Power System Protection & Control Engineer

Job Description Summary

This position will be responsible for executing Protection and Control engineering and Consulting services in Transmission, Distribution and Industrial markets in the US and Canada. Reporting through the Grid Automation Global Engineering and Consulting Center of Excellence manager, the Power System Protection and Control Engineer will be part of the global Center of Excellence (CoE) team. Activities will include designing, programming, testing and commissioning protection and control related applications for power system design and substation automation projects.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of Engineering and Consulting Services Projects inside the Engineering & Consulting CoE. This includes schedule, customer communication, scope of work, budget, and quality.
• Responsible for leading the development of a project technical scope of work and engineering effort estimations
• Lead customer and regional engagements to define customer requirements and develop innovative solutions
• Execute engineering studies and analysis across the transmission, distribution, and industrial segments, such as: short circuit, load flow, arc-flash studies, protective device coordination studies.
• Perform advanced power system studies and analysis such as reliability studies, feasibility studies, power quality, harmonic studies, harmonic mitigation studies, motor starting, power factor correction, transient stability studies, grid code compliance studies, etc.
• Design and testing of customized P&C solutions (both in house and at customer installations) to meet user specifications & requirements
• Create complex relay setting files to include programming of Protection and Control Elements, Complex control Logic and Communications settings for GE and third-party protective relays.
• Lead the development and design of advanced protection solutions
• Develop test setups, test plans, and test case (including wiring diagrams and configurations of relays and controllers)
• Perform in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) including Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) tests using real-time digital simulators
• Prepare test reports, project reports, and project deliverables
• Analyze and troubleshoot field cases involving GE or third-party relays
• Participate in preparation of technical papers to be presented at conferences and other venues.
• Participate in business development activities to grow services, including writing and presenting technical papers and delivering customer presentations.
• Conduct trainings to regional operation teams on engineering and consulting activities.
• Assist software tool development to automate the engineering process internally and externally with key utility partners.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 20% of the time, including international, and comply with all relevant company travel and tax policies

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer or Power Systems Engineering with very good understanding of power system applications and analysis.
• Minimum of 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, identify opportunities and write SOW proposals.
• Strong learning skills, demonstrate collaborative style and Customer focused.
• Willingness and ability to work across time zones to support global customers if required
• Experienced in study software and power system tools such as PSCAD, PSSE, Power Factory, ASPEN, CAPE for automating the power system study process.
• Understand of communication system protocols and architectures in electric power industry (IEC61850, DNP, Modbus, 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 including Doble / Omicron test equipment or similar.
• Experience with advanced automation solutions such as microgrids and remedial action schemes.