Protection & Control Lead Engineer

Iberdrola

Gates Center (NY)

On-site

USD 117,000 - 146,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses 12%

401(k) match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Growth opportunities

Job summary

AVANGRID's engineering team seeks a Lead Engineer for Protection & Control in Rochester, NY. You will design and configure automation, data collection, protection, and control subsystems for our electric delivery infrastructure, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective completion of projects.

Required: 7+ years of engineering experience, a Bachelor's in electrical engineering, PE eligibility, and hands-on with ASPEN OneLiner, SEL/GE relay programming, IEC61850, and protection coordination.

Qualifications

Minimum 7 years of engineering experience
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or technology
Registered Professional Engineer or eligibility for certification
Experience with protection coordination analysis and relay programming

Responsibilities

Perform relay settings design and relay coordination analysis for electric transmission and substation protection systems in support of capital construction programs.
Lead engineering contractors and consultants performing protection system settings for capital projects.
Analyze disturbance event operations, ensuring protection schemes perform flawlessly.
Develop and deliver clear fault analysis reports to management with actions and lessons learned.
Lead NERC compliance programs applicable to substation assets and act as SME during audits.
Review large customer interconnections and DER interconnections to substations and circuits
Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.