System Engineer

Laurens Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Laurens (SC); On-site; USD 93,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Laurens Electric Cooperative, in Laurens, South Carolina, seeks a System Engineer to join our engineering team. You will support planning, design, analysis, and reliability of the electric distribution system, performing engineering studies and evaluating performance to propose improvements.

Collaborating with operations and other departments, you will help ensure safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of electric service while supporting long-term infrastructure needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Electrical Engineering highly preferred.
• Three to five years of engineering experience, preferably within the electric utility industry.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, design, analysis, and reliability of the electric distribution system.
• Perform engineering studies, evaluate system performance and capacity.
• Develop recommendations for system improvements to ensure safe, reliable delivery of electric service.

Skills

Engineering

System design

Reliability engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Electrical Engineering preferred

Job description

Laurens Electric Cooperative (LEC) is seeking a System Engineer to join our engineering team in Laurens, South Carolina. LEC is a member-owned electric cooperative in Upstate South Carolina. Founded in 1939, the co-op employs 150 people and provides electric service to more than 65,000 residential, commercial, and industrial consumers in Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Abbeville, Newberry, and Union counties.

Position Summary

The System Engineer is responsible for supporting the planning, design, analysis, and reliability of the electric distribution system. This position performs engineering studies, evaluates system performance and capacity, and develops recommendations for system improvements to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of electric service.

The System Engineer works closely with operations, engineering, and other departments to support system planning, construction projects, reliability initiatives, and the Cooperative's long-term infrastructure needs.

Salary Range

Entry: $93,258 Target: $115,504 annually, depending on experience

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Electrical Engineering highly preferred
• Three to five years of engineering experience, preferably within the electric utility industry
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, preferred