Substation Protection & Controls Engineer I

United Grid Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pike Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking an engineer to provide substation protection and control design, engineering, and field support for transmission substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar substations.

The role emphasizes protection schemes, SCADA design, coordination studies, and collaboration with other design disciplines, with opportunities to visit sites and resolve issues during construction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an EAC/ABET accredited Engineering Program OR an approved evaluation of non-ABET credentials by NCEES OR graduation from a Master’s or Doctoral Program in Engineering from an institution with EAC/ABET accredited Undergraduate Engineering Programs
• 0 to 2 years’ experience as a practicing engineer
• Understanding of basic engineering theories and principles

Responsibilities

• Ability to understand protection and control fundamentals as they apply to utility substation and transmission line equipment
• Ability to design protection schemes for substation and transmission line equipment, including bus, line, capacitor and transformer protection schemes and associated settings
• Ability to understand SCADA communication design
• Quickly develop a basic understanding of protection and control design for utility substation and transmission line equipment facilities through 500kV, including one lines, three lines, AC/DC schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, settings, relays, and SCADA
• Ability to perform studies and create reports for coordination, voltage drop, fault current, and insulation coordination
• Ability to perform calculations and studies using client specified software and standards
• Ability to interpret written specifications and implement them on engineering drawings
• Ability to check designs for accuracy, appearance, and adherence to customer standards
• Collaborate, communicate, and liaise effectively with other design disciplines
• Visit sites, advise on P&C engineering issues, and modify design to solve issues during construction

Skills

Protection design principles

Protection scheme design

SCADA understanding

Documentation & reports

Coordination across disciplines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Pike Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking an engineer to provide substation protection and control design, engineering, and field support for transmission substation projects, battery energy storage systems, and solar substations.

The role emphasizes protection schemes, SCADA design, coordination studies, and collaboration with other design disciplines, with opportunities to visit sites and resolve issues during construction.