Senior Engineer II - System Protection Electrical Engineer 4

BizTek People, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

BizTek People, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer II focused on system protection for transmission assets. You will specify protective relaying equipment, develop protection schemes, and lead relay coordination analyses for substation projects.

This role is remote (PST) with occasional meetings and travel as needed. The ideal candidate holds an ABET-accredited engineering degree, PE license, 8+ years in transmission protection, and deep knowledge of relay settings for 12.47 kV to 345 kV systems,

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• PE license registration required.
• Minimum 8 years transmission system protection experience.
• Strong knowledge of relay coordination studies and protective relay settings.
• Experience with high-voltage systems up to 345 kV; 500 kV a plus.
• Familiar with NERC PRC standards and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Completes relay coordination analyses and determines settings for substations.
• Leads protection, control, and substation automation scheme development.
• Prepares protection documentation for executives and customers.
• Applies technical analyses to develop state-of-the-art protection solutions.
• Ensures quality and coordinates with construction and customers.

Skills

relay coordination

protection engineering

substation automation

NERC PRC compliance

fault analysis

communication

leadership

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

PE license

Tools

ASPEN

CAPE

ETAP

EasyPower

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Title: Senior Engineer II - System Protection /Electrical Engineer 4

Duration: 6 Months - Planned Extensions

Location: 100% Remote – PST

Work Hours

Job Description

• Specifies, selects, and applies protective relaying equipment, determines device settings, and develops protection, control, and automation philosophy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Completes relay coordination analyses and determines appropriate settings for substation projects.
• Leads the development of protection, control, and substation automation schemes, and specify relaying and associated equipment, including automation methodologies and large to complex remedial action schemes.
• Performs studies, prepares, and provides protection documentation to executive management, internal and external customers.
• Applies technical expertise and knowledge in developing state-of-the-art solutions for large to complex protection problems.
• Ensures quality control and external customer service on assigned projects by providing construction support and coordination with construction forces and proactively seeking and incorporating customer input.
• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company, including NERC/WECC mandates.

Requirements Education and Work Experience

• Engineering degree from an ABET accredited college/university.
• Minimum 8 years transmission system protection experience.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license registration.
• Strong knowledge of relay coordination studies, and development of associated protective relay settings for systems ranging from 12.47 kV to 345 kV is required.
• Experience with 500 kV systems is a plus.
• Experience applying protection system engineering practices and principles in the following areas: transmission line, bus, transformer, shunt capacitor bank, reactor bank, feeder, remedial action schemes, and communication assisted protection schemes.
• Familiar with the application of NERC PRC standards for compliance.
• Technical analyses utilizing appropriate computer modeling techniques.
• Time management, organizational, oral, and written communication, interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Equipment and Applications

• Proven experience in system modeling and fault analysis software (ASPEN, CAPE, ETAP, or EasyPower), and Microsoft Software Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access).

Travel

• Applicant can be fully remote. May be required to come in the office for project meetings, etc. (NVE would provide per diem and travel reimbursement)

Originally posted on Himalayas