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Application Deadline:
11/19/2026 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time
# of Positions:
1
Job Type:
Regular
Job End Date:
Exemption Status:
Exempt
Pay Range:
$89,668.80 - $130,062.40
Minimum Age Requirement:
Job Description:
Idaho Power — located in vibrant Boise, Idaho — is looking for an Engineer I or II to join our Power Supply team. It’s an exciting time to work for Idaho Power. Our work plays a critical role in communities we serve across Idaho and Oregon, and we’re working hard to provide our customers with the safe, reliable, affordable energy they depend on. While this position is based at Idaho Power’s downtown Boise location, we offer both flexible schedules and the opportunity to work up to 40% remote. Relocation assistance may also be provided to the successful candidate.
What does an Engineer I or II do for us?
Provides electrical engineering support for power generation facilities, with responsibilities spanning arc-flash analysis, generator testing and condition assessment, protection systems, generator and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) controls and modeling, voltage and frequency performance, equipment refurbishment, plant operations, auxiliary equipment, and cybersecurity. The position will have primary responsibility for administering arc-flash and generator testing programs and supporting compliance with applicable NERC Reliability and Security Standards, including development and maintenance of compliance plans and preparation of evidence in support of audits.
Engineer I
While operating under general supervision and with oversight, they develop technical expertise in their field. This role plans and leads assignments and projects. They may also interface with internal departments and external organizations and receive guidance from leaders and other engineers as needed.
Engineer II
While operating under limited supervision, they have an intermediate level of technical expertise in their field. This role plans and leads moderately complex assignments and projects, interfaces with internal departments and external organizations, and receives high-level guidance from leaders and other engineers as needed.
General job duties applicable to all areas of expertise:
Plans and leads projects, assignments and technical investigations
Acts as a liaison between other departments and organizations
Evaluates progress and results, recommending changes in procedures
Exercises moderate technical judgment in decision-making and independent action
Responsible for budgeting, financial accountability and timelines on assigned projects
Utilizes industry and discipline-related knowledge to interpret and comply with regulations as required by NERC, FERC, WECC, EPA, NESC, OSHA, FCC, etc.
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Specific additional job duties:
This engineering position is in the Power Production Electrical Engineering, and the group’s efforts in maintaining the Company’s generation assets as well as the compliance activities that go along with operating these assets.
Several areas of responsibility for this Electrical Engineering group are as follows:
Generation Operations Support, including:
Investigation of protective trip operations
Optimization of the efficient use of water through units and spillways
Support for optimal EIM performance and readiness
Arc Flash analysis and program administration
Support compliance with applicable NERC Reliability and Security Standards. Including writing and/or revising compliance plan documents and preparing evidence in support of audits.
Generator testing program administration
Generation asset condition assessment
Generation Protection, including:
Support of Protection Upgrade Capital projects
Settings development and review
Support of the relay testing program
Coordination of Protection Systems with appropriate entities
Support for refurbishment of generators, including:
Stator rewinds
Rotor pole refurbishment
Generator…