Engineer I - Protection & Controls

United Grid Solutions; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Health Savings Account

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Legal Services

Employee Discounts

Zusammenfassung

United Grid Solutions is seeking an engineer to provide substation protection and control design, engineering support, and project oversight for transmission substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar facilities. You will apply protection concepts, develop schemes, and coordinate with design teams on site.

Responsibilities include performing studies, creating reports, interpreting specifications, and supporting construction with technical recommendations.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent evaluation.
• 0 to 2 years’ experience as a practicing engineer.
• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles.

Aufgaben

• Understand protection and control fundamentals for substation equipment.
• Design protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment.
• Understand SCADA communication design and integration.
• Develop design documentation including diagrams and wiring layouts.
• Perform studies and create reports for coordination and fault analysis.
• Interpret specifications and ensure adherence to customer standards.
• Collaborate with other design disciplines and site visit for issues during construction.

Kenntnisse

Protection & control design

SCADA design understanding

Team collaboration

Clear communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

ABET-accredited program or equivalent

Tools

SCADA software

Protection relays settings

Jobbeschreibung

Position Overview

Provide substation protection and control design, engineering, technical support, and oversight to a transmission substation engineering and design team for the purpose of delivering safe, cost-effective, and quality engineering and design services. Provide technical competency and direction on complex engineering and technical problems for projects including a wide range of utility substation projects, battery energy storage systems and solar collector substations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ability to understand protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment
• Ability to design protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor and transformer protection schemes and associated settings
• Ability to understand SCADA communication design
• Quickly develop a basic understanding of protection and control design for utility substation and transmission line equipment facilities through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA
• Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and insulation coordination
• Ability to perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards
• Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings
• Ability to check designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards
• Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines
• Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs
• 0 to 2 years’ experience as a practicing engineer
• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles

Other Skills/Abilities

• Self-Motivated
• Work independently
• Team-Oriented
• Customer Oriented
• Able to manage multiple tasks and provide leadership to other team members
• Understanding of basic practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and preparing and presenting recommendations
• Think both creatively and logically to resolve design and development problems
• Ability to deal with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
• Good written and oral communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Received a passing grade on the Engineering Fundamentals Exam
• Understanding of basic principles of project management
• Experience in the utility industry

United Grid Solutions offers a wide variety of benefits including but not limited to Medical; Dental and Vision Insurance; Paid Time Off; 401(k); Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Employee and Dependent Basic Life Insurance; Employee and Dependent Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short Term Disability; Long Term Disability; Critical Illness; Accident and Whole Life Insurance; Legal Services, Identity Theft, and Cyber Security; Employee Discounts and Service Awards. All health care benefits are available upon election on day one (1) of your employment with Pike.

The compensation range for this position is between $70,000.00 and $85,000.00.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Pike Engineering is an equal opportunity employer