Energetic and passionate group seeks to add an additional member to their reliability engineering team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliable and efficient operation of our electrical transmission systems. As a Reliability Engineering Associate, you will be responsible for monitoring and enhancing the reliability of our substation transmission infrastructure, identifying and mitigating potential risks, and developing strategies to improve overall system performance.

You will be trusted to:

Asset Monitoring and Analysis:
- Continuously monitor the performance and reliability of the transmission substation equipment.
- Analyze data and reports related to equipment, outages, and incidents to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Implement condition-based monitoring and predictive maintenance strategies to prevent failures.
- Develop scripts, apps, dashboards and database environments (Power Bi, Power Apps, Python, SQL) to leverage various data sources into actionable tasks.
- Create tools and strategy automations to reduce manual processes while increasing reliability of the equipment and system.

Maintenance Planning:
- Work closely with maintenance teams to plan and schedule preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
- Develop maintenance procedures and optimize maintenance intervals to ensure equipment reliability.

Failure Analysis:
- Investigate and analyze equipment failures or incidents to determine root causes.
- Develop and implement corrective actions and preventive measures to reduce the likelihood of future failures.

Asset Management:
- Maintain an inventory of spare critical transmission assets.

Collaboration:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, maintenance, and construction, to achieve reliability goals.

Continuous Improvement:
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and develop innovative solutions to enhance system reliability.

Group Dynamics:
- Hybrid Remote and Office Schedule
-Work closely with a team of 7 Engineers day-to-day, collaborating, socializing, eating lunch together and working towards making LCRA a premier public power provider while having fun along the way.

You qualify with:

- Bachelors degree in engineering, engineering technology, engineering physics, biosystems engineering, mathematical science, physical science or related science.  
- Driver's license

You are a great fit with:

DECEMBER 2025 Graduates or Earlier only, Please do not apply if you will not have obtained your engineering degree by December 2025. Earlier Graduation dates are welcomed to apply.

Skill in Python, SQL, Power Apps, Power BI

Electrical, Mechanical Engineering Degrees Preferred

Computer Science, Industrial, Aerospace, Petroleum Engineering Degrees Accepted

You gain:

- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance

- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave

- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option

- Life and disability insurance

- Wellness program including wellness incentive

- Extensive learning & development programs

And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.

LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.