Power System Engineer: Vibration & Infrared Diagnostics

City of Austin; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Austin is hiring a Power System Engineer to design and support electric utility facilities and systems for the Austin Energy Power Production and Electrical Services Delivery department. The role involves ensuring reliability for generation, transmission, distribution, substations, and SCADA/EMS, and supporting energy and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities include performing power system studies, developing design documents, and assisting with regulatory compliance (NERC,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering design principles for electric utilities.
• Knowledge of mathematical techniques used in power engineering (trigonometry, calculus).
• Understanding of standards, codes, and procedures for electric utility systems.
• Ability to perform complex engineering calculations and analyses.

Responsibilities

• Prepare standards, equipment specifications, design and test procedures.
• Conduct power system studies including protective relay coordination, fault studies, load flows, and power quality.
• Develop drawings and documents for generation, transmission, distribution, substations, and SCADA/EMS.
• Create circuit maps, control diagrams, and data bases for electrical facilities.

Skills

Power system design

Protective relay coordination

Load flow analysis

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

The City of Austin is hiring a Power System Engineer to design and support electric utility facilities and systems for the Austin Energy Power Production and Electrical Services Delivery department. The role involves ensuring reliability for generation, transmission, distribution, substations, and SCADA/EMS, and supporting energy and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities include performing power system studies, developing design documents, and assisting with regulatory compliance (NERC,