Relay Protection Engineer

Overview

Design and implement protective relay systems to ensure reliable power delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• automation
• relay settings
• fault analysis
• protection design
• engineer training
• regulatory compliance

Tasks

-Partners with engineers to implement efficient, reliable distribution automation schemes in support of Smart Grid Initiatives; provides engineering expertise and broad support to Power Supply Engineering Services for generation plant and distributed generation protection design and settings; works with planning engineers to ensure that project plans meet system protection requirements. -Develops and trains other protection engineers, both regarding technical fundamentals and PGE protection criteria. -Maintains currency in state-of-the-art engineering practices and provides guidance and direction on engineering processes and standards to colleagues when requested. -Performs complex system fault analysis to determine project relay requirements and protective relay settings and provides relay settings for new relay installations and vintage relay replacements. Provides special fault studies in support of planning, design, maintenance, or operational activities. -Mentorship: Contribute to the growth of your colleagues and future protection engineers, sharing your expertise and knowledge. -Deal effectively with pressure of real-time problem solving. -Provides guidance to team to ensure protection systems meet system requirements, applicable codes, and regulatory requirements; provides review and documentation to establish PGE compliance with WECC and FERC protection criteria; maintains a high level of engineering proficiency within the field of specialization and up-to -date technical knowledge of all current techniques, applicable codes, and regulations.

Requirements

• engineering degree
• pe license
• relay protection
• protection software
• problem solving
• 8+ years

What You Bring

-Bachelor’s degree in engineering. ABET accredited engineering program or program accredited by an equivalent agency preferred. -Proficiency in problem solving and analysis. -Principal Protection Engineer: Eight or more years in related field, Professional Engineering (PE) license strong preferred; may be required based upon role. -Valid Driver’s License required. -Experience with substation relay protection -Protection Engineer: Two or more years in engineering. -Effective at building professional interdepartmental relationships. -Skill and knowledge in specialized protection software. -Effective oral and written communication skills -Senior Protection Engineer experience: Five or more years in engineering, or four or more years in related field with PE license.

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Benefits

-PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite. However, these arrangements may change due to business needs or changes in responsibility. -Collaborative Environment: Join a collaborative and forward-thinking team that values diversity and creativity. -Technical Excellence: Be part of the most technically advanced aspect of the utility industry, where you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of protection engineering.

About Portland General Electric

-the company began transmitting long‑distance power from Willamette Falls in 1889, a pioneering effort in the region -It operates a diversified fleet—hydro, natural gas, coal, wind and solar—alongside a sizable transmission and distribution network across Oregon -Serving nearly a million retail customers in over 50 cities, it blends generation, wholesale trading, and regulated retail operations -Typical projects include hydroelectric dams like T.W. Sullivan (still active from 1889), wind‑solar‑battery hybrids (e.g., Wheatridge), and transmission line expansions -Unusual facts: it closed Oregon’s last in‑state coal plant early and built one of the first long‑distance AC transmission systems in the U.S.

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