Electrical Engineer

Energy Northwest; Richland, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PERS pension plan

401(k) with employer match

457(b) savings plan

Job summary

Energy Northwest is seeking an I&C and Electrical Engineer to support Columbia Generating Station. The role focuses on small-scale design changes, equipment updates, and configuration improvements to maintain reliability and regulatory compliance of plant electrical and instrumentation systems.

Responsibilities include independence in engineering tasks, leadership of small groups, and ongoing obsolescence management to identify replacements and maintain operations safety and predictability.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• PE license obtained by accredited examination is accepted with years of experience.
• Senior and Staff tracks have specific education and licensure requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations and audits.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers.
• Lead small groups to resolve complex issues and develop new policies or procedures.
• Support regulatory compliance and industry guidance interpretation.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PE license

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY

The I&C and Electrical Engineer in the Minor Modifications team supports Columbia Generating Station by developing and implementing engineering changes that maintain the reliability, functionality, and regulatory compliance of plant electrical and instrumentation systems. This role focuses on small‑scale design modifications, equipment updates, and configuration improvements that ensure the station’s I&C and electrical infrastructure continue to operate safely and predictably. This role also provides essential support to the station’s obsolescence management program, performing evaluations and engineering actions in to identify obsolete components, determine suitable replacements, and ensure continuity of plant operations through technically sound design solutions.

Provide independent engineering service and support to perform highly complex engineering tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the application of engineering fundamentals in support of the design modification, operating, and independent assessment of Energy Northwest facilities. Serve as an advisor to others.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. Work with minimal supervision. Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements. Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative problem solving techniques. Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects. Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues. Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others. Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives. Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application. Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action Engineering employees are expected to be available and to support the following activities as a condition of employment with Energy Northwest: Emergency Response Organization (ERO) including being on-call (24/7) during your required team duty (2 weeks out of every 8 weeks). 12-hour work shifts during outages as part of our overall Outage support (24/7) Engineering duty cycle support (24/7) including call-out availability during your responsible duty assignment. (This is a shared responsibility across all engineering positions).

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Engineer Principal Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university and seven years of engineering experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by accredited examination plus eight years of engineering experience.
• Engineer Senior Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of discipline specific engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by an accredited examination and five years of discipline specific engineering experience. High school diploma or GED is required.
• Engineer Staff Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and at least one year of engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by accredited examination and at least one year of engineering experience. A high school diploma or GED is required.
• Engineer Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university or a PE license obtained by accredited examination and zero to three years of discipline engineering experience. · A high school diploma or GED is required.

PAY RANGE

Engineer Principal Salary: $126,362 - $189,542 Midpoint: $157,952

Engineer Senior Salary: $109,870 - $164,806 Midpoint: $137,338

Engineer Staff Salary: $95,532 - $143,298 Midpoint: $119,415

Engineer Salary: $83,125 - $124,687 Midpoint: $103,906 Typically, selected candidates are hired between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience and qualifications, market rate, internal equity, and budgetary allowances. Offers will be negotiated based on each candidate's qualifications.

INCENTIVE COMPENSATION

This role may be eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

BENEFITS

Energy Northwest (EN) provides a phenomenal benefits package. Washington State also has no state income tax, and the Tri-Cities provides a cost-of-living lower than the national average. EN offers substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan. EN also offers multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts (FSAs), tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, childcare subsides, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA), health savings account (HSA), supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring/identity theft insurance, and more! Qualifying employees will typically start a personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year and EN provides nine paid holidays throughout the Calander year; personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate due to race, color, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

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As a regional leader in clean energy generation and public power solutions, Energy Northwest develops, owns and operates a diverse mix of electricity generating resources, including hydro, solar, battery storage and wind projects – and the Northwest’s only nuclear power facility. Energy Northwest is a Washington state joint operating agency comprised of public power member utilities, serving more than 1.5 million customers. The agency continually explores new generation projects and solutions to meet its members’ needs.