Senior Protective Relaying Engineer — Hybrid Role & Benefits

Sargent Lundy; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Life & Accident Insurance

Disability Coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Back-Up Daycare

401(k)

Pre-Tax Commuter Account

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Sargent & Lundy in Portland, Oregon, seeks an experienced electrical engineering consultant focused on power system protection. The role combines on-site and remote work in a hybrid schedule and supports a variety of clients with protection calculations and relay settings.

You will work with HV/EHV substation protection, generator and transformer studies, and NERC PRC compliance evaluations, using ETAP, SKM, Aspen and related software.

Qualifications

• Essential: A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (Power/Power Systems) with 10+ years of relevant experience; Master's/PhD preferred.
• Essential: Experience with protection of HV/EHV substation, lines, generators, transformers, motors, LV protections.
• Essential: Proficiency with protection software: ETAP, SKM, Aspen; familiarity with relay software SEL AcSELerator, GEEnervista.
• Valued: PE license; transient analysis tools (PSSE/ETAP/SKM/PSCAD) helpful.

Responsibilities

• Perform protection system calculations and analysis for diverse clients.
• Develop relay settings for HV/EHV substations and transmission lines.
• Develop relay settings for generators, transformers, motors, and LV protections.
• Assist clients with NERC PRC compliance evaluations.
• Conduct relaying event report analyses.

Skills

Power systems

Protection relays

ETAP

SKM

Aspen

NERC PRC compliance

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SEL AcSELerator

GE Enervista

PSS/E

CAPE

EasyPower

Job description

Sargent & Lundy in Portland, Oregon, seeks an experienced electrical engineering consultant focused on power system protection. The role combines on-site and remote work in a hybrid schedule and supports a variety of clients with protection calculations and relay settings.

You will work with HV/EHV substation protection, generator and transformer studies, and NERC PRC compliance evaluations, using ETAP, SKM, Aspen and related software.