Power Systems RAM & Reliability Engineer

Jacobs; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,600 - 145,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electrical Reliability Studies Engineer to perform RAM studies for power generation, transmission and data centers. You will develop technical models, assess downtime and risks, and propose improvements to system availability and resilience.

You will work with RAM tools, perform contingency analyses and contribute to high-stakes reliability reports while collaborating with teams across North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop RAM models using reliability block diagrams, fault trees, failure rates, repair times and maintenance assumptions.
• Calculate system reliability, availability, and downtime, identifying single points of failure and bottlenecks.
• Perform RAM studies for normal, single-contingency, multi-contingency and extreme events per NERC standards.
• Prepare technical reports and present findings to stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of NERC, FERC, and ISO/RTO reliability processes.

Skills

Power system modeling

RAM analysis

Analytical skills

Technical writing

Communication

Presentation skills

Teamwork

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license (or eligibility)

Tools

ETAP

ReliaSoft BlockSim

Isograph Availability Workbench

Python

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Electrical Reliability Studies Engineer to perform RAM studies for power generation, transmission and data centers. You will develop technical models, assess downtime and risks, and propose improvements to system availability and resilience.

You will work with RAM tools, perform contingency analyses and contribute to high-stakes reliability reports while collaborating with teams across North America.