Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Avangrid; Town of Vestal (NY); On-site; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP is seeking a Senior Engineer - Protection & Control to design and configure automation, data collection, protection and control subsystems. You will work on extensive electric delivery infrastructure to ensure safe, timely and cost-effective project delivery.

Responsibilities include relay settings design, protection system coordination, disturbance analysis, and leading NERC compliance programs across substation assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equal.
• 5+ years in substations, transmission or protection design and construction.
• Knowledge of fault calculations, protection coordination and modeling.
• Familiarity with OSHA, IEEE, IEC, NFPA, NETA, and NERC standards.
• Ability to work under pressure and collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Perform relay settings design and coordination analysis for protection systems.
• Lead engineers and contractors on protection system settings for projects.
• Analyze disturbance events and deliver fault analysis reports to management.
• Lead NERC compliance programs and participate in audits.

Skills

Protection & control

Relay coordination

NERC standards knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BSEE or equivalent

5+ years in substations/protection

PE/FE certification preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

ARCPro

SEL ASELerator

Manta MTS-5100

Job description

Job Title: Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Location

Rochester, NY; Lancaster, NY; Vestal, NY

Work type

Office (on-site)

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is dependent upon experience, ranging from $96,400 to $120,500.

Job Summary

As part of AVANGRID's engineering team, you will be responsible for the design and configuration of automation, data collection, protection, and control equipment subsystems. You will work on our extensive electric delivery infrastructure, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective completion of projects.

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, impactful fault analysis reports to management, highlighting corrective actions and valuable lessons learned.

Lead NERC compliance programs applicable to substation assets and act as a subject matter expert during audits.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equal
• Greater than 5 years’ experience in electrical substations, transmission systems, distribution systems operations up to 345kV, or protection and control design and construction.
• Familiarity with Brownfield electromechanical relay substation
• Knowledge of various industry standards such as OSHA, IEEE, IEC, NFPA, NETA, and NERC.
• Advanced theoretical understanding of electrical power systems which includes knowledge of fault calculations (short-circuit), symmetrical components, protective coordination, and the use of fault analysis software to perform system modeling, short-circuit studies and arc flash hazard analysis studies (AFHA).
• Advanced computer skills utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, facility control, management, and reporting systems. Must be able to use computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools.
• Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations.
• Must work well under pressure from job demands, multi-tasking ability essential.
• Ability to collaborate across departments.
• Work independently although supervision might be required.

Preferred Qualifications

• FE Certification and/or Professional Engineer Certification (PE)
• Strong understanding of communication and SCADA protocols
• Experience with AutoCAD
• Experience with relay/logic testing and field commissioning
• Experience with relay test sets (specifically the Manta MTS-5100 Test Set)
• Experience with RTU’s
• Familiar with NERC Reliability Standards, like the PRC’s
• Experience with software such as ArcPro, ASPEN Relay Database and SEL ASELerator

Behavioral Competencies

• Develop self & others
• Empower to grow
• Collaborate and share
• Be a role model
• Focus to achieve results
• Be agile

Company

NY STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP

Mobility Information

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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Job Posting End Date

December-31-2026