Associate Electrical Engineer - Brooksource

Associate Electrical Engineer

Maywood, IL

12-month contract with intention to convert full time

Pay Rate: $30.00 - $38.00 (Depending on experience)

One of the largest electric and utilities clients is seeking to hire an Associate Electrical Engineer. As an Associate Electrical Engineer, you would work alongside a team of engineers to develop high-level project diagrams for distribution automation systems supporting the energy grid across the greater Chicago area. You will receive hands-on training and mentorship from senior-level engineers to fully understand electrical distribution and operations.

We encourage you to apply if you want to learn more about this position and grow your skills in a digital grid environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM program (Electrical Engineer, Math, Physics, Computer Engineering)
• 1+ years of electrical engineering related experience (internship, project work, bootcamps, etc.)
• General knowledge or experience with power flows, circuitry, device communication, schematics, amps, voltage, wattage, modeling, etc.
• Enthusiasm for learning and asking questions
• Strong communication skills to have productive collaboration with other associate electrical engineers, managers, and mentos.
• Willing to travel onsite to Maywood Tech Center location 3 days max per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the distribution automation to ensure no conflicts with existing project diagrams
• Use research to develop high-level plan and ensure cost feasibility before proceeding with work.
• Create project diagrams for installations of distribution automation feeder devices across the energy grid.
• Receive feedback and corrections to distribution automation scheme and project diagrams and return correction in a timely manner
• Perform Data Maintenance on all affected feeders to produce an accurate steady-state model on CYME during System Peak load conditions.
• Utilize CYME model, Mapping (GIS, Operating Maps, etc), and other technical tools to ensure electrical and construction feasibility of distribution automation scheme and proposed distribution automation project diagram (PD)
• Adhere to guidelines set forth in distribution automation training and project diagram checklist
• Develop accurate Cost Estimate for all work.

Additional Potential Responsibilities:

• Develop settings for 4kV,12kV and 34kV DA schemes.
• Analyze and document Distribution Automation events in DA Event Log
• Review proposed line sensor locations against program criteria.
• Review proposed NOJA locations against program criteria.
• Other assigned Distribution Automation Engineering duties yet to be determined.

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