Electrical Engineer

w3r Consulting; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

w3r Consulting is looking for an Electrical Engineer to oversee relay protection and control activities for substation projects in New Albany, Ohio. You will prepare scopes, settings, and necessary documentation for projects ranging from 4kV to 765kV.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and at least two years of relevant experience. Strong knowledge of NERC P&C standards and the capability to conduct fault studies are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of related engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Experience with transmission system planning.

Responsibilities

• Perform and review relay protection and control activities.
• Prepare and review P&C engineering settings for substation projects.
• Conduct area protection studies for transmission lines.

Skills

Relay protection and control activities

NERC P&C standards

Short circuit fault studies

Engineering support

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (ABET accredited)

Master's or Doctorate in electrical engineering

Job description

• Perform and Review relay protection and control activities for 4kV thru 765KV electrical substation projects.
• Prepare and Review P&C scopes for electric substation projects.
• Prepare and/or review P&C engineering settings and designs for electrical substation projects.
• Prepare and Review Relay Setting Calculation Sheets, Setting Files and other relay setting deliverables for substation projects.
• Perform area protection studies and recommend settings for existing and new transmission line and station protection schemes.
• Model transmission system impedances and perform short circuit fault studies.
• Perform activities related to NERC P&C standards. Prepare and review PRC-023, FAC-008 etc. NERC required documents.
• Review, evaluate and provide P&C comments and recommendations on transmission system planning proposals.
• Coordinate with transmission customers and interconnected companies on associated protection issues.
• Provide engineering support for project installation, commissioning, checkout and troubleshooting.
• Provide general P&C technical support, as needed, including the technical interfaces with Telecomm, Operations, Transmission Region Operations, Station Engineering, Transmission Planning and Project Management.
• Identify, clarify, resolve, and initiate solutions to protection and control problems through analysis of interruption reports and fault recorder records.
• Contribute to development of system-wide protection standards for transmission and distribution station protection, metering and control applications.
• Participate in project scheduling, resource planning, and cost control for assigned projects.
• Has typically acquired 2 or more years of related engineering experience along with a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in a program accredited by ABET*; Individuals with a Master's or Doctorate degree in electrical engineering may be considered for entry into the organization at this level.*ABET - Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.
• Acceptable alternatives are (1) a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (non-ABET), plus a Professional Engineers (PE) license in any state of the U.S. or (2) a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (non-ABET) plus a Master's degree in electrical engineering from a university with an ABET accredited Bachelor's program.