Protection and Control Design Engineer Evergy Location: Kansas Category: Protection & control

Electricenergyonline; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 66,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the electric power sector is seeking engineers for various roles in their Substation Protection & Control department. Candidates will perform technical studies, design protective relay systems, and ensure compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and relevant utility experience. Opportunities for career advancement are available based on experience and expertise.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• 2+ years for Engineer II, 4+ years for Staff Engineer, 8+ years for Sr. Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Design protective relay systems and metering for electric substations.
• Support operations in troubleshooting and failure analysis.
• Prepare technical drawings and specifications for protection systems.

Skills

Electric Power Engineering

Basic Engineering Principles

Advanced Mathematics

Schematic Diagrams

Fault Analysis Studies

Communication Relay Schemes

Coordination Studies

Organizational Skills

Proofreading Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ASPEN One-Liner

Job description

REQUISTION:TRA00XP
DEPARTMENT:Substation Protection & Control - Wichita Service Center or Topeka General Office
LOCATION:Wichita, KS
Topeka, KS
PAY GRADE: (Min-Mid-Max)
Engineer I: $66,300 - $82,900 - $99,500
Engineer II: $81,000 - $101,200 - $121,400
Staff Engineer: $90,500 - $113,100 - $135,700
Sr. Engineer: $91,600 - $122,100 - $152,600
Lead Engineer: $107,900 - $143,800 - $179,800

Scheduled Work Hours:Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Other hours as required)

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Manager, Protection and Control Engineering performs various technical studies and engineering designs to ensure the appropriate controls systems and protection schemes are utilized on the company's electric grid. The team works closely with other Technical Operations groups, Electric Distribution Engineering, System Planning, Generation Services, and Marketing in assisting with a wide variety of technical issues. The group assists in troubleshooting any protection challenges that appear. Initial duties will include familiarization with the engineering documents and drawings. Other duties include:

• Design protective relay systems, metering, and SCADA by referencing standards, past projects, new research, regulations, and system requirements in order to ensure reliability and safety
• Perform design relating to the company's electric substations, transmission lines, and generation equipment that ensures the proper controls systems and fault protection schemes
• Specify substation protective equipment based on required schemes and standards
• Familiar with specifying substation equipment using substation ratings (e.g., bus, ground mat, switches, power circuit breakers, transformers, relay panels, instrumentation, capacitor banks, reactor banks) to ensure the system is reliable
• Gather and analyze system ratings (e.g., voltage, power ratings, ampacity, system impedance, CT ratios, and relay settings) by researching substation current conditions and configurations to provide data to reporting agencies (i.e., SPP, NERC, FERC) and meet new system requirements
• Develop relay one-line diagrams by utilizing relevant information specified by other groups and standards
• Produce detailed system protection and control project scopes and cost estimates to assist in multi-year projects and budget planning by using data from previous projects, bids, and research in order to ensure accuracy and completion of tasks on time and on budget
• Support both operations and construction personnel as needed in troubleshooting, failure analysis, mis-operations, testing assistance, commissioning assistance, and other technical duties by analyzing data and providing findings in order to resolve problems (e.g., equipment failures, construction issues, drawings, event reports)
• Prepare and study technical drawings and specifications of protection systems and equipment to ensure that installation and operations conform to requirements (e.g., Company, protection, code)
• Create alternative system designs by utilizing engineering principles, knowledge, and experience in order to improve system performance
• Direct designers and technicians by reviewing work and monitoring progress in order to ensure compliance with safety and regulations
• Act as a technical resource for internal customers by answering questions and providing information in order to support Company projects
• Visit project sites to collect design information, troubleshoot, and ensure project commissioning

Education and Experience:
Requires a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited program. The preferred candidate will have utility experience directly related to electric substation, generation, and transmission line equipment control and fault protection systems.
Engineer II - 2 or more years of engineering experience
Staff Engineer - 4 or more years of engineering experience
Sr Engineer - Typically possesses 8 or more years of engineering experience and an active member of a recognized industry committee or published in recognized technical journals or at minimum has two related career experiences or clearly demonstrated team leadership abilities on critical projects.
Lead Engineer - Typically possesses 14 or more years of engineering experience, demonstrate specialized expertise in key areas and meet requirements of Sr. Engineer. Professional Engineer Licensed preferred.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
A successful candidate needs knowledge of basic engineering principles and advanced mathematics. The highly required knowledge and skills in electric power engineering including:
Understanding of schematic, wiring, and connection diagrams
Knowledgeable of the different zones of protection schemes within a substation
Ability to develop elementary schematic drawings and wiring connection prints using design principles
Knowledge of fault analyses studies, power system per unit calculations, relay settings calculations, and protective relay settings files, is preferred
Ability to read and develop the logic diagrams for protective relays
Having experience using ASPEN One-Liner or an equivalent fault analysis software, is preferred
Experience utilizing communication relay schemes, such as directional carrier blocking and permissive overreach transfer trip, is preferred
Ability to perform coordination studies for various voltage levels, is preferred
Requires the ability to learn major power systems in a timely fashion
Awareness of Transmission, Distribution, and Generation system relays and associated protection schemes.
Knowledge of NERC system protection standards, is preferred
Must be dependable, self-motivated, and detail-oriented while having excellent organizational and proofreading skills
Must possess the ability to work and communicate effectively with other company personnel
Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases
Must be able to handle multiple priorities while operating efficiently and effectively in high stress environment

Licenses, Certification, Bonding and/or Testing:
Valid driver's license required. Professional Engineering registration is desirable but not required.

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