Protection and Control (P&C) Engineering Specialist Internship - Military ETN / EMN
Oncor Electric Delivery•Dallas, Texas, United States | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Odessa, Texas, United States | Tyler, Texas, United States | Waco, Texas, United States
The intern will gain hands-on experience installing, testing, and maintaining protection and control equipment and SCADA systems to ensure grid reliability. They will also provide technical direction for substation construction and perform emergency modifications to restore electrical service.
Requirements overview
Candidates must possess proficiency in electrical/electronic theory and strong leadership and communication skills. A high school diploma or GED is required, with a preference for Navy ETN/EMN program graduates or those with a degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Technology.
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity distribution and transmission business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest distribution and transmission system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 144,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.
While Oncor is owned by two investors (indirect majority owner, Sempra Energy, and minority owner, Texas Transmission Investment LLC), Oncor is managed by its Board of Directors, which is comprised of a majority of disinterested directors.
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Hourly Rate: $30.97/hr
Relocation: Locations may include but not limited to: Dallas Ft Worth Metroplex, Odessa/Midland, Waco/Temple, Tyler
About Us
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated
electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset
management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor
(together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and
distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and
businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and
distribution lines in Texas.
Position Summary
As a Protection and Control (P&C) Engineering Specialist, you’ll learn and gain
hands-on experience installing, testing, troubleshooting, maintaining and
analyzing the performance of protection and control equipment, supervisory
control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and associated communication
devices while providing leadership and guidance to other P&C Engineering
Specialists to ensure proper operation of system protection relaying schemes and
SCADA systems to eliminate or limit damage, prevent the spread of system
disturbances, reduce the number and duration of customer outages, and to
minimize the probability of an ultimate cascading electrical system blackout.
This role is a 3- month internship with the opportunity for conversion
thereafter, and full-time placement can be in any of our available service
markets.
Key Responsibilities
* Installs protection and control facilities, modifies designs as needed, tests
and calibrates protection and SCADA equipment, and provides direction for the
technical aspects of substation construction projects in transmission
switching stations, load serving substations, generation switchyards, and
interconnection facilities with other companies to ensure that the
appropriate protection and control facilities are installed safely without
adversely affecting electric service.
* Assists in developing testing plans and tests and maintains protective
relaying equipment, relaying schemes, associated communication equipment, and
SCADA systems to ensure that protection and control facilities operate as
designed and to ensure system integrity and the reliable and secure operation
of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) bulk power transmission
grid and the power delivery system.
* Monitors and analyzes the performance of the protection and control system,
analyzes digital fault recorder information, investigates questionable
operations, troubleshoots and repairs the protection and control system, and
recommends programmatic solutions as needed to ensure system integrity and
the reliable and secure operation of the ERCOT bulk power transmission grid
and the power delivery system.
* Develops written procedures for use by P&C Engineering Specialists and craft
personnel to help ensure that construction and maintenance activities are
conducted safely without unnecessary system exposure, customer interruption,
or facility interruption.
* Assists in providing technical direction to the transmission work center in
areas such as system operations, breaker and regulator control systems,
system fault analysis and fault location, and mobile equipment installation
to help ensure the safe reliable operation of the transmission system.
* Provides technical direction and performs emergency protection system
modifications and high voltage switching to restore electrical service
without unsafely exposing the electrical system.
* Actively participate in personal technical development.
Skill Requirements:
* Candidates should thoroughly demonstrate proficiency in electrical/electronic
theory and computer hardware/software skills.
* Candidates should have demonstrated leadership abilities with strong
commitment to discipline, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in
high-stakes environments.
* Strong communication skills, including technical writing and oral
communication.
* Demonstrated ability to complete tasks and meet deadlines with minimal
supervision.
* Must be flexible, have organizational skills, and multi-tasking skills to
handle diverse types of work.
* Must effectively communicate across disciplines and functions to achieve
common goals and company business purposes.
* Excellent communication and team-building skills for effective relationships
with internal and external customers.
Travel
* Up to 25%
Education
* High school diploma, GED or equivalent required.
* Applicants that have completed the Navy Electronics Technician Nuclear (ETN)
program and Navy Electrician Mate Nuclear (ETN) with honorable discharge are
encouraged to apply.
* Will consider candidates with a 4-year Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Technology Degree from a certified university OR Bachelor of Science (BS) in
Electrical Engineering from a certified university.