Senior Protection & Control Engineer

Power Your Greatness

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability, inclusion and belonging.

General Purpose

Step into a role where your engineering expertise directly supports the safe, reliable delivery of power across our transmission and distribution systems! In this position, you will apply established engineering methods and best practices to develop studies, detailed designs, and protection system settings that support the construction, operation, and maintenance of critical infrastructure. You’ll play a key role in shaping project scopes, producing high-quality engineering documentation, and providing technical guidance and peer review to fellow engineers. From design through construction and commissioning, your contributions will help ensure our protection systems operate effectively while supporting the long-term reliability of the grid.

Responsibilities

• Develop Protection system schematic designs
• Conduct Short circuit and symmetrical component analysis
• Perform protection system coordination studies localized and wide area
• Develop Relay settings and protection system automation logic
• Conduct arc flash analysis
• Manage Integration with SCADA systems

• Develop complex electrical engineering studies, plans, detailed scopes of work and protection system criteria.

• Provide peer review as part of the defined QA/QC process for internal and external engineering design, settings and studies.
• Guide and direct level I and II engineers, technicians and drafters
• Deliver on commitments to accomplish assigned work.
• Comply with NERC, FERC and WECC regulations
• Occasional travel for project work and training
• Analyze and design engineering methods.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology from an ABET-accredited university
• A minimum of five years directly applicable engineering experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of principles in area of engineering specialty.
• Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, to maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliver on commitments.
• Understanding of company’s business, and relevant policies, procedures, and practices.
• Knowledge and application of engineering principles in the area of substations design, power system protection and/or power system analysis.
• Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations.
• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills involving the ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements, present alternatives, and recommendations.
• Proficient with the use of personal computers including automated tools.

Preferences

• Professional Engineering License (PE)
• Power systems focused Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) or Masters of Engineering in Electrical Engineering (MEngEE)
• Proficiency in substation design
• Proficiency in power system protection

Must submit a resume along with your application in order to be considered.

Benefits

At PacifiCorp, we understand that living a healthy lifestyle isn’t just about your physical health — your mental, financial, and social wellbeing also play an important role. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to help you live a more balanced lifestyle

Our Benefits include:  

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option. For union employees, matching contributions vary by union. For nonunion, PacifiCorp makes a fixed contribution equal to 4% of your eligible pay each year for new hires. In addition, PacifiCorp matches 100% of the first 6% you contribute. 
• Life insurance
• Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
• Tuition Assistance
• Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.

Work Life Balance:

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - Time off varies by employee type (Union or Non-Union)
• Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance

• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave 
• Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing

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Additional Information

Req Id: 114748
Company Code: PacifiCorp #PM25
Primary Location: PORTLAND, OR
Department: Power Delivery
Schedule: FULL TIME, 100% onsite
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $109,700 - $150,810 

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 15.00% of salary.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana. While marijuana is legal in several states, including Oregon, a positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety-sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.