Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Overview

Develops protection & control standards, tools, and projects for electric transmission/substations.

Key Responsibilities

• engineering analysis
• standard development
• vendor evaluation
• iec 61850
• virtualized relays
• project leadership

Tasks

-General responsibilities include assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting templates, record keeping processes, and engineering tools. The engineer will also participate in the evaluation of new vendors and technologies. -The position requires conducting engineering analysis, researching white papers and manuals, organizing and facilitating meeting, presenting to technical and non-technical audiences, and documenting assignments. This position requires collaboration with other P&C engineers, other departments, contractors, and vendors. -Active projects include engineering a pilot IEC 61850 process bus substation, evaluating Virtualized Protection Relays (VPR) and Centralized Substation Protection (CSP), evaluating new relay vendors, updating engineering standards, and writing conference papers -As a senior engineer, this position grants autonomy to propose solutions to open-ended challenges but requires the engineer to work mostly autonomously. The senior engineer is expected to lead engineering projects.

Requirements

• autocad
• aspen one-liner
• sel acselerator
• iec 61850
• pe certification
• scada

What You Bring

-Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations. -Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. -Ability to collaborate across departments. -Knowledge of various industry standards such as OSHA, IEEE, IEC, NFPA, NETA, and NERC. -Advanced theoretical understanding of electrical power systems which includes knowledge of fault calculations (short-circuit), symmetrical components, protective coordination, and the use of fault analysis software to perform system modeling, short-circuit studies and arc flash hazard analysis studies (AFHA). -Familiarity with Brownfield electromechanical relay substation -Must work well under pressure from job demands, multi-tasking ability essential. -Advanced computer skills utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, facility control, management, and reporting systems. Must be able to use computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools. -Greater than 5 years’ experience in electrical substations, transmission systems, distribution systems operations up to 345kV, or protection and control design and construction. -Strong understanding of communication and SCADA protocols -Experience with relay/logic testing and field commissioning -Familiar with NERC Reliability Standards, like the PRC’s -FE Certification and/or Professional Engineer Certification (PE) -Real Time Simulators -Experience with RTU’s -Customer Centric (internal and/or external) -Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equal -IEC 61850 (GOOSE Data Models, Sampled Values, MMS) -Experience with software such as ASPEN One-liner and SEL AcSELerator Quickset -Experience with relay test sets (specifically the Manta MTS-5100 Test Set) -Experience with AutoCAD

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Benefits

-Virtualized Protection Relays

About Scottish Power

-Operates in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution and specialises in renewable energy, particularly onshore and offshore wind farms, and manages the transmission and distribution networks in South and Central Scotland, as well as parts of North Wales and North West England. -Provides electricity and gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the UK, offering services such as smart metering, energy efficiency advice, and home services like boiler care and maintenance. -Has three main divisions: Energy Networks, Renewables, and Energy Retail and Wholesale.

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