Computer Engineer Jobs in Jackson, MS (NOW HIRING)

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Mississippi, LLC 

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Provides engineering support to Area Substation personnel.  Performs a wide variety of planning, maintenance, design engineering, project management, construction, and operations activities related to routine, non-routine, and emergency restoration duties. Project areas may include grid/system design, operations and maintenance, planning, asset management, reliability, computer applications, safety, and root cause failure analysis. Prior experience in Transmission Protection Systems, NERC PRC-005 regulations, and RTU/SCADA systems is preferred.
 
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs a wide variety of detailed engineering analysis in Substation-related areas such as planning, maintenance, design, project management and construction, and operations.
• Uses engineering/technical principles, best practices, and knowledge of internal and external business issues to solve problems, develop cost-effective, technically sound solutions, and improve products or services.
• Applies knowledge of engineering principles in evaluating alternatives, making decisions, and interpreting/employing applicable electrical codes, procedures, standards, processes, and policies.
• Provides engineering and technical support to Entergy Mississippi Area Substation personnel in the group’s day to day performance of diagnostic and preventive maintenance tasks in the areas of system protection, SCADA/RTU, Communications, disturbance monitoring, substation automation and risk reviews.
• Supports activities to comply with applicable industry standards (i.e., NERC, SERC, CIP) and other utility regulations, as required.
• Works with other disciplines within the Transmission organization and other company business units to achieve stated goals.
• Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary.
• Serves at Transmission Point of Contact with Grand Gulf Nuclear Station on all related work, activities, and outage response.
• Provides power quality analysis for transmission grid and industrial accounts. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Discipline (typically Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution.  
• Degrees in Engineering Technology (typically, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution with PE may be considered.
• Preferred: 4-year Electrical Engineering Degree.

Minimum Experience:

• Engineer I: 0 - 2 years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• Engineer II: 2+ years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• Engineer III: 4+ years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• Engineer Sr: 6+ years of experience in an engineering discipline.
• Preferred: Experience with Transmission Protection Systems, Nuclear Generation Switchyards, NERC PRC-005 regulations, RTU/SCADA systems, microprocessors and electrical/mechanical relays, relay settings, testing, and commissioning.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Technical mastery of engineering principles In-depth knowledge of procedures, programs, and standards in responsible area.
• Consistently drives for value in sound engineering decisions, Mentors other engineers and technical professionals.
• Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent math skills.
• Excellent project management skills
• Good knowledge of computers, microprocessors, and related software.
• Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards.
• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

• Preferred: EIT, PE.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment.  Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing.