Power Systems Reliability Engineer

Jacobs; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,600 - 145,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Stock purchase program

PPTO / paid time off

Holidays and caregiver leave

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Electrical Reliability Studies Engineer to perform RAM and power-system studies for data centers, renewables, and critical facilities. You will develop and validate models, assess reliability, availability, and maintainability, and propose improvements to ensure system resilience.

The role requires a Bachelor's in EE, 4+ years' experience, and proficiency with ETAP and RAM tools; travel within North America is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 4 years of direct experience in power system modelling and studies, including reliability analysis.
• Experience with power-system analysis tools such as ETAP or equivalent software.
• Familiarity with RAM software such as ReliaSoft BlockSim, Isograph Availability Workbench, or equivalent tools.
• Familiarity with reliability indicators such as SAIFI, SAIDI, CAIDI, MTBF, and MTTR.
• Strong analytical, technical-writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of IEC, IEEE and CIGRE standards.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical capabilities with a focus on achieving results.
• Team player with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel within North America.

Responsibilities

• Develop RAM models using reliability block diagrams, fault trees, equipment failure rates, repair times, maintenance assumptions, operational dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Calculate system reliability, availability, and expected downtime, and identify critical equipment, single points of failure, system bottlenecks, and major contributors to downtime or service interruptions.
• Perform normal-condition, single-contingency, multiple-contingency, and extreme-event assessments in accordance with applicable NERC Reliability Standards.
• Prepare technical reports and present study methodologies, findings, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable NERC and FERC requirements and relevant ISO/RTO reliability planning processes.

Skills

RAM modeling

Reliability analysis

Power systems

Python programming

Team collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

ReliaSoft BlockSim

Isograph Availability Workbench

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Electrical Reliability Studies Engineer to perform RAM and power-system studies for data centers, renewables, and critical facilities. You will develop and validate models, assess reliability, availability, and maintainability, and propose improvements to ensure system resilience.

The role requires a Bachelor's in EE, 4+ years' experience, and proficiency with ETAP and RAM tools; travel within North America is expected.