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WSP · 1 month ago

Electrical Studies Engineer - Senior Professional

Hailey, ID, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Electrical Studies Engineer for our Hailey, ID office. The role involves providing technical assistance and guidance for various projects related to utility, industrial, and commercial scale projects, ensuring quality and compliance with industry standards.

Responsibilities

Determine well-defined methods for collecting, compiling, and analyzing data relating to substation components, equipment specifications for procurement package development and pricing, IFR/IRC detailed design and review processes, and IEEE/NESC Standards/NERC regulations for design work

Review and advice on third-party design documents, procurement lists, and project plans

Design Studies: substation grounding, corona and electric and magnetic fields, insulation coordination (lightning, switching surge, and contamination performance), transient (time domain) simulation, power quality (harmonics, voltage flicker, over/under voltage, etc.), motor starting, AC interference (transmission line interaction with railroads and pipelines)

Applicable Software: CDEGS, WinIGS, ATP-EMTP, PSCAD, PSSE, COMSOL

Successful candidates must be willing to travel on occasion and work successfully in a customer focused, project-oriented environment

Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures

Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringDesign DeliverablesPower System AnalysisEngineer in Training CertificationCDEGSWinIGSATP-EMTPPSCADPSSECOMSOLWorkplace SafetyCustomer Focused

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience), Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Science or Computer Engineering

5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience as an electrical engineer providing design deliverables for large capital projects

Engineer in Training Certification

Experience working with Operations and project controls for purposes of reporting and proposal development

Must be willing to travel on occasion

Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

Preferred

Preference is given to applicants with any of the following: specific training and/or power system courses covering topics such as protective relaying, symmetrical components, transmission line theory, power system transients, dynamic stability, and power system electromagnetics

Professional registration is not required; however, preference is given to applicants who are registered professional engineers (P.E., P. Eng.)

Preference is given to applicants with working knowledge and experience in more than one of the three technical disciplines listed and with experience using the applicable software packages for those disciplines

Preference is also given to applicants with experience in customer focused engineering projects in the technical areas above

Preference will be given to applicants with experience in both protective relaying and design of Protection & Control (P&C) drawings/schematics

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability

Life

Retirement savings

Company

WSP

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