Sr. Manager Reliability Engineering

Vertiv Co; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Co in Los Angeles, CA is seeking an Integration Engineer with deep expertise in electric power system protection and automation to integrate complex systems for utility-scale projects.

You will collaborate with design teams, utilities, and customers to develop relay settings, perform power studies, simulate tests in lab environments, and support field deployments. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of NEC and standards such as 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.
• Requires skills in generation start-up, pilot wire and distance relaying, and complex control systems up to 500 kV.
• Strong communication, supervisory, and organizational skills.
• Experience with AutoCAD and documenting designs.

Responsibilities

• Develop expert knowledge in electric power system protection and automation.
• Collaborate with design, vendor, utility, regulatory, operators, owners, and protection engineers to translate requirements into designs.
• Develop protection settings and control schematics for relays and HMI.
• Simulate power system conditions in a lab to test integrated IEDs and software.
• Support ERS Field Engineers during installation, commissioning and operation.
• Write detailed reports and assist with job billing.
• Provide technical support to ERS sales engineers and customers.
• Maintain strong client relationships and assist with NERC compliance assessments.

Skills

Power system studies

Protective relaying

Automation

NERC knowledge

Client communication

Tools

ETAP

SKM

EasyPower

AutoCAD

HMI tools

Job description

Position Summary

Integration engineers require a substantial amount of specialized expertise, including power system studies, software and hardware engineering, interface protocols, and general problem-solving skills. The problems to be solved have not been solved before, except in the broadest sense. Projects will include new and challenging problems with an input from a broad range of engineers where the system integration engineer pulls it all together.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an expert level of technical expertise in electric power system protection and automation.
• Work closely with design, vendor, utility, regulatory agency, operators, owners, contractors, and protection engineers to create system programming which translates the owner's requirements into concrete technical designs.
• Develop settings for all layers of control including; protective relaying, communication processors, Human Machine Interface (HMI
• Simulate power system conditions in a lab environment to test communications and automation functionality of integrated IEDs and software packages.
• Serve as a technical resource for ERS Field Engineers during installation, commissioning and operation of the electric power system protection and automation systems.
• Write complete, detailed reports using a computer and accurately process job billing.
• Perform sales support functions.
• Provide technical support to ERS sales engineers and customers
• Maintain strong client relationships
• 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.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code and various industry standards, such as 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.
• Requires special skills in a majority of the following: Generation and co-generation start-up - ANSI, NEC, and NEMA specification; pilot wire and distance relaying - computer power system transient surveys - vector, phasor analogy- complex control systems - medium and high voltage substation start-up.
• Strong background and experience in all types of switchgear and equipment through the 500 kV class.
• Requires a high degree of communication, supervisory, and organizational skills.
• Communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with clients, peers and management.
• Thorough knowledge of electrical apparatus testing with a strong theoretical understanding of electrical power systems, and good aptitude for problem evaluation.
• Complete projects consistently on budget.
• Good judgment, dependable, supervises large-scale projects with technical expertise and good business management skills.
• Strong computer skills including editing, formatting and using templates in Microsoft Office Suite, use of Manufacturer specific software and documentation of design within AutoCad.
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays and night work. Must be available for out-of-town and international travel of up to several weeks.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, and smell. Frequently required to sit, climb and balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation and the ability to adjust focus.
• Valid Driver's License

Competencies

• Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customer; Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; Acts with customers in mind; Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Decision Quality - Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Integrity and Trust - Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; doesn't blame others for his/her own mistakes or misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.
• Listening - Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
• Problem Solving - Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obviou