Engineer - Protection & Control

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for developing, maintaining, and providing technical leadership for electric transmission and substation Protection & Control (P&C) systems across AVANGRID and its operating companies, including Central Maine Power (CMP), New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG), Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E), and The United Illuminating Company (UI). The role ensures protection system designs, standards, and engineering practices comply with applicable company, local, state, regional, and national regulations and industry standards, including NESC, FERC, NERC, NPCC, NYISO, ISO-NE, and state regulatory requirements. It also establishes and maintains engineering standards, policies, procedures, and governance processes to support the safe, reliable, compliant, and efficient operation of electric transmission and substation systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology.
Four years of experience in engineering, or at least one year of experience in Protection & Control and at least one year of engineering experience.
Intermediate knowledge of power system analysis and fundamentals of equipment protection.
Intermediate knowledge of communication protocols, including DNP, MMS, Modbus, IRIG-B, NTP, and SNMP.
Intermediate knowledge of serial and Ethernet networking, including RS-232/485, the OSI model, TCP, UDP, IP, and VLAN.
Intermediate knowledge of national and international standards, regulations, and compliance requirements associated with power system protection.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Intermediate knowledge of power system protection theory, application, standards, design, testing, commissioning, and analysis.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of FERC, NERC, NPCC, and state regulations.
Knowledge of PowerApps, PowerBI, PowerAutomate, and advanced Excel.
Business process management capabilities.
Electrical design experience.

Responsibilities

Define, review, and maintain standards and best practices for transmission and distribution substation control, automation systems, and design.
Analyze and propose engineering solutions to improve substation networking, SCADA communication, local HMIs, RTUs, time synchronization, and fast communication for protection relays.
Review and approve engineering contractors’ work.
Define, maintain, and update company processes to ensure compliance with company standards, specifications, and regulatory authority requirements.
Define and update internal processes and performance indicators.
Audit internal company processes and support evidentiary documentation as needed to verify compliance.
Monitor and manage projects associated with corrective action plans.
Travel to worksites as needed.