Substation Protection & Control Designer (Remote)

Actalent; New Albany (OH); Remote; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Protection and Control Designer to develop electrical construction drawings for substations. The role focuses on creating three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and relay layouts using AutoCAD Electrical.

You will design protection schemes for breakers and relays, ensure drawings meet current standards, and manage templates and file naming conventions. ProjectWise will be used to track all design changes in a fully remote role.

Qualifications

• Designs and drafts three-line diagrams and schematics per project.
• Creates protection schemes for breakers and relays.
• Uses AutoCAD Electrical and ProjectWise for documentation and tracking.

Responsibilities

• Create and modify three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and cable schedules.
• Design protection schemes for breaker controls, line/bus relaying, and internal/external station communication.
• Apply latest standards to drawings for a given project.
• Set up layouts for plotting using templates or developed templates.
• Follow part naming, numbering conventions, and file naming protocols.
• Use ProjectWise to track design changes and new designs.

Skills

Protection schemes

Three-line diagrams

Relays

Documentation management

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

ProjectWise

Job description

Actalent is seeking a Protection and Control Designer to develop electrical construction drawings for substations. The role focuses on creating three-line diagrams, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, and relay layouts using AutoCAD Electrical.

You will design protection schemes for breakers and relays, ensure drawings meet current standards, and manage templates and file naming conventions. ProjectWise will be used to track all design changes in a fully remote role.