Electrical Design Engineer

BRAZOS ELECTRIC POWER COOP INC • Waco, TX • 3h ago

Power Your Career with Brazos Electric Electrical Design Engineer, Waco, TX

At Brazos Electric, were building the future of reliable energy by designing and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers our member cooperatives and communities across Texas. Were looking for an Electrical Design Engineer to join our team of innovators, problem solvers, and trusted industry experts.

If youre ready to bring your engineering skills to a collaborative environment where your work directly impacts the safe and efficient delivery of electricity to millions, wed love to meet you.

What Youll Do

Design

Prepare, analyze, and check engineering drawings, specifications and system data to determine design factors on specific projects requiring protection related equipment including, but not limited to, protective relays, transformers, circuit breakers, motor operators, substation control house equipment, protection related communications equipment, protection related automation equipment, protection related cybersecurity equipment, and general electrical miscellaneous equipment.

Support and Collaborate:

Diagnose and troubleshoot protection related systems to support operational modifications, repairs, or enhancements.

Maintain relationships with external contractors, consultants and member cooperative personnel to coordinate job related activities

Plan and Analyze:

-Plan and develop enhancements to specific protection and control systems.

-Assist in project management by performing detailed engineering and economic studies, reviewing of contract specifications and estimating labor, materials and construction costs of projects.

-Analyze Cooperative material inventory and prepare purchase order requisitions when required**.

What Were Looking For**

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university

Prefer knowledge of three-phase power systems and experience in one or more of the following subjects, with training to be provided in other areas:

Ground Grid studies

Arc Flash studies and rating categories

Developing or modifying specifications for substation equipment

Developing standards for PandC designs and relay panels

Familiar with protective relay functionality such as time-overcurrent, step distance, and line differential

Familiar with protective relay communications schemes using power line carrier systems

Modification and checking of protection and control (PandC) schematics and wiring diagrams using AutoCAD or Microstation

Why Brazos Electric?

We value people as much as we value power. At Brazos, youll find:

A mission-driven organization that supports Texas communities.

A team-focused, collaborative environment where your expertise is respected.

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