Power Systems Protection Engineer — Relay & Grid Expert

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Power System Protection Engineer to design, program, test, and implement protection and control schemes for critical electrical infrastructure.

You will create protective relay settings for industrial, generation, substations, and transmission utilities while collaborating with project teams on requirements and protection strategies. You will also perform testing and commissioning, learn advanced relay technologies, and contribute to large-scale

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or relevant discipline.
• Strong understanding of power system protection principles, relay protection and control schemes, and power system studies in ETAP, SKM, RTDS.
• Familiar with IEEE, IEC, and NERC/FERC regulations.
• Experience designing and implementing protection and control schemes in utility or industrial setting.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and ability to analyze complex protection challenges.

Responsibilities

• Possesses, understands and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of power system protection and related SEL products.
• Train and assist customers with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning and operation of automation and/or protection systems.
• Complete and implement assigned work within agreed upon scope, schedule and budget to a high level of quality and safety.
• Participate in the preparation of functional design specifications.
• Prepare and maintain detailed design documents, reports, checklists, test reports, and deliverables.
• Follow and apply SEL Values, Principles of Operations, and World Class Manufacturing Principles.
• Understand. Create. Simplify.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Power system protection principles

Relay protection and control schemes

Writing and documentation

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

AcSELerator QuickSet

ETAP

SKM

RTDS

Job description

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. seeks a Power System Protection Engineer to design, program, test, and implement protection and control schemes for critical electrical infrastructure.

You will create protective relay settings for industrial, generation, substations, and transmission utilities while collaborating with project teams on requirements and protection strategies. You will also perform testing and commissioning, learn advanced relay technologies, and contribute to large-scale