Engineering Associate 1

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Position Summary

The Engineering Associate position holds the responsibility for the safe, reliable, and economic round-the-clock operation of the generation, electric transmission, and distribution systems. Duties include Engineering responsibilities for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation activities of our power plants, transmission lines, substations, distribution system, gas systems, control centers and others. These Engineering duties may include continuous monitoring and balancing of energy flow and responding to system disturbances, along with all generation, distribution, and transmission activities that provide electric and gas services to customers.

Transmission Planning and Operation Engineering is responsible for modeling and analyzing the transmission grid for the operations horizon and the near-term and long-term planning horizons. Activities include identification of corrective action plans, model management, interconnection studies for generation, transmission and end-user interconnections, development of interconnection agreements, and working as a liaison between planning and engineering departments for interconnection projects. Providing technical support to System Operations through daily, weekly and seasonal system outage studies, maintaining state estimator models, maintaining operating procedures, and real-time system models; modeling the transmission system and performing system simulation and associated assessments, as needed both annually and periodically, including, but not limited to, power flow, voltage stability, dynamic stability, subsynchronous resonance, geomagnetic disturbance, EMP, switching surge, and short circuit analyses; Communicating with outside organizations; Maintaining compliance programs; developing study reports and project recommendations; and, developing and maintaining software, databases and associated data.

Grade: 12
Qualifications may warrant placement in a different job level.
Deadline to apply: 9/4/2025

Tasks and Responsibilities

Develop and perform system analysis using power systems analysis software (PSSE, PowerWorld, State Estimator, DSA Tools)
Participate in model development activities, project tracking and operator training
Represent CPS Energy at ISO stakeholder meetings, participate in ISO working group activities, including travel as needed
Develop study reports, project recommendations and able to provide stand-by support to system operations
Design and update database and other software applications
Monitor and assess NERC reliability standards, participate in audits, and develop compliance-related auditable documentation.
Utilizes established procedures and processes to perform assigned tasks under direct supervision
Develop and implement internal work processes
Attends seminars, continuing education opportunities for professional development
Exhibits engineering judgment/technical expertise
Decisions may have significant impact on timeline, cost, safety, or reliability
Ensures the on-time, on-budget quality delivery of projects
Processes content that is complex with diverse issues and problems
Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Skills

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Basic knowledge of fundamental engineering concepts, practices and procedures

Ability to work in a team environment, coordinating with other related areas to complete tasks and projects

Effective interpersonal skills and written communication skills to work with all levels of personnel within the organization

Ability to perform multiple work activities with a minimum of supervision and prioritize workload effectively

Ability to use personal initiative to recognize needs and research skills to solve problems when necessary

Ability to work call duty and occasional unscheduled work in the evenings, weekends, or holidays after experience level permits

Ability to travel occasionally, to off-site work, to seminars, manufacturing plant inspections, etc.

Ability to obtain Professional Engineer License in State of Texas

Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail and scheduling

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university
• Knowledge of power system analysis fundamentals and power systems analysis software (PSSE, PowerWorld, or TSAT)
• Experience with project management and contract development.
• Experience in technical writing or college coursework in technical writing
• Experience in database applications and/or object-oriented programming (Python, SQL, Visual Basic)
• Experience with NERC audits and reliability standards
• Experience with ERCOT policies, protocols and guides

Competencies

Manages Ambiguity

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Drives Vision and Purpose

Drive for Results

Minimum Education

Bachelors of Science degree in an engineering field from an ABET accredited four-year college or university

Required Certifications

Working Environment

Work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer and calculator.

Employee may potentially be exposed to hazardous chemicals, wet or humid conditions, outdoor weather, noisy and dusty environment.

Ability to travel to and from meetings, training sessions or other business-related events. After hours work may be required.

Physical Demands

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking & standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.