Power Systems SME Job Muscle Shoals area,Alabama USA,Engineering

Primary Purpose:

The SME - Power Systems provides knowledge and expertise to maintain and improve electrical distribution equipment.

Specific Key Accountabilities:

Provide applied engineering and technical skills in the areas of:
Power systems studies
Power systems design
Power systems installation, including commissioning, startup, and training
Power systems maintenance and repair
Power systems troubleshooting
Transformer oil analysis
Insurance visits and completion of insurance recommendations as they pertain to power systems
Coordination of work with TVA for annual maintenance of systems
Arc Flash studies
Short circuit analysis
Electrical coordination
Contingency planning
He/she is the referent in the plant for any issue that may emerge in the areas covered above.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Main Functions

Work with the engineering group to ensure the reliability and maintainability of new installations meets and exceeds performance expectations.
Review and manage Vendor specifications and compile technical evaluations to support procurement.
Ensure compliance standards with national safety and engineering standards are met.
Provide the site with LOTO coordination supervision.
Provide the site with ARC Flash compliance coordination and supervision.
Participate in the final check-out of new installations. This includes factory and site acceptance testing that will assure adherence to functional specifications.
Ensure that condition and documentation preservation is performed.
Participate in system functional performance testing.
Identify system manual requirements and insure all documents are created.
Document all baseline readings, settings, positions, and store for future reference.
Capable of executing small to mid-size projects from inception to handover.
Develop clear understanding of equipment's intended function, communicate this understanding to engineering and maintenance team.
Contractor coordination and contract management (writing Scope of Work, General Work Permits, Establishing Lock Out Tagout procedures, Reviewing Job Hazard Analysis, scheduling the work etc.).
Performs Power Systems, Controls, Wiring and Equipment design.
Supervise supplier interventions during installation, challenge solutions, and refine needs.
Provide technical support for the Engineering Department for power, control, and data networking systems.
Develop electrical, instrumentation, and drive systems planned maintenance activities.
Assist in training of other team members on electrical standards and processes.

Technical Support of Operations

Defines, designs, develops, monitors and refines an asset maintenance plan.
Participate in process optimization.
Provide input for development of a risk management plan that will anticipate risks that adversely impact operations.
Analyze and diagnose equipment breakdowns, develop long term solutions or mitigation plans.
Provide technical support to production, maintenance management and technical personnel.
Utilize predictive and condition monitoring techniques to monitor equipment health.
Estimation of maintenance costs and evaluation of alternatives.
Develop forecasting methods of spare parts for electrical/controls equipment.
Support procurement activities to source suppliers for various services and spare parts.
Write technical specifications for repairs (quality control) and procurement.
Establish replacement/rebuild programs (including vendor assessments).
Application of scheduling and project management principles.
Assess required tools and skills required for efficient maintenance of equipment.
Assess and report safety hazards associated with electrical low- to medium-voltage equipment.

Leadership Comptencies, Technical Skills Requirement:

Education and technical skills:

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in power systems.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient with Microsoft Office software e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong problem solving, judgment, and critical thinking skills.
Aptitude for detailed work requiring a high degree of accuracy.
Good communication, high level of autonomy,…