Engineer (I, II, SR, SRII) Salt Lake City, UT or Portland, OR

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

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

General Purpose

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Grid Modernization Engineer to support the development and deployment of next-generation distribution automation technologies. The ideal candidate will work cross-functionally with engineering, field operations, IT/OT, and planning teams to drive initiatives that improve situational awareness, fault response, and grid resilience. This role is responsible for integrating and optimizing intelligent field devices—including protective relays, cFCI sensors, PMUs.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Engineer I position include the following:  

• Support and help design Networking architectures to enable secure, scalable, and resilient grid communication.
• Implement and maintain IP-based communications infrastructure, including SCADA RTUs, relays, switches, and field routers.
• Configure and analyze protective relay event data for grid performance, protection coordination, and fault response improvement.
• Integrate and analyze data from Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) for distribution-level observability, system dynamics, and event detection.
• Collaborate with SCADA engineers to enable remote control and telemetry of devices such as field reclosers, sensors, and switches.
• Develop use cases and validate system behavior under normal, abnormal, and faulted grid conditions.
• Troubleshoot field communication issues and perform root cause analysis of equipment malfunctions and telemetry failures.
• Maintain documentation, network diagrams, relay settings records, and integration workflows.
• Lead the deployment, configuration, and integration of distributed communicating Faulted Circuit Indicators (cFCIs) across the electric distribution network.
• Contribute to cross-functional project planning and participate in regulatory and stakeholder discussions on advanced grid capabilities.
• Support the development and validation of analytics for precursor event detection, fault location, and restoration automation.

In addition to the above, the Engineer II responsibilities include:  

• Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support Company objectives, utilizing engineering methods.
• Develop moderately complex electrical engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments.  
• Determine methods and techniques for obtaining results.
• Guide and direct associate level engineers, technicians and drafters.
• Recommend alternative solutions to management in area of specialty on engineering solutions to meet business needs.
• Deliver on commitments and manage outside engineering services to accomplish the assigned work.
• Maintain project timelines and budgets.
• Analyze and design engineering methods. 

In addition to the above, the Senior Engineer responsibilities include: 

•    Act as a lead/expert in the work group; train and mentor associate and career level engineers, technicians and drafters.  

Requirements

Requirements for the Engineer I position include the following: 
•    Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited college/university.
•    Basic knowledge and application of principles in area of engineering specialty.
•    Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations (if required for the position).
•    Ability to interact favorably with project and work teams. 
•    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 and automated tools.  

In addition to the above, the Engineer II requirements include: 
•    A minimum of two or more years of directly related experience in the applicable engineering field. 
•    Demonstrated knowledge and application of principles in area of engineering specialty.
•    Understanding of Company’s business, and relevant policies, procedures, and practices. 
•    Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local laws, regulations and the National Electric Codes (if required for the position).
•    Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure situations while maintaining focus and calmness.
•    Ability to provide timely assessments with limited information and/or assumptions.

In addition to the above, the Senior Engineer requirements include: 
•    A minimum of five or more years’ experience in industrial power systems or electric utility power systems, or related professional experience.
•    Project management and leadership skills including the ability to work as a team member, to maintain project timelines, budgets, and deliver on commitments. 

In addition to the above, the Senior Engineer II requirements include:

•    A minimum of six or more years’ experience in industrial power systems or electric utility power systems.
•    Advanced technical degree or professional engineer (PE) license preferred or 8 years of directly applicable engineering experience required.

 

Preferences

• experience working in electric utility operations, protection engineering, SCADA, or OT networking.
• Familiarity with protective relays (e.g., SEL, ABB, GE), event record formats, and logic schemes.
• Experience with cFCIs, PMUs, or other distributed sensors on utility circuits.
• Understanding of SCADA protocols (e.g., DNP3, Modbus, IEC 61850) and IP networking.
• Experience with network switches, firewalls, and/or SDN concepts in an OT or substation environment.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

​​​​​​​

Additional Information

​
Req Id: 113436
Company Code: Pacificorp 
Primary Location: SALT LAKE CITY     
Department: Power Delivery
Schedule: Days
Personnel Subarea: Exempt
Hiring Range: $78,500-$144,300  

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of salary.

Benefits: Health care, retirement, paid time off, tuition assistance, paid short-term and long-term disability, paid bereavement leave. For more information, please visit: https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US

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