Electrical Reliability Studies Engineer

Your impact

The Electrical Reliability Studies Engineer is responsible for performing power-system and Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) studies for power generation, transmission, distribution, renewable energy, data centers and mission-critical facilities. As a reliability studies engineer, you will develop and validate technical models, perform system-impact and RAM studies, identify operational and design risks, and recommend practical improvements to system availability, redundancy, resilience, and maintainability.

The successful candidate shall demonstrate experience and technical knowledge in reliability analysis, equipment failure rates, availability calculations, and related methodologies gained through work with consulting engineering firms, developers, and/or utilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop RAM models using reliability block diagrams, fault trees, equipment failure rates, repair times, maintenance assumptions, operational dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Calculate system reliability, availability, and expected downtime, and identify critical equipment, single points of failure, system bottlenecks, and major contributors to downtime or service interruptions.
• Perform normal-condition, single-contingency, multiple-contingency, and extreme-event assessments in accordance with applicable NERC Reliability Standards.
• Prepare technical reports and present study methodologies, findings, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable NERC and FERC requirements and relevant ISO/RTO reliability planning processes. #epjobs #naepjobs

Here's what you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree: in electrical engineering, from a recognized institution.
• Minimum of 4 years: of direct experience in power system modelling and studies, including reliability analysis.
• Experience: with power-system analysis tools such as ETAP or equivalent software.
• Familiarity: with RAM software such as ReliaSoft BlockSim, Isograph Availability Workbench, or equivalent tools.
• Familiarity: with reliability indicators such as SAIFI, SAIDI, CAIDI, MTBF, and MTTR.
• Strong: analytical, technical-writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge: of applicable industry standards such as IEC, IEEE and CIGRE.
• Exceptional: problem-solving and analytical capabilities with a focus on achieving results.
• Team player: with great interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability: and willingness to travel within North America.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

• Experience: with Monte Carlo simulation and probabilistic reliability assessment.
• Experience: conducting Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and knowledge of root-cause analysis, and risk-based maintenance strategies.
• Knowledge: of programming languages to streamline studies using Python or similar languages.
• Professional Engineer: (PE or PEng) License or eligibility to obtain.

Benefits

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Salary Information

The base salary range: for this position is $110,600.00 to $145,200.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on July 20, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Company Description

At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment.

Work Environment

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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