About the role
Roles and Responsibilities
- Design and delivery of complex protection solutions for generation, transmission, distribution systems for electrical utilities and industrial clients.
- Participate in the design and development of microgrid solutions including power flow optimization and dispatching algorithms.
- Perform engineering studies and analyses such as: short circuit, load flow, ground grid, arc-flash protective device coordination, etc.
- Performing power system studies and calculations, including, and not limited to CT/VT adequacy checks and relay settings (project-related engineering activity).
- Create relay setting files to include programming of Protection and Control Elements, Control Logic and Communications settings for GE and third-party protective relays.
- Test customized Protection and Control solutions both in house and at customer installations
- Ability to model and conduct power system simulations using RTDS simulator or equivalent.
- Provide factory acceptance test plans and testing services to validate protection designs for customer witnessing.
- Site acceptance test planning and field support up to and including commissioning of new applications.
- Assist software tool development to automate the engineering process internally and externally with key utility partners.
- Participate in project meetings with project managers and customers on technical discussions.
- May require travel up to 20 - 40% of the time depending on projects
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors (Masters or higher is preferred) in Electrical or Power Systems Engineering with very good understanding of power system applications and analysis.
- Minimum (5) years of experience in protection, control, and automation applications.
- Excellent understanding of power systems phenomena in transmission & distribution systems.
- Understanding of power system protection relays, automation, control and communication protocols.
- Ethical and professional business manner in interaction with team members and customers.
- Customer focused; open to accept new challenges and share ideas.
- Technical skills to execute projects and write SOW proposals.
- Strong learning skills.
- Willingness and ability to work across time zones to support global customers if required
Desired Characteristics
- Experienced in study software and power system tools such as Mathcad, MATLAB, PSSE, PSCAD, Power Factory, ASPEN, CAPE for automating the power system study process.
- Understand of communication system protocols and architectures in electric power industry (DNP3, MODBUS, IEC61850, OpenFMB, etc.).
- Experience with RTDS or Opal Simulation Platforms.
- Flexibility to work in a multi-customer environment and to adapt to requests/comments made in the course of execution.
- Experience with transmission, distribution, and smart grid standards;
- Strong communication skills including technical writing and presentations.
- Knowledge or field experience with system commissioning and testing.
- Experience with advanced automation solutions such as microgrids and remedial action schemes.
- Experience with IEC 61131-3 PLC Programming Languages.
- Project Management experience
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes