Electrical Systems Engineer

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- This position is posted at multiple levels. Please see the job description for more information.

We are looking for a motivated Electrical Engineer to join our System Engineering department at Columbia Generating Station. The ideal candidate should have a solid background in electrical engineering, prior experience in nuclear power or other industrial facilities, and excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Position Overview

- Proactively manage system performance to meet safety, production, and cost goals, preventing critical equipment failures and improving system reliability and availability.

- Maintain System Health Reports and develop and implement performance monitoring plans for assigned systems.

- Perform regular system walkdowns to monitor system condition and performance, documenting findings and ensuring any issues are addressed promptly.

- Optimize preventive maintenance strategies based on maintenance history, OEM recommendations, and industry operating experience.

- Initiate and evaluate projects or design changes to improve equipment reliability, supporting long-range planning and system life-cycle management.

- Review plant and industry operating experience for applicability to assigned systems, providing technical assistance for regulatory responses and participating in industry groups.

- Provide system work priorities for online and outage work, communicating the need to accomplish emergent tasks and recommending work for inclusion or deferral.

Desired Education & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

- Prior experience in the nuclear power industry is preferred.

- Experience with power systems and/or control and instrumentation systems.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

- Adaptable and capable of working both alone and in a team environment

General Summary

Provide independent engineering service and support to perform highly complex engineering tasks requiring specialized skills and broad experience in the application of engineering fundamentals in support of the design modification, operating, and independent assessment of Energy Northwest facilities. Serve as an advisor to others.

Principal Accountabilities

- Perform highly complex engineering analyses and designs in support of operations, systems, programs, audit inspections, and assessments requiring skills and experience gained through application of engineering methods and analysis, codes, standards, and regulatory requirements.

- Work with minimal supervision.

- Serve as an advisor providing advice and counsel on assignments concerned with specialized or unique engineering requirements. Solutions provided involve unconventional or innovative problem solving techniques.

- Provide technical leadership and training on highly complex or extended projects.

- Provide leadership of small groups to resolve complex issues.

- Provide technical direction and leadership routinely to other engineers; serve as a mentor. Provide training to others.

- Identify need and initiate development of new policies, programs, plans, and procedures to meet strategic objectives.

- Assure compliance with regulatory and industry guidance. Provide interpretation of industry guidance for application.

- Identify potential problems in design, quality, or operation and initiate corrective action

Engineering Employees Are Expected To Be Available And To Support The Following Activities As a Condition Of Employment With Energy Northwest

- Emergency Response Organization (ERO) including being on-call (24/7) during your required team duty (2 weeks out of every 8 weeks).

- 12-hour work shifts during outages as part of our overall Outage support (24/7)

- Engineering duty cycle support (24/7) including call-out availability during your responsible duty assignment. (This is a shared responsibility across all engineering positions).

Required Education And Experience

Principal Engineer

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university and seven years of engineering experience; OR a high school diploma or GED and PE license obtained by accredited examination plus eight years of engineering experience.

Senior Engineer

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and three years of discipline specific engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by an accredited examination and five years of discipline specific engineering experience. High school diploma or GED is required.

Staff Engineer

Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university and at least one year of engineering experience; OR a PE license obtained by accredited examination and at least one year of engineering experience. A high school diploma or GED is required.

Pay Range Principal Engineer Salary

: $122,681 - $184,021

Midpoint

: $153,351

Senior Engineer Salary

: $106,670 - $160,006

Midpoint

: $133,338

Staff Engineer Salary

: $92,750 - $139,124

Midpoint

: $115,937

Typically, selected candidates are hired between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on applicable experience and qualifications, market rate, internal equity, and budgetary allowances.

Incentive Compensation

Offers will be negotiated based on each candidate's qualifications.

This role is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan. Incentives are earned based on employee performance against defined metrics and company goals.

Benefits

Energy Northwest (EN) offers a highly competitive and substantial benefits package which allows qualifying employees (and their families) to enroll in medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Other voluntary benefits may include flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, supplemental life insurances, credit monitoring, and identity theft insurance. EN offers three retirement programs to qualifying employees including a matching 401(k) deferred compensation plan, the Washington State Pension Plan (PERS), and a 457(b) savings plan. Qualifying employees will also accrue 160 hours of personal time per year and nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate due to race, color, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability.

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