Senior Transmission P&C Engineer – Grid Protection & Studies

Jacobs; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & welfare

401(k) plan

Stock purchase

Unlimited PPTO

Seven holidays

Caregiver leave

Performance bonus

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a P&C Engineer – Transmission to lead and support protection and control studies for transmission and substation projects across North America. You will work with regional and global teams and interact with renewable developers, utilities and ISOs/RTOs to ensure robust protection philosophies and designs.

The role requires 7+ years in protection and control, experience with ASPEN OneLiner and PSS CAPE, and a solid understanding of IEC/IEEE/CIGRE standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution.
• 7 years of direct experience with protection and control related projects.
• Experience with protection studies software such as ASPEN OneLiner and PSS CAPE.
• Knowledge of IEC, IEEE and CIGRE standards.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical capabilities with a focus on achieving results.
• Team player with strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel within North America.

Responsibilities

• Advanced knowledge of protection relaying functions: line, transformer, breaker failure, cap bank, diff protection and more.
• Perform protection and control studies: philosophy, design bases, fault studies.
• Conduct protection coordination, PT/CT sizing, TCC curves, relay coordination.
• Adhere to IEEE and CIGRE related standards in work.
• Utilize protection studies software such as ASPEN OneLiner and PSS CAPE.
• Contribute to on-time, on-budget project delivery with North America/global teams.
• Engage with clients (renewables, utilities, ISOs/RTOs) and participate in technical committees.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Team player

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) License

Tools

ASPEN OneLiner

PSS CAPE

PSCAD

PSS/E

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a P&C Engineer – Transmission to lead and support protection and control studies for transmission and substation projects across North America. You will work with regional and global teams and interact with renewable developers, utilities and ISOs/RTOs to ensure robust protection philosophies and designs.

The role requires 7+ years in protection and control, experience with ASPEN OneLiner and PSS CAPE, and a solid understanding of IEC/IEEE/CIGRE standards.