Engineering Associate 1
 CPS Energy | |
 United States, Texas, San Antonio | |
 Aug 21, 2025 | |
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Engineering Associate 1 Date: Aug 21, 2025 Location: Company: We are engineers, high line workers, power plant managers, accountants, electricians, project coordinators, risk analysts, customer service operators, community representatives, safety and security specialists, communicators, human resources partners, information technology technicians and much, much more. We are 3,500 people committed to enhancing the lives of the communities we serve. Together, we are powering the growth and success of our community progress every day! Position Summary
The Engineering Associate position holds the responsibility for the safe, reliable, and economic round-the-clock operation of the generation, electric transmission, and distribution systems. Duties include Engineering responsibilities for the design, construction, maintenance, and operation activities of our power plants, transmission lines, substations, distribution system, gas systems, control centers and others. These Engineering duties may include continuous monitoring and balancing of energy flow and responding to system disturbances, along with all generation, distribution, and transmission activities that provide electric and gas services to customers. Transmission Planning and Operation Engineering is responsible for modeling and analyzing the transmission grid for the operations horizon and the near-term and long-term planning horizons. Activities include identification of corrective action plans, model management, interconnection studies for generation, transmission and end-user interconnections, development of interconnection agreements, and working as a liaison between planning and engineering departments for interconnection projects. Providing technical support to System Operations through daily, weekly and seasonal system outage studies, maintaining state estimator models, maintaining operating procedures, and real-time system models; modeling the transmission system and performing system simulation and associated assessments, as needed both annually and periodically, including, but not limited to, power flow, voltage stability, dynamic stability, subsynchronous resonance, geomagnetic disturbance, EMP, switching surge, and short circuit analyses; Communicating with outside organizations; Maintaining compliance programs; developing study reports and project recommendations; and, developing and maintaining software, databases and associated data. Grade: 12 Tasks and Responsibilities
Develop and perform system analysis using power systems analysis software (PSSE, PowerWorld, State Estimator, DSA Tools) Minimum Skills
Minimum Knowledge and Abilities
Basic knowledge of fundamental engineering concepts, practices and procedures
Ability to work in a team environment, coordinating with other related areas to complete tasks and projects
Effective interpersonal skills and written communication skills to work with all levels of personnel within the organization
Ability to perform multiple work activities with a minimum of supervision and prioritize workload effectively
Ability to use personal initiative to recognize needs and research skills to solve problems when necessary
Ability to work call duty and occasional unscheduled work in the evenings, weekends, or holidays after experience level permits
Ability to travel occasionally, to off-site work, to seminars, manufacturing plant inspections, etc.
Ability to obtain Professional Engineer License in State of Texas
Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail and scheduling Preferred Qualifications
Competencies
Manages Ambiguity
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Drives Vision and Purpose
Drive for Results Minimum Education
Bachelors of Science degree in an engineering field from an ABET accredited four-year college or university Required Certifications
Working Environment
Work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer and calculator.
Employee may potentially be exposed to hazardous chemicals, wet or humid conditions, outdoor weather, noisy and dusty environment.
Ability to travel to and from meetings, training sessions or other business-related events. After hours work may be required. Physical Demands
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking & standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met. CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.
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