Protection & Controls Engineer II

Summary

We are seeking a Protection and Control Engineer to develop design solutions for NYPAs protection control and associated communication systems. Responsibilities include performing system disturbance analysis recommending protective relaying system enhancements or modifications and ensuring compliance with applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards to maintain the reliable operation of NYPA assets.

Responsibilities

• Provide lead engineer function in support of a wide range of design modification projects equipment applications and failure research engineering studies and operations and maintenance activities.
• Perform site visits to complete field inspections condition assessments and equipment evaluations and develop technical recommendations with moderate complexity.
• Perform occasional emergency response including outside of normal business hours.
• Independently coordinate cross disciplinary activities for the successful development and execution of projects.
• Select and apply codes standards and procedures to work tasks appropriately.
• Perform inspections and evaluations to ensure engineering requirements and Authority specifications are satisfied.
• Provide technical leadership in state-of-the-art engineering and analytical techniques.
• Review designs calculations specifications and reports produced by other internal engineers and external consultants.
• Provide direction and review for the electrical design and drafting personnel in the development of project drawings.
• Perform engineering design for the protection and control and associated communication systems for the Authority system (through both complete in-house designs and submittal of protection criteria).
• Perform special short circuit studies and other complex calculations as required to establish relay settings utilizing sophisticated software analysis programs.
• Prepare specifications for purchasing protection and communication equipment and instrument transformer devices.
• Evaluate bid proposals and provide technical recommendations for awards of bids.
• Perform system disturbance analysis and recommend protective relaying system modification and/or additions if required.
• Review existing NYPA protective relay settings to ensure proper relay coordination margin and recommend relay setting changes if required.
• Interface with manufacturers consultants professional organizations regulatory and standardizing bodies to maintain familiarity with and stay conversant with the requirements of power system protection and control.
• For assigned work and projects provide supervision of maintenance department(s) staff and contractors and prepare and monitor the day-to-day work activities of the crafts. Work with planners in scheduling work activities; oversee the safety of employees. Review job packages to ensure they are complete and current prior to performance of the work. Review completed work job packages and work orders to verify all steps are complete and to ensure that all data/information is recorded.
  

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in the design operation and maintenance of Protection and Control systems specific to the electric utility industry.
• Working knowledge of protective relaying systems and their various components.
• Ability to utilize communication systems including power line carrier leased telephone circuits microwave links and fiber optic technology to develop protective relaying systems.
• Ability to apply diverse technical principles and practices with the understanding of the NYPAs policies operations and objectives to engineering deliverables.
• Working knowledge of applicable codes standards regulations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborative and team-oriented with ability to build relationships with vendors and stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate the technical and commercial aspects of projects.
• Ability to perform engineering calculations complete specifications scopes of work reports and interdisciplinary design packages.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Working experience with engineering software such as ASPEN and relay manufacturing software preferred.
• Ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects.
• Ability to organize state-of-the-art microprocessor-based digital transient recorders and integrated sequence-of-event recorders in complex monitoring and logging systems to provide the necessary information for system performance analysis.
• Ability to develop complex engineering specifications and perform more intricate studies.

Education Experience and Certifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of six (6) years of related work experience preferred.
• Experience in Protective Relaying applied to Electrical Power Systems required.
• New York State Engineer in Training certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

Approximately 25% travel primarily within NY State.