Job Information
Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC Protection & Control Engineering Specialist I in Dallas, Texas
Description
Salary Range: $76,756 - $105,841
Close Date: 3/24/2026 at 3:00 pm
Relocation: No
About Us
Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, headquartered in Dallas, is a regulated electricity transmission and distribution business that uses superior asset management skills to provide reliable electricity delivery to consumers. Oncor (together with its subsidiaries) operates the largest transmission and distribution system in Texas, delivering power to nearly 4 million homes and businesses and operating more than 143,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines in Texas.
Position Summary
A Protection & Control Engineering Specialist I at Oncor installs, tests, troubleshoots, maintains, and analyzes the performance of protection and control equipment, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, and associated communication devices to ensure proper operation of system protection relaying schemes and SCADA systems to eliminate or limit damage, prevent the spread of system disturbances, reduce the number and duration of customer outages, and to minimize the probability of an ultimate cascading electrical system blackout.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Directly or through others, the incumbent:
Install protection and control facilities, modifies designs as needed, tests and calibrates protection and SCADA equipment, and provides direction for the technical aspects of substation construction projects in transmission switching stations, load serving substations, generation switchyards, and interconnection facilities with other companies to insure that the appropriate protection and control facilities are installed safely without adversely affecting electric service.
Develop testing plans and tests and maintains protective relaying equipment, relaying schemes, associated communication equipment, and SCADA systems to insure that protection and control facilities operate as designed and to insure system integrity and the reliable and secure operation of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) bulk power transmission grid and the power delivery system.
Monitor and analyzes the performance of the protection and control system, analyzes digital fault recorder information, investigates questionable operation, troubleshoots and repairs the protection and control system, and recommends programmatic solutions as needed to insure system integrity and the reliable and secure operation of the ERCOT bulk power transmission grid and the power delivery system.
Develop written procedures for use by Protection & Control (P&C) Engineering Specialists and craft personnel to help insure that construction and maintenance activities are conducted safely without unnecessary system exposure, customer interruption, or facility interruption.
Provide technical direction to the transmission work center in areas such as system operations, breaker and regulator control systems, system fault analysis and fault location, and mobile equipment installation to help insure the safe reliable operation of the transmission system.
Provide technical direction and performs emergency protection system modifications and high voltage switching to restore electrical service without unsafely exposing the electrical system.
Skills
Candidates should thoroughly demonstrate proficiency in electrical/electronic theory and computer hardware/software skills.
Candidates should have demonstrated leadership abilities.
Education and Experience
High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent and 7 years experience in related field is required.
Applications can be accepted for candidates with an Associate’s Degree in a related field and 5 years experience OR candidates with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology and 3 years of experience in lieu of above criteria.
Must possess valid driver’s license.
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