Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer - Distribution Systems (McGregor, TX)

Compensation $104,000 - $120,000

Be at the forefront of powering rural Central Texas! As an Electrical Engineer, you’ll design and enhance an electrical distribution system that serves more than 25,000 meters across nearly 4,000 miles of line in seven counties including McLennan, Bell, and Coryell.

What You'll Do:

- Lead end-to-end design of distribution infrastructure across seven counties.

- Coordinate projects by drafting specifications, managing bids, and overseeing contracts—all with community safety and efficiency in mind.

- Support operations, protection, construction, and system performance initiatives.

- Shape the future of reliability, sustainability, and innovation while directly impacting the communities we serve!

What We’re Looking For:

Essential Qualifications:

- B.S. in Electrical Engineering required (Power Systems emphasis preferred).

- Strong understanding of electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution theory.

- Effective communicator with experience interacting with contractors, vendors, employees, and members.

- Strong skills in negotiation, analysis, and problem-solving.

Preferred Experience:

- Proven experience working within an electric cooperative, particularly in distribution or substations.

- Proficiency in distribution and substation design, relay logic, protection systems.

- Familiarity with various engineering software, tools, and utility engineering standards.

Traits That Energize Success:

- Strong problem-solving and technical documentation abilities.

- Confident working both in the field and in office environments.

- Team-first mindset with a passion for community-centered innovation.

A Day in Your Life

Expect a mix of design work, field visits (especially during storm response), and collaborative project reviews. Flexibility and responsive communication are key.

Our Role in Powering the Future

- Design with Purpose: Lead the technical design of new and upgraded electrical distribution systems across rural Central Texas.

- Engineering & Operations: Support everything from operations and maintenance to protection, control, construction, and system performance analysis.

- Project Coordination: Draft specifications, evaluate bids, allocate materials, prepare work orders, sketches, proposals, and manage contracts—ensuring projects move safely, efficiently, and on budget.

- Standards & Innovation: Help develop and refine procedures and design standards to advance HOTEC’s engineering excellence.

Why Heart of Texas Electric Cooperative?

- Community-Driven Mission: Empower and support rural members through reliable, value-driven electric service rooted in cooperative principles.

- A Legacy of Impact: Serving Central Texas since 1937, HOTEC connects over 18,000 members and 23,000 meters via nearly 4,000 miles of power lines.

- Career development: from engineer to COO—internal progression supported through mentorship, leadership training, and strategic exposure.

Our Growth Potential: A Path to COO

At HOTEC, we're committed to strategic succession planning, identifying mission-critical roles—from today into the next five years—and developing internal talent to fill them. That means you could move from engineering leadership into broader operational and executive responsibilities.

A typical path toward a COO role often follows this trajectory:

- Build a strong technical foundation as an Electrical Engineer.

- Advance into leadership — supervisory, management, or director-level roles overseeing engineering or operations.

- Expand strategic oversight, including project execution, budgeting, member engagement, and staff management.

- Gain executive readiness through continued education or leadership development. Northwest Executive Education.

At HOTEC, this trajectory isn’t hypothetical—it’s part of our long-term vision. We believe in growing leaders from within to sustain and evolve our cooperative mission.

Your Next Step to Power Central Texas:

Ready to make a real difference? We’d love to connect with you.

Tell us how your skills and passion can strengthen our cooperative and lead the way toward innovation and leadership.

Or, if you'd prefer, reach out directly to our HR Coordinator, Kim, at kim@hotec.coop to discuss the role. We review applications on a rolling basis—so take the first step today!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $104,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Flexible schedule

- Health insurance

- Life insurance

- Paid time off

- Retirement plan

- Tuition reimbursement

- Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

- Do you understand that is is not a remote position?

Education:

- Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

- Electrical engineering: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Mc Gregor, TX 76657 (Required)

Work Location: In person