PPL Corporation · 1 day ago
Engineer I/II/III/Principal - Transmission Ops
Allentown, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/StaffPPL Corporation is one of the largest investor-owned utility companies in the United States, dedicated to creating sustainable value for its customers and communities. The Transmission Operations Engineering team is responsible for ensuring the safe and reliable operation of PPL's Transmission grids, focusing on planning, designing, and overseeing engineering projects related to electrical energy systems.
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Responsibilities
Assists in the work on smaller engineering projects or well-defined areas of larger projects. Uses existing procedures to investigate, evaluate and assist in producing technically correct and cost-effective designs or recommendations that solve ongoing problems
Builds relationships that will facilitate knowledge transfer, cross functional knowledge of related work groups, and ability to present work products effectively
Works under supervision in the field and/or home office in a variety of functions and challenging but structured work that develops competencies in the function/discipline
Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using well defined engineering procedures, which may include routine and diagnostic testing of components and systems, and engineering studies
Continually expands and improves technical and business skill set under own initiative with instruction, guidance, and direction from others
Assists in a variety of topics including developing innovative procedures, improved design recommendations or new or better equipment purchase recommendations
All positions in which driving is an essential function of the job, regardless if the job code is marked safety sensitive or not, will also be included as safety sensitive
May be assigned an Electric Utilities emergency and storm role. This is a special assignment that comes into play during storms and other emergencies when the company needs to restore power or respond to other issues affecting customer service. This role may necessitate the need to work after-hours, outside of your normal schedule
The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among direct reports and co-workers
Qualification
Required
ABET Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology
ABET Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology plus 2 years of engineering experience. Utility system operator experience will also be counted as engineering experience
ABET Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology plus 5 years of engineering experience, or a master's degree in engineering plus 3 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in Engineering plus 2 years of engineering experience. Utility system operator experience will also be counted as engineering experience
ABET Accredited bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology plus 10 years of engineering experience, or a master's degree in engineering plus 8 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in Engineering plus 7 years of engineering experience. Utility system operator experience will be counted as engineering experience for this position
Company
PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation’s family of companies provide electricity and natural gas to power our customers’ lives.
Founded in 1920
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (4)
2023 (8)
2022 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.29BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $1.15B
2024-09-12Grant· $72M
2024-02-02Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Vincent Sorgi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Dean A. Del Vecchio
EVP Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
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