Protection & Control Engineer — Substations & Relay Coordination

Avangrid; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Bonus & 401(k) match

Job summary

Avangrid is seeking an Engineer - Protection & Control in Rochester, NY (or Binghamton, NY) to design and configure automation, data collection, protection, and control equipment subsystems. You’ll work on a vast electric delivery network serving millions of customers, ensuring safe and cost-effective project delivery.

The role requires 2–5 years of engineering experience, a BS in electrical engineering or technology, and expertise in relay programming, IEC61850, and protection coordination.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or technology.
• Experience with ASPEN OneLiner, SEL & GE Relay Programming, IEC61850 Standard, and protection coordination analysis.
• FERC, NERC, NPCC, and state regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform relay settings design and relay coordination analysis for electric transmission and substation protection systems.
• Lead engineering contractors and consultants performing protection system settings for capital projects.
• Analyze disturbance event operations and develop fault analysis reports for management.
• Lead NERC compliance programs applicable to substation assets and act as SME during audits.
• Review of large customer interconnections and distributed energy resource interconnections to substations and circuits.
• Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.

Skills

ASPEN OneLiner

Relay Programming (SEL & GE)

IEC61850

Protection coordination analysis

Power system analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or technology

Tools

ASPEN OneLiner

SEL Relay Programming

GE Relay Programming

IEC61850

Job description

Avangrid is seeking an Engineer - Protection & Control in Rochester, NY (or Binghamton, NY) to design and configure automation, data collection, protection, and control equipment subsystems. You’ll work on a vast electric delivery network serving millions of customers, ensuring safe and cost-effective project delivery.

The role requires 2–5 years of engineering experience, a BS in electrical engineering or technology, and expertise in relay programming, IEC61850, and protection coordination.