On-Site Protection & Control Engineer — Transmission Systems

AEP Service Corporation; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 89,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power seeks a Protection and Control (P&C) Engineer within the Transmission System Operations Engineering (TSOE) organization. You will support compliance to NERC standards, analyze configuration changes, and assist in commissioning and verification of work on the transmission grid.

Responsibilities include reviewing outages, validating as-built conditions, conducting root cause analyses, and guiding improvements in relay settings and facility ratings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (ABET-accredited) with 2+ years related engineering experience.
• Master's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program may be considered for entry into SG7.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology can satisfy if a PE license is obtained.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to Transmission Field Services in commissioning and verification of planned/unplanned work on the transmission grid.
• Review outages for applicable configuration changes.
• Review drawings/project information to ensure as-built vs system condition alignment.
• Perform Root Cause analysis to identify process improvements and ensure accurate facility ratings and relay settings.

Skills

NERC standards

Root cause analysis

Outage review

Project coordination

Scheduling (CPM/PERT)

Leadership

Communication

Team leadership

Budget planning

Engineering professionalism

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree (Bachelor's)

ABET-accredited engineering degree (Master's)

PE license encouraged or required

Job description

American Electric Power seeks a Protection and Control (P&C) Engineer within the Transmission System Operations Engineering (TSOE) organization. You will support compliance to NERC standards, analyze configuration changes, and assist in commissioning and verification of work on the transmission grid.

Responsibilities include reviewing outages, validating as-built conditions, conducting root cause analyses, and guiding improvements in relay settings and facility ratings.