Senior Protection & Control Engineer — Substations

K&A Engineering; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 112,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with Company Match

Relocation Assistance

Paid Holidays and PTO

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Parking and Transit Reimbursement

Job summary

K&A Engineering in Rochester, New York, seeks a Lead Protection & Control Engineer to lead protection design for capital projects and coordinate relay schemes. You will review existing protections, ensure proper coordination, and support implementation through testing and commissioning.

The ideal candidate has a BSEE, 10+ years in relay/protection, and strong skills in MicroStation, AutoCAD, and IEC 61850/Goose. Local NY candidates with a hybrid schedule are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 10+ years of relay/protection settings engineering experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Professional level skills in MicroStation and AutoCAD.
• IEC 61850/Goose experience required.
• Hybrid schedule – local to New York preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall protection design for capital projects and define relay protection schemes per Avangrid TM standards.
• Review existing protection schemes to incorporate into new designs; focus on anti-islanding, generator intertie, SPS, etc.
• Review contractor relay settings, logic diagrams, and operational descriptions for capital projects.
• Coordinate area protection and determine required level of coordination based on fault duty and project impacts.
• Review contractor settings for temporary builds and construction sequences including mobile settings.
• Provide design input to Aspen model changes and support implementation, testing, and commissioning.
• Refine Customer TM standards and improve design practices; ensure as-built docs are filed.
• Lead automation and integration design for capital projects; review SCADA point indexes and HMI settings.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

MicroStation

AutoCAD

IEC 61850/Goose

Job description

K&A Engineering in Rochester, New York, seeks a Lead Protection & Control Engineer to lead protection design for capital projects and coordinate relay schemes. You will review existing protections, ensure proper coordination, and support implementation through testing and commissioning.

The ideal candidate has a BSEE, 10+ years in relay/protection, and strong skills in MicroStation, AutoCAD, and IEC 61850/Goose. Local NY candidates with a hybrid schedule are preferred.