Associate Engineer - Protection & Control

About the role

• Job Title: Associate Engineer - Protection & Control
• Location: Orange, CT
• Work type: Office (on-site)

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $79,680 to $99,500.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance-based bonuses
• 12% 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career-advancement pathways

Benefits

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Job Summary

This is an entry level Engineering position that provides an overall understanding of a utility system operation and in particular engineering areas. The Engineer uses existing procedures and processes to solve routine or standard problems. Work is under relatively close supervision.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine, basic engineering analyses, designs and calculations using existing procedures and processes to solve routine or standard problems while applying limited judgment and discretion.
• Identifies solutions to straightforward requests.
• Develop basic engineering knowledge.
• Prepare, maintain, and understand drawings (e.g. schematics, one-line diagrams).
• Develop and specify equipment, assemble documents and other requirements for basic assignments.
• Develop competencies with departmental design standards, applicable engineering codes, design criteria and guidelines, applicable industry codes, and CNG/SCG policies and processes.
• Develops team effectiveness skills within own work team.
• Communicates information and responds to standard internal/external customer requests with assistance from others.
• Review standard internal/external customer requests.
• Works to specify and design systems to address basic situations.
• Apply design standards, industry codes, design criteria, guidelines and company polices/procedures to basic assignments.
• Works within technical guidelines and direction provided by others to meet deadlines.
• Contribute to projects or process teams.
• Develops an awareness of costs related to own work and understands the company's business management practices.
• May contribute to project or process teams.
• Perform basic equipment selection research and recommendations with supportive documentation.
• Individual should have a basic knowledge of engineering theories, practices and procedures.
• Able to communicate information, ask questions and check for understanding.
• Able to work in a team environment and learn key business processes.
• Note: The above Key Responsibilities/Duties are not intended to be all inclusive. Employees in this position may be required to perform other related aspects of the job not listed above or listed under.

Education & Experience Required

• BSEE required and 0-2 years of industry related experience.

Technical Skills/Competencies

• Theoretical Engineering knowledge: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Analytics, Modeling & Calculation (e.g. sym. Components, per unit, etc.
• Practical Engineering Experience/Application: Planning, Operations and Engineering Design, Construction, (e.g. field experience, standardization, develop business case and defend in front of stakeholders).
• Engineering documentation: Ability to adequately document and interpret engineering documentation, review and approve engineering work done by others.

Functional Job Specific Competencies

• Power System Studies - Knowledge & Interpretation of Study Assumptions and Results: (e.g. Power Flow, Stability, Short Circuit, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Regulatory and Compliance Environment: Local, State and Federal Regulatory Standards and Requirements (NERC, NPCC, ISO, PUC, etc).
• Software Proficiency - Power System Analytics: (e.g. ASPEN).

Behavioral Competencies

• Develop self & others
• Empower to grow
• Collaborate and share
• Be a role model
• Focus to achieve results
• Be agile

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