Substation Design Engineer: Protection & Renewables

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer for Substation design focused on protection relay and related systems. You will assist in plans, specs, material lists, and construction drawings for solar/wind/storage interconnections and HV/LV layouts, coordinating with designers and vendors.

A BS in Electrical Engineering is required with 2–5 years of experience; EIT is required and PE is a plus. The role includes some customer interaction and supervising junior engineers.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering required with 2–5 years of applicable experience.
• Engineer in Training (EIT) certification required.
• Professional Engineer (PE) exam passing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of plans, specifications and inspection reports.
• Assist in preparation of material lists and labor contracts.
• Prepare designs and construction drawings for Solar/Wind Farm, Battery Storage, substations and utility interconnections, including AC/DC, LV/MV/HV systems.
• Provide basic administration of material purchases and contracts.
• Direct designers and CAD operators on assigned tasks.
• Interact with customers and vendors as needed.
• Support renewables and/or substation engineering areas such as layout, protection/SCADA, relay settings, field support, commissioning and testing.

Skills

Leadership

Team coordination

Layout design

Protection design

SCADA design

Relay programming

Field support

Commissioning

Relay testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. seeks a Project Engineer for Substation design focused on protection relay and related systems. You will assist in plans, specs, material lists, and construction drawings for solar/wind/storage interconnections and HV/LV layouts, coordinating with designers and vendors.

A BS in Electrical Engineering is required with 2–5 years of experience; EIT is required and PE is a plus. The role includes some customer interaction and supervising junior engineers.