Field Electrical Engineer – Oil & Gas (Company Car)

Oxy; Anton (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Company car

Job summary

Oxy is seeking an Operations Electrical Engineer with 3+ years of experience to support field electrical infrastructure across our Midland, Texas operations. The role emphasizes startup, troubleshooting, maintenance, project execution and continuous improvement of electrical systems.

You will work within the ORCM Production Operations unit, collaborating with operations, maintenance, and project teams, and may travel to various site locations while supporting safety and reliability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• Foundational knowledge of electrical power systems, power distribution, protective relaying, motor controls, and electrical safety practices.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering support for power-distribution equipment, including start-up and troubleshooting for high-, medium-, and low-voltage systems.
• Assist with design and execution of projects, including load-flow, short-circuit, relay-coordination, arc-flash, motor-starting studies.
• Support protective-relay settings and programs for SEL and Multilin relays across feeders, transformers, and motors.
• Assist with relay-testing activities and development of low-voltage circuit-breaker settings.
• Provide technical support for power-electronic equipment (soft starters, VFDs, excitation controls).
• Support electrical system modeling and reliability improvements, including capacitor banks and distribution configurations.
• Participate in factory acceptance testing, commissioning and start-up activities for equipment.
• Review and interpret electrical test results for cables, motors, transformers and switchgear.
• Develop field-ready switching procedures and support safe load-transfer under procedures.
• Contribute to root-cause analyses of electrical failures and improvement actions.

Skills

Power systems

Protective relays

Motor controls

Load-flow analysis

Short-circuit

Arc-flash analysis

Relay coordination

Field troubleshooting

Doble testing

NFPA 70E

IEEE 1584

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Windmil

ETAP

EasyPower

Doble equipment

Job description

Oxy is seeking an Operations Electrical Engineer with 3+ years of experience to support field electrical infrastructure across our Midland, Texas operations. The role emphasizes startup, troubleshooting, maintenance, project execution and continuous improvement of electrical systems.

You will work within the ORCM Production Operations unit, collaborating with operations, maintenance, and project teams, and may travel to various site locations while supporting safety and reliability initiatives.