Commissioning Engineer

Shermco Industries, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Shermco Industries, Inc. is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to oversee installation, testing, and commissioning of protection and control systems.

The role includes end-to-end testing of relays, RTUs, and communication schemes across multiple sites in the US, with extensive travel. Responsibilities include safety leadership, JHA participation, and documenting test results for client reporting and regulatory purposes.

Qualifications

• Candidate has 4+ years in electrical testing with protection and control equipment.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with transmission and distribution relays (SEL, GE, ABB, Westinghouse).
• Familiarity with test equipment and software (RTS, ProTest, Protection Suite).
• Ability to develop commissioning test plans and perform end-to-end relay testing.

Responsibilities

• Promote safe working practices and human performance improvement.
• Lead or participate in Job Hazard Analysis daily.
• Install, commission, test and maintain protective relay equipment and RTU systems.
• Perform functional testing of protection and control circuitry.
• Test end-to-end communication aided tripping schemes and fiber/powerline carrier systems.
• Calibrate relays from GE, Westinghouse/ABB, SEL.
• Document and submit detailed test reports for clients/regulatory use.

Skills

Electrical testing

Protection & control

RTU testing

Relay testing

HPI safety awareness

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Doble 6150

Powercomm PCA-4125A

Arbiter 931

Vanguard CT 2000C

Omicron CT analyzer

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Commissioning Engineer

Locations: Pittsburgh, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Cleveland, OH, & Columbus, OH

The Commissioning Engineer will be responsible for overseeing the installation, testing, and commissioning of various systems and equipment. This includes ensuring that all systems are installed and functioning properly, conducting tests to verify system performance, and troubleshooting any issues that arise during the commissioning process.

Shermco Industries is seeking a Commissioning Engineer

Responsibilities

• Actively promotes safe working practices along with human performance improvement (HPI) daily.
• Leads and/or participates on completing Job Hazard Analysis with assigned team each workday.
• Perform installation, commissioning, testing, and maintenance of protective relay equipment, powerline carrier equipment, digital fault recorders (DFR’s), and remote terminal units (RTU’s).
• Perform functional testing for protection and control circuitry associated with transmission lines, HV bus, transformer, circuit breaker, feeder, reactors, and capacitor banks.
• Perform end to end testing of communication aided tripping schemes for both fiber systems and powerline carrier using RTS, ProTest, or Protection Suite software.
• Familiar with testing and calibrating GE and Westinghouse/ABB electromechanical relays.
• Experienced with commissioning SEL microprocessor relays such as 311C, 311L, 387, 411L, 421, 487B, 487E, 487V, 587, 587Z, and 787.
• Experienced with commissioning GE microprocessor relays such as C30, D60, F35, L90, T35 and T60.
• Support RTU upgrade projects for various clients.
• Accurately documenting and submitting test reports used for client reporting and regulatory purposes.
• Interpret one line, three line, wiring, and schematic diagrams with ability to recognize and bring attention to discrepancies.
• Accurately completes time and expense reports along with maintaining good condition of assigned company vehicle.

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel overnight (up to 95%).
• Ideal candidate will have 4+ years experience in the electrical testing industry with a focus working with protection and control equipment with HV utility, co-op, power generation, federal, or municipal clients.
• Provide oversight of protection and control technicians and engineers.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
• Proven experience with transmission and distribution relays to include SEL, GE, ABB, and Westinghouse.
• Familiarity with test equipment to include Doble 6150, Powercomm PCA-4125A, Arbiter 931, Vanguard CT 2000C, Omicron CT analyzer.
• Experienced in using test software such as RTS, ProTest, or Protection Suite.
• Experienced in developing detailed commissioning test plans.
• Experience performing relay end to end testing to verify communication assisted tripping schemes such as differential, DCB, POTT, and transfer trip.
• Strong understanding of safe work practices and human performance improvement applicable to protection and control work in utility high voltage substations.
• Capable of performing in-service load checks for new equipment to validate correctness of operation.
• Familiar with NERC PRC-005-6 requirements related to protection systems, automatic reclosing, and sudden pressure relaying maintenance.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER | DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

Shermco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Shermco is a drug-free workplace.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Pay Range

USD $80.00 - USD $95.00 /Hr.