Electrical System Protection Engineer — Power Grid Design

Ameren Corporation; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Pension plan

401(k) match

Vacation & holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Ameren Illinois seeks an Engineer to design control and protection systems, determine protective relay requirements, and set relay settings for transmission, sub transmission, and distribution networks.

You will analyze outages, investigate protective system performance, and design cost-effective protection schemes with coordination studies. Strong collaboration with purchasing, drafting, and operating teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering required.
• Active commitment to obtain Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is desired.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification preferred.
• Experience with symmetrical components and protection devices preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system outages for proper relay and breaker performance.
• Initiate investigation of questionable protective system performance.
• Design protection schemes, review schematics, perform power system calculations and coordination studies.
• Schedule and coordinate activities of purchasing, drafting, construction, operating and provide cost estimates.
• Provide consulting services on system protective device coordination and automation.
• Conduct studies for renewable inverter-based connections such as solar and wind.

Skills

Power systems coursework

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering

PE license desired

EIT certification preferred

Job description

Ameren Illinois seeks an Engineer to design control and protection systems, determine protective relay requirements, and set relay settings for transmission, sub transmission, and distribution networks.

You will analyze outages, investigate protective system performance, and design cost-effective protection schemes with coordination studies. Strong collaboration with purchasing, drafting, and operating teams is essential.