Senior Reliability Manager, Power Systems & Protection

Electrical Reliability Services, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 146,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in the United States is seeking an experienced Integration Engineer to design and implement electric power system protection and automation projects. You will work with design, vendors, utilities, and protection engineers to translate owner requirements into concrete technical designs.

The role requires hands-on lab testing of IEDs, developing relay settings, drafting protective schemes, and supporting field installation, commissioning and customer needs.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of NEC, NERC, IEEE, OSHA and NFPA.
• Experience in power system studies, protective relaying, P&C engineering, and/or automation.
• Familiarity with ETAP, SKM, EasyPower or equivalent software.
• Knowledge of high/medium voltage switchgear up to 500 kV.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain expertise in electric power system protection and automation.
• Collaborate with design, vendor, utility, regulatory agency, operators, owners, contractors, and protection engineers to create system programming which translates the owner’s requirements into concrete designs.
• Develop settings for all layers of control including protective relaying, communication processors, and HMI.
• Simulate power system conditions in a lab environment to test communications and automation functionality of integrated IEDs and software.
• Serve as a technical resource for ERS Field Engineers during installation, commissioning and operation.
• Write complete, detailed reports and process job billing.
• Perform sales support functions and provide technical support to ERS sales engineers and customers.
• Maintain strong client relationships and perform power system studies (short-circuit, protection coordination and arc flash).
• Develop and review protective relay settings, control schematics, and protection logic.
• Support NERC compliance assessments.

Skills

Power systems engineering

Protective relaying

Automation systems

ETAP

SKM

EasyPower

AutoCAD

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM

EasyPower

AutoCAD

Job description

Vertiv in the United States is seeking an experienced Integration Engineer to design and implement electric power system protection and automation projects. You will work with design, vendors, utilities, and protection engineers to translate owner requirements into concrete technical designs.

The role requires hands-on lab testing of IEDs, developing relay settings, drafting protective schemes, and supporting field installation, commissioning and customer needs.