Protection & Control Design Engineer – Utilities Lead

Jobtailor; South Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in New Jersey seeks an experienced Protection and Control engineer to review changes to existing electric facilities and design new P&C systems.

You will develop relay settings, conduct coordination studies, and lead cross-functional teams on substations capital projects, interfacing with Planning, Operations and Field personnel.

A PE license and 8+ years' experience are required.

Qualifications

• Active P.E. license in the USA.
• 8+ years of protection and controls experience in major utility substation design.
• Familiar with QA/QC processes and AutoCAD.
• Familiar with SEL and IEEE Relay System Protection Guides, Standards and Practices.
• Experience performing coordination studies with ASPEN One-liner modeling software, or equivalent.
• Experience with relay and digital fault recorder event records, and design and installation of protection and control schemes using IEC61850.
• Experience preparing and/or modifying schematics, wiring and logic drawings.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate proposed changes to existing electric facilities.
• Create new Protection and Control system designs in accordance with client standards.
• Specify materials associated with new or modified Protection and Control systems.
• Develop, calculate, and document settings and logic for protective relays, logic processors, feeder reclosers, and switches.
• Perform coordination studies by modeling and analyzing electric system elements and their protection systems.
• Analyze protection system operations during transmission and distribution system disturbances.
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive technical decisions for substation capital projects.
• Develop work requests and RFPs, and evaluate proposals for outsourced work.
• Manage multiple contractors delivering engineering and design services.
• Oversee the technical implementation of complex capital projects.
• Interface with Planning, Operations and Field personnel

Skills

Team Leadership

Technical Decision-Making

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Project Management

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer License (P.E.) in USA

Tools

AutoCAD

SEL Software

ASPEN One-liner

IEC61850 Protocol

Job description

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate proposed changes to existing electric facilities
• Create new Protection and Control system designs in accordance with client standards
• Specify materials associated with new or modified Protection and Control systems
• Develop, calculate, and document settings and logic for protective relays, logic processors, feeder reclosers, and switches
• Perform coordination studies by modeling and analyzing electric system elements and their protection systems
• Analyze protection system operations during transmission and distribution system disturbances
• Lead cross-functional teams to drive technical decisions for substation capital projects
• Develop work requests and RFPs, and evaluate proposals for outsourced work
• Manage multiple contractors delivering engineering and design services
• Oversee the technical implementation of complex capital projects
• Interface with Planning, Operations and Field personnel

Requirements

• BS/ MS in Electrical Engineering with an active Professional Engineer License (P.E.) in the USA
• 8+ Years of Protection and Controls experience supporting major electric utilities substation design projects
• Familiar with QA/QC Processes, AutoCAD, SEL Software
• Familiar with SEL and IEEE Relay System Protection Guides, Standards and Practices
• Experience performing overcurrent and distance coordination studies with ASPEN One-liner modeling software, or equivalent
• Experience with relay and digital fault recorder event records, and design and installation of protection and control schemes utilizing IEC61850 protocol
• Experience preparing and/or modifying schematics, wiring and logic drawings.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Protection and Control system design, including the development and documentation of protective relay settings and logic. Proficient in managing complex capital projects and leading cross-functional teams within the electric utility sector.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Protection And Control System Design
• Professional Engineer License (P.E.)
• Coordination Studies
• AutoCAD
• ASPEN One-liner Modeling Software

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Protective Relay Settings
• Logic Processors
• Feeder Reclosers
• Switches
• Schematic Preparation
• Wiring Drawings
• Logic Drawings
• IEC61850 Protocol
• Overcurrent Coordination Studies
• Distance Coordination Studies

Soft Skills

• Team Leadership
• Technical Decision-Making
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Project Management

Certifications & Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering
• Active Professional Engineer License (P.E.)

Industry Keywords

• Electric Utilities
• Substation Design
• IEEE Relay System Protection Guides
• Standards And Practices

Tools & Technologies

• SEL Software
• Digital Fault Recorder
• QA/QC Processes