Systems Engineer

November 13

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Power • Generation • Transmission • Distribution • Retail

10,000+

Description

• Systems Engineer position within Balance of Plant Protection and Control Engineering team • Responsible for engineering design, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance for high-voltage substations • Design and program protective relays and controls, RTUs, substation logic processors • Analyze Protection System operations and assist in timely return to service • Conduct, analyze and process power system studies (e.g., load flow, short-circuit, grounding, etc.) • Oversee quality and accuracy of electrical engineering consultants and contractors • Perform Root Cause Analysis for protection systems operations • Develop technical specifications and scopes for maintenance, testing, repairs, and upgrades • Provide technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders • Support to site personnel with analyzing failures and support switching procedures • Assist in development and upkeep of NERC PRC compliance • Streamline processes, documentation, and evidence to improve scalability and automation

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering/Science or equivalent degree required • 2 or more years of direct experience required • Experience to include designing power systems including protection and controls, RTUs and substation integration applications • Working knowledge of industry and regulatory standards (e.g., IEEE, NEC, NESC, NETA, OSHA, etc.) • Working knowledge of NERC PRC standards • Working knowledge and understanding of elementary diagrams, SEL and/or GE relay settings development, short-circuit analysis and protective device coordination • Working knowledge of AutoCAD and the development of electrical design drawings • A current driver’s license is required • Protective relay commissioning and testing experience • Working knowledge of IEC 61131-3 programming, or the fundamentals of procedural and structural programming, as well as digital logic • Working knowledge of industrial communication protocols (DNP3, Modbus, SEL, Mirrored Bits, etc.), and serial/Ethernet network topology (OSI layers 1-4) • Working knowledge of power system modeling software (such as EasyPower or ETAP), Aspen Relay Database, SEL AcSELerator, Mathcad Prime, and AutoCAD • Demonstrated, hands-on testing experience with relays and RTUs