The Staff Engineer provides professional engineering support for the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission, distribution, and substation systems. This role applies established engineering principles and cooperative standards to ensure system reliability, safety, regulatory compliance, and cost-effective service delivery to Members.

Key Responsibilities

• Support engineering planning, analysis, and design for overhead, underground, transmission, distribution, and substation facilities.
• Assist in developing long-range plans, construction work plans, and system studies.
• Perform system modeling, including load flow, voltage analysis, and protection coordination using approved engineering tools.
• Support protective device coordination (fusing, relaying, sectionalizing, and SCADA integration).
• Review engineering designs and construction activities for compliance with internal standards, RUS requirements, NESC, and applicable regulations.
• Provide technical support to Operations during routine work, outages, and emergency restoration efforts.
• Conduct field inspections to ensure adherence to approved designs and safety standards.
• Assist with engineering budgets, capital project documentation, and cost tracking.
• Maintain and validate the distribution system model, including annual updates and documentation.
• Maintain accurate engineering records, maps, drawings, and system documentation.
• Support a culture of safety, compliance, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Provide on-call supervisory support for SCADA systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• Professional Engineer (PE) preferred
• Experience in electric utility engineering (distribution, transmission, or substations)
• Familiarity with system modeling and engineering software tools
• Knowledge of SCADA systems and protective device coordination
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills

About Midstate Electric Cooperative

Midstate Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MEC) is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility delivering safe, reliable, and affordable power to more than 21,000 meters across Central Oregon. For nearly 75 years, we’ve proudly served our communities—powering homes, businesses, farms, and industries while supporting local schools, economic growth, and the people who make Central Oregon thrive. As one of 18 rural electric cooperatives in Oregon, MEC is guided by its members and dedicated to powering a brighter future together. Oregon and is a proud member of both the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association (ORECA).

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