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# Engineering Associate I

- **Company:** Lower Colorado River Authority
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computer Programming, Python (Programming Language), Vba Programming Language
- **Published:** July 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=461baf81cd7a2ce1

## About the Role

* Bachelors degree in engineering, engineering technology, engineering physics, biosystems engineering, mathematical science, physical science or related science.
 * Driver's license

How You'll Stand Out:

 * A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with a background in power systems
 * Knowledge of symmetrical components used to analyze unbalanced three-phase power systems
 * Experience interpreting electrical design prints (e.g. relay one-line diagrams, DC schematics, etc.)
 * Experience with relay coordination software (e.g. ASPEN OneLiner, CAPE, etc.)
 * Software programming (e.g. Python, VBA, LiveCode, etc.)
 * A passion for solving interesting and complex engineering problems in a collaborative environment, and a desire to learn, grow, and strive for continuous process improvement

Knowledge of ERCOT protocols and NERC reliability standards is a plus
How We'll Support You

## Description

LCRA is seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our Transmission Protection team. Your work will include developing new and revised protective relay settings, ensuring compliance with NERC PRC-027 and other regulatory standards, performing technical studies for generator interconnections, large loads, and distribution systems, and providing technical support for field personnel. You will join a team of engineers working to grow and strengthen LCRA's transmission system, collaborating with other teams in a friendly and helpful environment to ensure LCRA successfully executes its capital plan and supports day-to-day operations and maintenance activities.
How You'll Contribute:

With support and mentorship from experienced Engineers, you will:

 * Develop new and revised protective relay settings for transmission lines, substation buses, power transformers, autotransformers, capacitor banks, and reactors
 * Perform PRC-027 wide-area coordination studies, coordinating with other TSPs to ensure protective relay settings are coordinated in the transmission system
 * Review short-circuit reports for new generation and large load projects seeking to interconnect to LCRA's transmission system
 * Develop and coordinate transformer protective relay settings with distribution feeder settings
 * Develop protective relay settings for temporary off-normal switching configurations
 * Collaborate with other Engineers to update and improve Transmission Protection standards and procedures


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