Puget Sound Energy · 7 hours ago
Engineer III - Generation Electrical & Controls
Bothell, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$94K/yr - $157K/yr
5+ years expPuget Sound Energy is looking for an Electrical Engineer to join their Generation Electrical & Controls department. The role focuses on providing engineering support for various power generation facilities and involves troubleshooting control systems, managing projects, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards.
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Responsibilities
Troubleshoot operational issues related to generator control systems, instrumentation, PLCs, DCSs, and various power generation equipment
Propose recommendations for control system upgrades, component replacements and design improvements
Manage projects from inception to project close-out including:
Create the project scope, budget and schedule
Support construction and installation phases
Lead commissioning and initial start-up
Ensure successful implementation and accurate documentation
Prepare specifications and request-for-proposals as well as evaluate proposals from vendors
Evaluate the condition of critical electrical components; specify new and replacement components as required
Design and/or modify HMIs, PLC, DCS and Turbine Control System logic using various programming methods, including ladder logic, structured text and function block 'languages'
Design instrumentation and actuator systems, including creating or modifying P&IDs, loop drawings, schematics and wiring diagrams
Mentor and train other engineers and technicians
Support emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather or other system failures
Interprets and/or modifies available guidelines for application to existing problems or processes
Prepares complex designs, standards, studies and analyses
Provides a detailed design review of internal or external technical documents
Prepares cost estimates and project evaluations without direct supervision
Plans and develops project budgets with appropriate documentation
Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements
Identifies potential areas of weakness with assigned work, and initiate corrective action
Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce
Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms. Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment
Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures
May lead or coordinate the work of junior engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist on specific projects. (This includes contractor/consultants.)
Performs job duties at various PSE generating plants and requires employees operate a vehicle up to five hours per day while maintaining a clean driving record free of moving violations
Traverse at least one mile per day over uneven ground, with or without reasonable accommodation. In order to access equipment, must climb and descend stairs, ladders, and temporary scaffolding, with or without reasonable accommodation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field
Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 5 or more years practice as a degreed engineer)
Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Preferred
Experience working in thermal, hydro, wind, or solar generation plants
Experience with Low and Medium Voltage electrical systems
Generator and Transformer maintenance and inspection experience
Experience with Low Voltage electrical studies including Arc Flash and low voltage protection coordination
Generator and Transformer Protective Relay experience, both electrical design and settings, as well as related NERC compliance
Experience with Generator Excitation systems, particularly Basler DECS 400, 450 and 250N and GE EX2100s
Control system experience with specific knowledge in turbine control systems – Allen Bradley PLC based hydrogovernors and GE MarkVIe turbine controls
Possession of, or ability to acquire, a Professional Engineering license
Experience working on complex engineering projects
Bonus: Industrial Controls along with SEL RTAC experience; Industrial Networking and NERC compliance experience a plus
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Supplemental life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare
Employee assistance program (EAP)
401(k) investment option
Cash balance retirement plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Company
Puget Sound Energy
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is Washington state’s oldest local energy company.
1001-5000 employees
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Wade Smith
EVP & COO
Lorna Luebbe
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