Design Engineer

Dashiell•Raleigh, NC

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Design Engineer performs engineering work with a focus on substation engineering design including both physical and protection & control practices. Requires knowledge of substation systems from 34.5kV to 500kV with familiarity with basic principles related to the engineering design of high voltage substations. The position will be based in our Raleigh office located at 11000 Regency Pwky #107, Cary, NC 27518 and will report to Dashiell’s Supervising Engineer. Successful candidates may be placed in a Design Engineer I, II or III title depending on skill and experience level. Candidates with more experience may be placed in higher positions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree, from an accredited university.
At least 1 year of experience in substation engineering design.
Familiarity with electrical relays currently utilized in the electric power utility industry.
Experience in application of relays and metering in an electrical substation at 138kV and above.
Experience in the design of electrical schematics for relay applications and control systems.
Experience in the design of connection drawings and cabling.
Strong knowledge of AC/DC fundamentals.
Knowledge and understanding of three-phase power systems.
Knowledge and understanding of per-unit mathematics and symmetrical components.
Knowledge and understanding of substation components and their functions.
Knowledge of design documents and drawings necessary to complete a project.
Knowledge of engineering standards including NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI.
Knowledge of common word processing, spreadsheet, and email software.
Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers, vendors, clients, etc.
Ability to work in a team environment.
Must be at least 18 years of age and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Relay coordination experience.

Responsibilities

Work within a project team to create all design documents and drawings for a project, including creating wiring diagrams from schematics, generating bills of materials, and applying field mark-ups of project as-built drawings with minimal supervision.
Perform engineering support tasks such as relay burden, lighting, load flow, and short circuit calculations with minimal supervision.
Apply engineering application software to complete engineering tasks such as ground grid design, relay coordination, transformer sizing, and load flow and short circuit studies with minimal supervision.
Review project schedules and work with a project engineer to ensure projects remain on schedule.
Apply engineering standards including NEC, NESC, IEEE, and ANSI.
Properly use the document management system.
Apply corporate standard engineering practices.
Supervise project activities.
Communicate and coordinate project activities with project engineer, customer representatives, and others as needed.
Spend time at job sites to gain hands-on knowledge and additional training in substation construction and design.
Take personal responsibility for the quality and accuracy of his/her work.
Bring potential project-related problems and possible solutions to the attention of the responsible party.
Travel out of town for short periods of time as required by projects and assignments.
Perform special projects and complete other duties as assigned or requested.