Engineer III or Senior Engineer - System Protection and Control

Duke Energy • Charlotte, NC

76d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position serves as a System Protection and Control Subject Matter Expert (SME) at Duke Energy within the Duke Energy Power Grid Operations Asset Management Governance Distribution Protection Automation & Control Enterprise Standards team, responsible for developing and managing protection and control standards, governance guidance, and templates for relays, reclosers, switchgear, and related equipment. The role oversees operational technology standards for protective relays, controls, automation devices, and manages DPAC ES labs in Cincinnati, OH and Plainfield, IN. The incumbent also supports Midwest asset management functions with local standards and governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering obtained from an ABET accredited program, OR a master's degree in Engineering in lieu of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Minimum of four (4) years of engineering experience
• Bachelor's Degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program for Senior level
• In addition to required degree, six (6) years minimum required related experience for Senior level
• A master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B.S. Engineering degree

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and experience with the ability to design, create standards, and evaluate system protection and control solutions for medium voltage distribution systems (4kV-36kV class)
• Experience performing system protection and coordination studies
• Familiarity/experience with advanced protocols, IEC 61850 GOOSE, DNP3.0, including programming and testing advanced protection and automation systems with peer-to-peer communications
• Familiarity with communication control concepts, such as SCADA
• Experience integrating and testing protection and control systems
• Familiarity/experience with SEL protection automation controls/relays (SEL-651R, SEL-487, SEL-451, SEL 751) and associated configuration software
• Familiarity/experience with OMICRON test equipment and associated Test Universe software
• Familiarity with SEL Quickset software suites
• Experience developing/programming relay and control design templates, including development of system protection relay settings and logic
• Experience creating standards, standard settings templates, and application guides
• Experience performing factory acceptance and field acceptance testing of systems
• Familiarity with related industry standards, such as ANSI, IEEEE 519 Harmonics, IEC 61850 Communication networks and systems for power utility automation
• Related Transmission Protection and Control Experience
• Related Distribution Protection Automation Control Experience
• Related Distribution field engineering experience
• Related experience with Integration of power plant, distributed resources, or major industrial/commercial/government customer load facilities

Responsibilities

• Development of protection & control standard settings, logic, and control templates
• Development of related standards application guidance and position documents for standards application
• SME input into training and work method related documentation and training artifacts
• Hands on testing within relay lab, field lab, factory and field acceptance testing of new and existing concepts, working with switchgear, relays, and control components
• Integration of various sensing, control, automation, communications, and protection capabilities into technical standard solution systems
• Close working cooperation with peer team leads for Distribution Enterprise System Protection Team and team members within DPAC ES, peers in the Equipment and Construction Standards team, PGO Asset Management Governance, and stakeholders within PGO Asset Management
• Mentorship and peer leadership with fellow engineers

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Utilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees