Senior Protection & Control Engineer - Grid Reliability

ENTRUST Solutions Group; Wayne (PA); Sur place; USD 125 000 - 165 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous PTO

401(k) matching

Career development

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedule

Résumé du poste

ENTRUST Solutions Group is seeking a Protection & Control Engineer in the United States to design, analyze, and modernize protection systems for transmission and distribution substations. Open to part-time and full-time employment, you will work on complex utility projects using state‑of‑the‑art relaying, communications, and substation automation technologies.

You will model primary/secondary systems with CAPE/ASPEN, develop protection specifications, and coordinate with clients and vendors.

Qualifications

• BS Electrical Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of related Protection and Controls experience
• Experience with IEC 61850
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the year

Responsabilités

• Knowledge of NERC and NPCC protection and control standards.
• Expertise in protective relay and control system design, relay settings, logic development, and event analysis for transmission and distribution substations.
• Understanding of relay communications theory, testing methods, and communications network maintenance.
• Ability to model primary and secondary systems using power system simulation tools (e.g., CAPE, ASPEN).
• Experience with IEC 61850 substation automation architecture, logic, and protocols (preferred).
• Proficient in developing technical specifications for protection, communications equipment, and instrument transformers, and evaluating vendor bids.
• Perform system disturbance analysis and recommend protective relaying modifications or enhancements.
• Review and optimize relay settings to ensure proper coordination and document protection system improvements.
• Interface with manufacturers, professional organizations, and standards bodies (e.g., NPCC, IEEE).
• Design protective relaying systems using PLC, leased lines, microwave, and fiber‑optic communications.
• Utilize digital fault recorders and sequence‑of‑event recorders for advanced system monitoring and analysis.
• Conduct short‑circuit studies and complex calculations to establish relay settings using advanced analysis software.

Connaissances

Power systems modeling

Relay settings

Event analysis

Protection design

Formation

BS Electrical Engineering or related field

MS Electrical Engineering or MBA

Outils

CAPE

ASPEN

Description du poste

ENTRUST Solutions Group is seeking a Protection & Control Engineer in the United States to design, analyze, and modernize protection systems for transmission and distribution substations. Open to part-time and full-time employment, you will work on complex utility projects using state‑of‑the‑art relaying, communications, and substation automation technologies.

You will model primary/secondary systems with CAPE/ASPEN, develop protection specifications, and coordinate with clients and vendors.