Senior Power System Protection Engineer II

PacifiCorp; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 102,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k with match

Mass Transit Pass

Paid PTO

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

PacifiCorp in Portland, OR seeks engineers at multiple levels to support the design, testing, and operation of protection systems across transmission and distribution facilities.

Responsibilities include developing protection settings, conducting protection coordination studies, reviewing designs, and guiding junior engineers while ensuring compliance with NERC, FERC and WECC standards. This role also emphasizes teamwork and leadership with occasional travel for project work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology from an ABET-accredited university.
• Minimum five years’ experience in industrial power systems or electric utility power systems.
• Understanding of FERC, NERC and WECC standards and the National Electric Codes.
• Strong project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, to maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliver on commitments.
• Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations while maintaining focus and calmness.
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements, present alternatives, and recommendations.
• Professional engineering license (PE) preferred or 7 years of directly applicable engineering experience (for SR II)

Responsibilities

• Conduct Short circuit and symmetrical component analysis
• Perform protection system coordination studies localized and wide area
• Develop Relay settings and protection system automation logic
• Maintain departmental databases and system models
• Conduct arc flash analysis
• Manage Integration with SCADA systems
• Develop complex electrical engineering studies, plans, detailed scopes of work and protection system criteria
• Provide peer review as part of the defined QA/QC process for internal and external engineering design, settings and studies
• Guide and direct level I, II and III engineers, technicians and drafters
• Act as a lead/expert within the company and provide guidance to management and other engineering groups on complex engineering problems
• Deliver on commitments to accomplish assigned work
• Analyze and design engineering methods
• Comply with NERC, FERC and WECC regulations
• Recommend alternative engineering solutions to management to meet business needs
• Supervise focused engineering teams to deliver special projects, internal initiatives and run departmental processes
• Occasional travel for project work and training

Skills

Short circuit analysis

Protection coordination

Relay settings

SCADA integration

Team leadership

QA/QC reviews

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (ABET accredited)

Job description

PacifiCorp in Portland, OR seeks engineers at multiple levels to support the design, testing, and operation of protection systems across transmission and distribution facilities.

Responsibilities include developing protection settings, conducting protection coordination studies, reviewing designs, and guiding junior engineers while ensuring compliance with NERC, FERC and WECC standards. This role also emphasizes teamwork and leadership with occasional travel for project work.