Electrical System Engineer
Listed on 2026-10-19
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
Come join us at Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC) and BEC Fiber, where we are lighting the grid to empower our members!
Help us Reimagine Rural America!
Established in 1938, Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC) is a member-owned cooperative dedicated to providing exceptional service and innovative solutions to its members. BEC serves more than 30,000 members and delivers electric service to 42,000 active meters across a seven-county territory in the Texas Hill Country, with more than 140 employees. Since 2017, BEC has also offered fiber-optic broadband internet to its rural communities, and it provides behind-the-meter energy solutions, including Apollo ware, an advanced real-time energy management platform, solar power installations, and energy storage systems.
Whywork for BEC? We offer Highly Competitive Wages and a Generous Benefit Package!!
Pay range: $84,400 to $227,100 annually, depending on level and experience (see level ranges under Experience below)
Health, Life and Disability Benefits (no waiting period – benefits start on first day)- Medical, Dental and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous employer contribution of $3,250 for Individual medical coverage and $6,500 for Family medical coverage
- Company-paid Employee Life insurance and Business Travel insurance
- Short- and Long-term disability plans
- Supplemental Life and AD&D insurance options
- 401(k) employer match
- Pension plan
- PTO – Accrue 180 hours/4.5 weeks of PTO per year to start
- 10 Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Gym reimbursement for you and your spouse
We are looking for Electrical System Engineers to join the BEC Engineering team and help plan, protect, and build the distribution, substation, and transmission system that serves our members. Our engineers complete system planning studies, perform protection and coordination analysis, develop construction and material standards, and support engineering and project management for construction and upgrade projects, working with technicians and other engineers to ensure safe, reliable, and economical service.
This posting covers five levels – Electrical System Engineer I, II, III, IV, and Senior Electrical System Engineer – and candidates will be considered for the level that matches their education, licensure, and experience. All positions report to the Engineering Director.
- Complete planning studies, including load flows, motor starts, system planning, DG additions, capacitor/power factor, load forecast, and power quality studies, to ensure the system can adequately, reliably, and economically serve existing and future load.
- Perform system protection analysis and coordination to ensure protective devices perform as designed, and investigate protective device mis-operations or improper coordination.
- Prepare construction and material specifications and develop and modify standards that provide for a safe, reliable, and economic system.
- Perform engineering and project management duties to construct and upgrade distribution, substation, and transmission facilities.
- Work with technicians and other engineers to ensure safe operating conditions, and provide annual reports and updates on system reliability.
- Make recommendations to management on initiatives such as distribution automation, advanced metering, SCADA, and grid resiliency plans.
- Provide safe, efficient, and dependable service to BEC members at the lowest possible cost.
- Provide direction, training, and guidance to coworkers and other engineers as experience level allows.
- Stay informed of all company policies and procedures and…
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