Field Electrical Engineer – Oil & Gas Operations

OXY, Inc.; Denver City (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Company car

Job summary

OXY, Inc. seeks an Operations Electrical Engineer with 3 years of experience to support field electrical infrastructure across Midland, TX.

You will assist in operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, project execution and continuous improvement of electrical systems in field and plant environments. Responsibilities include power-distribution system support, relay coordination, protective-relay programming, field testing, and participation in commissioning and start-up activities.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical engineering support for power-distribution equipment and 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, and harmonic studies using Windmil, ETAP, or EasyPower.
• Support development, review, and validation of protective-relay settings and programs for SEL and Multilin relays.
• Assist with relay-testing activities, including current-injection testing using Doble equipment, and support the development of low-voltage circuit-breaker settings and protection-coordination studies.
• Provide technical support for power-electronic equipment, including soft starters, variable frequency drives, and excitation controls for synchronous motors.
• Support electrical system modeling and reliability improvements, including evaluation of capacitor banks, voltage regulators, and power-distribution configurations.
• Participate in factory acceptance testing, commissioning, and start-up activities for low- and medium-voltage electrical equipment.
• Review and interpret electrical test results for cables, motors, transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, and protective equipment.
• Develop field-ready switching procedures and support safe load-transfer and switching activities under established operating procedures and supervision.
• Participate in root-cause analyses of electrical failures and recommend corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and operational performance.

Skills

Power distribution

Protective relaying

Motor controls

Electrical safety

Arc-flash analysis

Field troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Windmil

ETAP

EasyPower

Doble testing

Job description

OXY, Inc. seeks an Operations Electrical Engineer with 3 years of experience to support field electrical infrastructure across Midland, TX.

You will assist in operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, project execution and continuous improvement of electrical systems in field and plant environments. Responsibilities include power-distribution system support, relay coordination, protective-relay programming, field testing, and participation in commissioning and start-up activities.