Electrical Engineer II

What You Can Expect

As our Electrical Engineer II, you will be responsible for supporting the utility scale operations group by acting as a technical leader, ensuring the safe operation of the facilities, and collaborating across multiple disciples by participating in design reviews.

You will provide electrical, high-voltage, collection system, and substation support to operating renewable projects. You will participate in the engineering, design, and construction review processes, including reviewing the collection system, substation, and transmission line designs. Your field experience in troubleshooting electrical issues on high and medium voltage systems and troubleshooting solar performance will be essential. You must be able to read drawings and understand the different components. You will coordinate with various groups within the organization on technical matters and represent the Operations function in the various stages of project design, including reviewing drawings and studies. You will interface with various system operators, including ERCOT, PJM, SPP, and MISO, on technical issues related to operations planning and modeling. You will lead the development and continuous improvement of commissioning, maintenance, and standard operating procedures. Reviewing maintenance records and recommending corrective actions to ensure reliability and compliance with applicable NERC standards will be part of your responsibilities. You will develop structured feedback sessions for all lessons learned with the project team, including misoperations, root cause analysis (Six Sigma, DMAIC, fish-bone), and safety-related events. You should have working knowledge in one of the following areas of electrical engineering: protection and control (P&C), including all aspects of testing and troubleshooting transformer, line, bus, and feeder relaying schemes, or maintenance and diagnostic testing of high voltage apparatus, including power transformers, circuit breakers, and switchgear. Understanding the SEL suite of products, including RTAC, and having basic knowledge of SCADA networks and protocols such as MODBUS, DNP3, and any proprietary SCADA protocols, is necessary. Additionally, you should be knowledgeable about engineering standards, including NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent combination of education and utility experience

• Minimum of two (2) years of directly relevant engineering experience working with substations
• Must have working knowledge of high and medium voltage power systems

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy
• Must be available to travel domestically / internationally up to 20% of the time
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license/clean driving record; for ability to drive to site locations
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Compensation

Salary Range: $74,500 – $114,195 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.  But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it!  Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.  

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community.  ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com. This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status.

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role at any time.

The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.