Protection and Controls Settings Engineer

Actalent; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a seasoned Protection and Controls Engineer to join the Protection and Controls Department in our New Albany, OH area. You will lead substation projects, set relay settings, review schematics, and coordinate with in-house and client engineers while mentoring junior staff.

Travel will be required (10-15%), and you will interpret codes, develop construction standards, and drive reliable protection solutions using CAPE and IPS tools.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in utilities with protection and controls.
• Eight+ years completing engineering projects from start to finish.
• Eight+ years setting relays and designing one-line diagrams.
• Extensive experience with CAPE software.
• ABET-accredited Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering can count toward experience.
• PE license highly preferred; if not held, clear path to licensure.

Responsibilities

• Work on green-field and brown-field protection and control projects in substations.
• Set relays and conduct relay setting calculations using CAPE Software.
• Design settings and issue to Protection and Controls Supervisor using IPS.
• Mark-up and review protection schematics and elementaries.
• Lead, facilitate, and coordinate work activities to complete substation projects.
• Provide training and guidance to lower level employees.
• Promote engineering professionalism and standards.
• Position requires 10-15% travel to field substations.

Skills

Protection & controls

Project leadership

Relay setting

Electrical engineering design

Mentoring/training

Education

ABET-accredited BSEE

ABET-accredited MSEE

Tools

CAPE software

IPS

Job description

Actalent Services, LLC connects passion with purpose. We are supporting critical engineering and sciences initiatives that advance how companies serve the world. With almost 40 years of experience, our scalable talent solutions and engineering and sciences services provide the expertise our customers need to achieve more.

The position falls within the Protection and Controls Department of the organization. The engineer will complete protection and control projects that support our customer. They will work with in-house and client engineers and designers. They will provide, coordinate, and conduct training to lower level engineers.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Work on green-field and brown-field (retrofit) Protection and Control Projects in substations
• Set relays and conduct relay setting calculations utilizing CAPE Software
• Design settings in appropriate format then issue to assigned Protection and Controls Supervisor using IPS
• Mark-up and review protection schematics and elementaries
• Utilize MOB Port to review equipment and materials established by substation engineers for Protection Designers
• Work with the following equipment: transformers, circuit breakers, buses, reactors, line disconnects, protective relays systems (SEL, ABB, etc.), and SCADA systems
• Function as a project lead for protection and control projects
• Perform all engineering and design activities with minimum direction
• Lead, facilitate, and coordinate work activities of others within the work group, team, department, or those external to complete substation projects
• Provide training and guidance to lower level employees
• Identify and initiate corrective action when substation project objectives are not being met
• Interpret codes and regulations and develop standards for construction projects
• Promote engineering professionalism and standards
• Develop, recommend, and implement plans by establishing goals, objectives, and requirements that include all scheduling, resources, and cont information for complex engineering
• Position requires 10-15% travel to field substations

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Eight years+ of experience in utilities working with protection and controls
• Eight years+ of experience completing engineering projects from start to finish
• Eight years+ years of experience setting relays and designing one line diagrams
• Extensive experience with the software CAPE
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET)
• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET) will count toward years’ experience
• A PE License is highly preferred. If a candidate does not have it, they need to have a clear path of obtaining it