principal: 10+ years of experience in designing distribution or transmission systems, or related professional experience; expert ability to identify and interpret applicable governing body rules, regulations, and requirements.
Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is estimated to be between $76,200-$136,300 per year, depending on experience. PacifiCorp offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, and paid bereavement leave.

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