Engineering Associate 1
 CPS Energy | |
 United States, Texas, San Antonio | |
 Jun 24, 2026 | |
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Engineering Associate 1 Date: Jun 23, 2026 Location: Company: Pay Grade
12 Deadline to Apply: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CST *Qualifications may warrant placement at a different job level. 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. The Transmission Planning Engineer is responsible for modeling, analyzing and the strategic development of the electric transmission system for the near-term and long-term planning horizons to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective delivery of power. The engineer performs tasks in four major functional classifications including modeling, analysis, regulatory/compliance and coordination of interconnections to the transmission system. The engineer performs technical studies to define the need for capital projects, tracks those projects for modeling and budgeting purposes, develops interconnection agreements with external stakeholders, develops and maintains software, databases and associated data, and ensures adherence to all national, state, and local electrical grid requirements. The role requires strong analytical ability, engineering judgment, and collaboration with internal departments, external customers and developers, neighboring service providers, regional entities, and regulatory bodies. Tasks and Responsibilities
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. Keywords Power System Analysis; Powerflow; System Modeling; Transmission Planning; Compliance; Interconnection; Python; PSSE; Power World; System Stability; Large Load Integration.
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