Protection & Control Applications Engineer/Analyst

Overview

On Site
USD 40-40
Contract - W2

Skills

Control Applications

Job Details

Currently, we are looking for talented resources for one of our listed clients. If interested please reply to me with your updated resume or feel free to reach out to me for more details at



Hybrid role - 4 days Onsite and 1 day Remote



Job Description:

  • PPE Required: Hard hat, Safety Glasses, Steel toed boots, reflective vest.
  • Only needed for substation visits, which should be minimally expected.
  • Assignment Schedule: 4 days on-site (typically Monday-Thursday) with Friday remote.
  • Candidate must be able to work on-site 4 days/week.

Education:

  • A bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology is preferredElectrical emphasis/discipline is highly preferred.

Experience:

  • Experience performing protective relay calculations and coordination studies is a plus
  • Experience working with CAPE (Computer Aided Protection Engineering), CYME, ASPEN, EDSA, ETAP or other related power system simulation software programs is a plus Substation protective relay testing experience along with control scheme testing and commissioning experience is a plus
  • Experience in transmission and/or distribution substation operations, distribution engineering, field services engineering, and/or substation control design engineering is a plusFor less experienced engineers, electrical engineering courses that will be helpful in this position will include Power System Analysis, Protective Relaying, Control Systems, Electric Machine Theory, and Symmetrical Components.
  • The primary responsibility of this position will be to support the protective relay settings development of distribution feeder breakers within transmission substations.
  • Due to the considerable capital investment of our distribution system, our team is in need of a dedicated engineering resource to handle the growing list of relay settings change requests.
  • To be more specific about the work, tasks of this role will include, but not be limited to, verifying/updating distribution substation short circuit models in CAPE, populating calculation sheets to solicit feedback from GPC's Distribution engineering team, performing time overcurrent coordination studies of distribution substation power transformers and breakers, and reviewing distribution substation protective relay logic and control drawings.

About us:

At our organization, we take our mission and values to heart! We are on a mission to offer more and better jobs all over the world! Our goal is to care for you while you care for our clients and get you paid the highest pay possible. All our associates working with us are expected to embrace our RACE values: R - Results Matter, A- Approachable, C - Care, and E - Emergency i.e. work with a sense of urgency.



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