Senior Electrical & Controls Engineer - Power Generation

Puget Sound Energy; Ellensburg (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Puget Sound Energy is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Generation Electrical & Controls team. The role focuses on supporting commissioning, troubleshooting across wind, solar, and storage assets, and delivering control system upgrades.

The candidate will design and modify HMIs, PLCs, and DCS logic, mentor junior staff, and participate in emergency response efforts during outages or weather events. Strong communication across teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineer with experience in industrial processes and controls.
• Knowledge of protective relaying, electrical maintenance, and asset management.
• Ability to communicate across teams with varied technical backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioning and troubleshoot wind and solar generation, instrumentation, PLCs, DCS, SCADA, and equipment.
• Recommend control system upgrades and design improvements.
• Manage projects from inception to close-out: scope, budget, schedule; support construction and commissioning; ensure documentation.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and prepare specifications/RFPs.
• Assess critical electrical components and specify replacements.
• Design/modify HMIs, PLC, DCS logic using ladder, structured text and function blocks.
• Create/modify P&IDs, loop drawings, schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Mentor and train engineers and technicians.
• Support emergency response and restoration during weather/system failures.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Industrial controls

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLCs

DCS

SCADA

HMIs

Ladder logic

Structured text

Function block languages

Job description

Puget Sound Energy is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join the Generation Electrical & Controls team. The role focuses on supporting commissioning, troubleshooting across wind, solar, and storage assets, and delivering control system upgrades.

The candidate will design and modify HMIs, PLCs, and DCS logic, mentor junior staff, and participate in emergency response efforts during outages or weather events. Strong communication across teams is essential.