Electrical Engineer - Apparatus Engineering
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer
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Location:
Tempe, AZ, US
Date:
Apr 30, 2025
Requisition : 18679
Join us in building a better future for Arizona!
SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes.
SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.
Why Work at SRP
At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.
SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:
- Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- Available your first day:
Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance - Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
- Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
- Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
- Short and long-term disability plans
- Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
- 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking
Provide engineering services to SRP in a technically sound, safe, timely and cost-effective manner to enable SRP to realize its goals and objectives for providing water and energy related services. Apparatus Engineering specifies and procures the major substation equipment for the SRP electric system. System voltage ranges from 12.47kV to 525kV.
• Responsible for project budgets and schedules.
• Prepare specifications, assemble drawing/bid packages, attend design reviews, evaluates bids, make recommendations to management, review drawings, perform factory inspections, witness testing, and perform equipment receiving inspections.
• Provide engineering assistance for equipment field installation, startup, troubleshooting and warranty claims.
• Participate in vendor quality management and lead equipment trials.
• Lead equipment failure root cause analysis and failure response.
• Provide equipment end-of-life recommendations and documentation.
• Act as an in-house engineering consultant and/or advisor in a technical specialty to other organizations inside SRP.
• Act as an engineering project leader on important projects.
• Administer, review and evaluate technical studies and analysis performed by consultants or others.
• Prepares and/or conducts written and oral reports and presentations.
• Participate in industry forums and organizations.
• Travel (Domestic and International) for job related purposes.
• Performs field engineering work
• Performs engineering analyses.
What It Takes To Succeed• Knowledge of specifying and procuring major substation equipment, and/or experience in substation design.
• Knowledge of power transmission and distribution fundamentals including substation equipment applications.
• A good understanding of substation design and maintenance is a plus.
• Familiarity with design and safety practices including IEEE, ANSI, ASTM, NEC, and NESC.
• Familiarity with electrical drawings and standards including related area such as design, relaying, control, telecom, etc.
• Ability to work effectively within SRP as well as entities outside of SRP.
• Must be able to work as a member of a team and handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Able to work…
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