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Engineer (I, II or Senior) – Klamath Falls, Oregon – #108335 (Klamath Falls, Oregon, OR, US, 97601)

June 16, 2022

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General Purpose

General Purpose of Engineer I:

Applies prescribed methods and standard practices in performing specific tasks within projects and assists other engineering staff on more complex projects. Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems.

In addition to Engineer I, the general purpose of an Engineer II includes:

Under limited supervision, applies prescribed methods and standard practices in performing all phases of projects and assists other engineering staff on more complex projects. Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems.

In addition, to Engineer I and II, the general purpose of a Senior Engineer includes:

Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems.

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Engineer I and II (Protection and Control) Salt Lake City, UT / Portland, OR – #107225 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

March 12, 2022

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

Applies prescribed methods and standard practices in performing all phases of projects and assists other engineering staff on more complex projects. Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the protection and control systems for the company’s transmission and distribution assets.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Engineer I position include:

Analyze the protection and control system design, programming, and modification.
Develop studies of limited scope and prepare data for cost estimations and analyses.
Develop electrical engineering plans, specifications, calculations, and design documents.
Run equipment and performance tests and install and inspect new protection systems.

In addition, the responsibilities of the Engineer II position are:

Design, develop, modify, and evaluate protection and control systems, process, or facilities to support Company objectives.

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SCADA Engineer 1-2 (Portland, OR) #107147 (Portland, OR, OR, US, 97232)

January 31, 2022

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

Develop engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of company SCADA systems used for the protection and monitoring of the electrical grid for system fault protection.

Responsibilities of this position include the following:

Assist in the SCADA design of numerous RTU (Remote Terminal Unit) architectures to support various ongoing projects, including creation or modifications to RTU designs, configurations, and points list implementations.
Coordinate with various engineering disciplines, project engineers/managers, and customer representatives to finalize SCADA point lists based on anticipated requirements.
Work with database analysts, business system analysts, and advanced application teams to ensure the remote data requirements are completely and accurately implemented into the OSI Monarch EMS/SCADA system.
Deliver on commitments, utilizing outside engineering services to accomplish the assigned work when necessary.

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Senior Engineer – Portland, Oregon – 106174 (Portland, OR, US, 97703)

January 19, 2022

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

Apply system analysis and planning skill set to promote the advent of new planning processes, either developing or utilizing advanced planning tools and methods.
Evaluate and recommend planning policy and field design protocols for PacifiCorp based on a variety of methods including application of sensitivity tests, engineering knowledge, business case development and awareness of industry best practices.
Lead the conception of optimized planning processes leveraging existing and new tools and large datasets applying scripting or programming as needed
Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support company objectives, utilizing engineering methods.
Develop highly complex engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments.

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Former SpaceX Engineer Driving New Battery Technology

September 29, 2021

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An executive and entrepreneur who designed battery packs for SpaceX has partnered with a leader of India’s transportation industry in a venture designed to improve the lifecycle of lithium-ion batteries, and help that country’s transition toward electric passenger vehicles.

Porter Harris, a battery engineer known for his work in thermal cooling and heating methodology, and Pankaj Dubey, who made his mark in bringing all-terrain vehicles and snow scooters to India, on Sept. 28 announced their Power.Global venture has agreements with stationary storage integrator PositivEnergy and battery recycling processor Redivivus in support of Power.Global’s effort to upgrade battery technology.

Power.Global, formed in 2019, designs high-performance clean energy and mobility products. The company in a news release Tuesday said the company “is building toward a fully sustainable and equitable battery economy through strategic partnerships, responsible manufacturing practices and product lifecycle management.”

“To help alleviate some of the stress on global supply chains, we’re developing in-country battery manufacturing in India, the U.S. and other global markets, and working with local cell manufacturers to develop our 100% made-in-country electric battery module,” Harris told POWER.…