Substation Design Engineer

We are currently looking for a Substation Design Engineer to join the Lewisville, TX team!

Employees may perform any or all of the following:

• Create design documents and drawings:
  Work within a project team to develop all project deliverables, including wiring diagrams from schematics, bills of materials, and applying field mark‑ups to as‑built drawings with minimal supervision.
• Perform engineering support tasks:
  Conduct calculations such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit with minimal supervision.
• Apply engineering software:
  Use tools for tasks like ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, load flow, and short circuit studies with minimal supervision.
• Review schedules:
  Monitor project timelines and collaborate with project engineers to keep projects on track.
• Apply standards:
  Adhere to NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI standards.
• Use document management:
  Properly utilize systems for project documentation.
• Apply corporate practices:
  Follow Primoris standard engineering procedures.
• Communicate and coordinate:
  Coordinate with project engineers, customer representatives, and others.
• Gain hands‑on experience:
  Spend time at job sites for training in substation construction and design.
• Ensure quality:
  Take ownership of work accuracy and quality.
• Identify issues:
  Report potential problems and solutions to supervisors.
• Travel:
  Occasional short‑term out‑of‑town travel for projects.
• Other duties:
  As assigned by management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) from an accredited university.

• Senior applicants must be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with ability to obtain licensure in multiple states or gain it within one year of hire.

• Relays and Metering:
  Familiarity with electrical relays in the utility industry; experience applying relays and metering in substations at 138kV and above.
• P&C Design
  
  Experience:
  
  Designing electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems; designing connection drawings and cabling.
• Physical Design
  
  Experience:
  
  Performing physical design for stations of varying voltage classes. Apply industry standards to produce and a safe and functional substation while value engineering for efficient and cost‑effective construction.
• Studies:
  Interpret and apply the results of studies including grounding, lighting, short circuit, reactive power, TOV, harmonics and relay coordination. Ability to perform these studies is a plus.
• Fundamentals:
  Strong knowledge of AC/DC principles; three‑phase power systems; per‑unit mathematics and symmetrical components.
• Substation Knowledge:
  Understanding of substation components and functions; design documents and drawings needed for projects.
• Standards:
  Knowledge of NEC, NESC, NEMA, IEEE, and ANSI.
• Software:
  Proficiency in common word processing, spreadsheets, and email tools.

• Effective communication with co‑workers, vendors, and clients.