Substation Protection Engineer II

CenterPoint Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid training

Benefits from day one

Transit subsidies

Flexible schedule

On-site wellness center

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

Job summary

CenterPoint Energy in Houston seeks an Electrical Engineer to design and modify power system protection schemes, develop protective relay settings, and assist in commissioning substations to support ERCOT grid stability.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and at least two years of electric utility experience, with knowledge of NERC standards and 61850 integration. Collaboration with engineers, producers, and contractors is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of two years electric utility or power engineering experience including engineering calculations and/or design.
• Experience with protective relaying, coordination studies, and fault analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop protection schemes and specify relays for use in independent primary and secondary relaying systems.
• Calculate, program and deploy protective relay settings, including coordination studies and documentation, for electromechanical and microprocessor relay.
• Analyze fault events and develop sequence of events reports following system disturbances, with data obtained from digital fault recorders and microprocessor relays.
• Interact with independent power producers, industrial customers, engineering firms, and construction contractors providing technical assistance and commissioning of new equipment for interconnection with the ERCOT transmission grid.
• Provide technical assistance with the evaluation and commissioning of new equipment for the interconnection within the CNP electric system.
• Provide support to field personnel in commissioning and the troubleshooting of existing equipment operations.
• Build short circuit cases and provide available fault duties to industrial customers upon request.
• Leverage knowledge to support implementation of digital technology including 61850 process bus solutions.
• Have knowledge of high speed pilot protection schemes including POTT, DCB, and LCD.

Skills

Protection scheme design

Relay settings

Fault analysis

Coordination studies

Digital tech 61850

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Protection relays

Job description

CenterPoint Energy in Houston seeks an Electrical Engineer to design and modify power system protection schemes, develop protective relay settings, and assist in commissioning substations to support ERCOT grid stability.

The role requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and at least two years of electric utility experience, with knowledge of NERC standards and 61850 integration. Collaboration with engineers, producers, and contractors is essential.