Senior Electrical Engineer - Automation

Senior Automation Engineers at OPPD serve as expert technical leaders responsible for guiding automation and control engineering strategy across substation, transmission, and distribution systems. This role delivers high-impact engineering solutions, oversees complex work streams, and enhances OPPD's long-term technical capability. Senior engineers provide professional engineering review and sealing authority, champion risk‑mitigation strategies, and mentor engineering staff. Deep expertise in 3
¿ phase power systems, SCADA technologies, and advanced automation methodologies is essential.

Senior Automation Engineers at OPPD serve as expert technical leaders responsible for guiding automation and control engineering strategy across substation, transmission, and distribution systems. This role delivers high-impact engineering solutions, oversees complex work streams, and enhances OPPD's long-term technical capability. Senior engineers provide professional engineering review and sealing authority, champion risk‑mitigation strategies, and mentor engineering staff. Deep expertise in 3
¿ phase power systems, SCADA technologies, and advanced automation methodologies is essential.

• Provide technical leadership for automation, SCADA, integration, and protection engineering activities district wide.
• Oversee major engineering project components, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and strategic objectives.
• Review and seal technical engineering designs and documentation.
• Support long-term automation and control strategy development while ensuring NERC Compliance.
• Anticipate technical risks and implement proactive mitigation strategies.
• Deliver training, coaching, and mentorship to engineering staff to advance organizational capability.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully complete essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska or ability to obtain Nebraska registration within 6 months through reciprocity and relevant experience.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain
• Expert knowledge of 3-phase power systems and electrical schematics
• Extensive experience with SCADA, automation, and communication protocols
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical strategy and major engineering work streams
• Experience shaping organizational engineering standards or strategy
• Prior responsibility for sealing engineering work
• Advanced expertise in automation, integration, and control system design

• Office:
  Work will be performed in a modern office environment amid normal conditions of dust, odors, fumes, and noises.
• Field:
  Work will be performed outside in a wide variety of weather conditions (snow, rain, heat, cold, wind, etc.), terrain, and other natural environmental hazards as well as pollen and other airborne allergens.
• Travel:
  Must be able to travel throughout the service territory and report to various locations in a timely manner as needed.

• Work will be performed in high traffic environments.
• Will work around energized high voltage electrical equipment.
• Will work in construction areas that present many physical hazards.
• Will work at heights.

Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

• Grade: S6
• Minimum: $109,942
• Midpoint: $137,428

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