ComEd · 7 hours ago
General Engineer - Transmission and Substation (Technical Development)
Oak Brook, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $126K/yr
4+ years expComEd is part of Exelon, a Fortune 200 company leading the energy transformation. The General Engineer will support the Testing & Commissioning engineering team by creating and instructing technical programs, providing training, and assisting with field testing and commissioning activities for new equipment.
Customer ServiceElectrical Distribution
Responsibilities
Supports the field Testing & Commissioning engineers by creating, maintaining and instructing programs that set strong foundational knowledge and improve skills for the engineers
Provides technical training to other transmission and substation engineers
Supports field testing and commissioning engineering activities associated with installation of new equipment along with troubleshooting, repairs, and preventative maintenance of existing equipment
Creates commissioning plans, writing livening procedures, creating and running test plans, and analyzing test results compared to expected values
Troubleshoots and performs field investigations for malfunctioning power equipment, system events and protective relaying miss-operations
Supports corrective maintenance to repair any identified equipment issues
Supports preventive maintenance on protection system components and SCADA
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Licensed Professional Engineer
Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical and mechanical systems
Knowledge and ability to apply problem solving approaches and engineering theory
Knowledge of engineering designs, principles and practices
Knowledge of complex field test equipment
4-7 years of professional engineering experience
Broad knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles necessary to perform very complex or unique assignments for a specific
Minimum of two related career experiences (i.e., changes in technical job responsibilities, which may or may not include a change in department) OR
Engineer in Training OR
50% complete (by hours) with advanced technical degree, M.B.A. or Project Management Certification
Master's degree in Engineering reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year
License must be issued by the state in which you are practicing
PE License reduces the OJT experience requirement by 1 year
Career related experiences is defined as changes in technical job responsibilities and does not have to include a change in department
Preferred
Graduate degree or Graduate level work in Engineering, Business Administration or Project Management Certification
Licensed Professional Engineer
2 or more years of testing and commissioning experience on transmission and substation equipments
Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with all management levels
Benefits
Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
401(k) match and annual company contribution
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
Referral bonus program
And much more
Company
ComEd
At ComEd, we believe in being an energy partner, not just an energy provider.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
ComEd has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$23.3MKey Investors
U.S. Department of CommerceUS Department of Energy
2024-08-29Grant· $14.6M
2023-08-10Grant· $0.5M
2017-12-07Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Melissa Washington
Senior Vice President. Customer Operations and Chief Customer Officer
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