Senior Electrical Protection Engineer

Senior Electrical Engineer - Protection Applications

Description

The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead electrical design project teams to create world class designs for new projects alterations and redevelopments on a variety of projects including power process corporate healthcare pipeline airports institutional industrial manufacturing government and military facilities. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints design factors or client needs.

• Executes complex assignments requiring the use of advanced electrical engineering techniques resulting in the development of new or improved processes equipment and/or technological methods.
• Coordinate departmental or divisional project studies reports or project design assignments.
• Responsible for performing power system studies and system protection settings coordination on various projects (Up to 500-kV voltage level).
• Develop design basis documentation for protective settings and generate native relay configuration files.
• Conduct design reviews and support quality control.
• Assist project manager to develop scope of work and conceptual design for the projects.
• Train guide and mentor less experienced team members.
• Support business development and marketing initiatives.

Qualifications

Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a directly related field plus seven (7) years of experience in electrical systems studies in the electric utility or industrial power distribution industry.

Will accept a Masters degree plus six (6) years of related experience in lieu of a Bachelors degree plus seven (7) years of related experience.

Ability to obtain a Professional Engineer licensure.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Previous experience in development of protective relay settings in Transmission or Distribution industry
• Prior experience in commonly utilized system modelling software programs (ASPEN CAPE CYME ETAP SKM etc.)
• Knowledge of protection schemes and philosophies commonly applied at Transmission and Distribution substations.
• Developing native relay setting files using SELs AcSELerator and GEs Enervista software programs
• Ability to read and interpret electrical single lines three lines schematics functional diagrams etc.
• Designing calculations including short circuit calculation current transformer performance and ratio selection over-current element coordination zone-distance element selection and coordination and relay load ability calculation
• Ability to perform Grounding Arc Flash and other Power system studies is a plus
• Providing engineering support with construction and commissioning activities for substations

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Travel

:Yes 25 % of the Time