Staff Electrical Engineer - Protection Applications (Southeast Region)

Atlanta, GA, US • Posted 26 days ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Full Time

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Skills

Software Engineering
Leadership
Management
Testing
Documentation
Design Review
Quality Control
Communication
Conceptual Design
Mentorship
Business Development
Marketing
Electrical Systems
Machine Vision
Banking
Distribution
Systems Modeling
Aspen
Siemens
ETAP
Transformer
Collaboration
GRID
Engineering Support
Engineering Design
FERC
NERC
SAP BASIS
Electrical Engineering

Summary

Description

Responsible for leading or executing power system protection applications engineering projects. Projects range in size, complexity, and voltage class from small distribution equipment upgrades to large transmission projects. This position can influence the future of the resiliency, reliability and economic operation of the electric grid. Opportunities to advance into leadership/management roles are available.

Position may include following assignments:

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.
Develop and evaluate plans for major projects. Assess feasibility or soundness of proposed applications when data is insufficient or testing is advisable.
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.
Provide technical guidance to the project team, conduct design reviews, and support quality control.
Act as primary contact for both internal and external client-side communication.
Assist project manager to develop scope of work and conceptual design for the projects.
Train, guide, and mentor less experienced engineers.
Support business development and marketing initiatives

Qualifications

Required Experience:

Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a directly related field plus (3) years of experience in electrical systems studies in the electric utility or industrial power distribution industry.
Will accept a Master's degree plus (2) years of related experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree plus (3) years of related experience.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

A Professional Engineer licensure is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of the predominant protection schemes and philosophies that are encountered in Transmission, Distribution and Renewable Collector Substations.
Application of industry standards for the protection of system equipment, including power busses, power transformers, HV/MV circuit breakers, capacitor banks, reactors, transmission lines, and distribution feeders.
Power systems modeling and protective relay coordination analysis using ASPEN OneLiner or Siemens CAPE, ETAP, SKM, CYME software.
Designing calculations, including short circuit calculation, current transformer performance and ratio selection, over-current element coordination, zone-distance element selection and coordination, and relay loadability calculation.
Developing native relay setting files using SEL's AcSELerator/Grid configurator and GE's Enervista and similar vendor software programs.
Providing engineering support with construction and commissioning activities for substations.
Leading multiple engineering teams on engineering design and scope for multiple projects.
Knowledge of FERC and NERC requirements as they pertain to electric utility reliability requirements is a plus.
Knowledge of IEC61850 and its implementation is a plus.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Electrical Engineering

Primary Location US-GA-Atlanta

Other Locations US-NC-Charlotte

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 260429

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-JNH #T&D

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Dice Id: 10394681
Position Id: f578fda54e05ca1102efe1f31e291e1f
Posted 26 days ago

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