Distribution Area Engineer; Entry Senior, or Principal

Position Overview

Distribution Area Engineer (Entry, Staff, Senior, or Principal)
Are you looking for an exciting job where you can put your skills and talents to work at a company you can feel proud to be a part of? A position at Xcel Energy could be just what you’re looking for. The job summary and responsibilities below reflect the entry engineer level role. The chosen candidate will be placed at a level commensurate with their skills and experience. This entry level position is designed to develop technical expertise in a specific area of specialty and involves working on conventional plans, investigations, surveys, and projects of limited scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Uses and applies technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques to perform assignments of limited scope.
• Supports the development of technical documentation including designs, testing, calculations, and reports, and assists with the creation of procedures.
• Provides ongoing technical support for project activities, and may offer field engineering oversight for commissioning, testing, and inspections under direct supervision.
• Coordinates or leads projects (or portions of projects) covering research, design, equipment selection, installation, and commissioning under the direction of a higher-level engineer or supervisor.
• Assists in bid/evaluation processes by performing basic analysis and calculations on existing documentation to support the preparation of bid documents.
• Communicates effectively across diverse internal teams and with external customers or vendors on matters of varying complexity.
• May supervise or coordinate interns, drafters, technicians, and provide mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• May perform activities such as budgeting, estimating, forecasting, and work order management in support of engineering projects.

Required Qualifications

• Required bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET accredited curriculum (electrical engineering preferred).
• 0+ years of relevant engineering experience demonstrating the unique technical skills and core competencies for this level.
• Preferred EIT/FE certification.