Engineer (Associate/Staff/Senior)

Dominion Energy

The Role

Overview

Design and develop protective relay settings for distribution and renewable energy interconnections.

Key Responsibilities

  • technical support
  • relay settings
  • peer review
  • training support
  • industry participation
  • protection design

Tasks

-Provide technical support to conceptual engineering teams, project management teams and ET Field Organization throughout the course of capital projects. -Participate in trade and industry organizations. -Provide technical support to newer engineers on the team. -Provide technical assistance to various engineering and field teams to fully develop the protection and control design package. -Participate in various company teams and industry-level organizations to enhance ET's system protection performance. -Support team with settings peer review activities. -Under the guidance of experienced team members, provide technical assistance to various engineering and field teams to fully develop the protection and control design package. -Develop protective relay settings for SPE Distribution protection schemes inside the substation. -Provide advanced technical support to conceptual engineering teams, project management teams and ET Field Organization throughout the course of capital projects. -Support team with settingS peer review activities. -Participate in trade and industry organizations and benchmarking activities. -Provide support to SPE's Engineer Training program. -Participate in various company teams and industry level organizations to enhance ET's system protection performance. -Continue to learn and provide newer engineers on the team with guidance on applying protection philosophy and application to real-world scenarios. -Continue to learn and apply protection philosophy and application to real-world scenarios. -Learn and apply basic protection philosophy and applications to real-world scenarios. -Develop protective relay settings for System Protection Engineering (SPE) Distribution protection schemes inside the substation.

Requirements

  • python
  • sap
  • iec 61850
  • short circuit
  • relay protection
  • power systems

What You Bring

-Programming skills for automation of system studies (e.g., Python, .NET, C#, etc.) is a plus. -Ability to interpret codes, regulations, and practices. -Strong time management skills with the ability to independently plan and organize work assignments. -Understanding of the principles of transmission and/or distribution relay protection a plus. -Equally effective with working independently or in a team environment. -Ability to think analytically and solve complex problems. -Staff Engineer: 8+ years of relevant engineering experience -Experience with short circuit modeling software preferred. -Sr. Engineer: 5+ years of relevant engineering experience -Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing. -Engineer: 2+ years of engineering experience -Understanding of IEC 61850 communication protocol for intelligent substation protection is a plus. -Experience with SAP work management systems is a plus. -Associate Engineer: 0-2 years of engineering experience -Understanding of AC/DC fundamentals, including three-phase power systems.

The Company

About Dominion Energy

-Committed to sustainability, focusing on reducing carbon emissions and expanding its renewable energy portfolio, including wind, solar, and battery storage projects. -Operates a vast network of electric transmission and distribution lines and natural gas storage, transmission, and distribution pipelines. -Supplies electricity to parts of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, and natural gas to regions in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. -Dominion also operates generation facilities in Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Visa Sponsorship

-dominion energy does not transfer or sponsor work visas or employment authorization for this role.