Engineer (Relay Settings and Configurations)

Entergy•New Orleans, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position can be filled as an Engineer I, II, III or Sr based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: Performs a wide variety of planning, maintenance, design engineering, project management and construction, and operations activities related to routine, non-routine, and emergency restoration duties. Project areas may include grid/system design, operations and maintenance, planning, asset management, reliability, computer applications, safety, and root cause failure analysis.

Requirements

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Discipline (typically Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution
Degrees in Engineering Technology (typically, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, and Industrial) from a four-year accredited institution with PE may be considered
Minimum Experience: Engineer I: 0 - 2 years of related experience
Engineer II: at least 2 - 4 years of related experience
Engineer III: at least 4 - 6 years of related experience
Engineer Sr.: at least 6 years of related experience
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated ability to apply engineering principles
Thorough understanding of procedures, programs, and standards in responsible area
Consistently demonstrates good engineering judgment
Good leadership skills
Good interpersonal skills along with strong written and oral communication skills
Excellent math skills
Excellent project management skills
Good knowledge of Personal Computer operations and related software
Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities
Ability to work well under pressure
Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures
Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards
Demonstrated acceptance of a diverse and inclusive work environment and customer base
Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change
Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

Nice To Haves

Preferred: Electrical or Computer Engineering Degree
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Self-starter, independent worker, self-motivator
Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multi-projects simultaneously
Knowledge of: Power Systems
Transformers and transmission lines
Protective relays
Software or database skills
Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.: Preferred: EIT, PE

Responsibilities

Support and participate in project scoping activities for substation projects.
Review existing relay settings.
Coordinate with design and construction organizations to develop project scope and estimate sheets.
Support project schedules and processes by using activity tracking applications such as Primavera.
Model power systems using CAPE.
Maintain master model for relay fault analysis.
Support wide area coordination.
Occasionally use additional tools such as ETAP, EMTP and Hypersim.
Develop relay settings for substation protective relays. This includes performing fault studies and developing relay settings for transmission protection equipment related to capital projects and asset maintenance projects.
Works with field groups, distribution engineers and plant engineers to ensure coordination of downstream distribution devices for the system.
Oversee, review, and approve settings developed by professional consultant engineers. This includes awarding projects to contractors and reviewing invoices.
Lead activities pertaining to SERC/NERC standards compliance and other utility relations as required.
Establish and improve relay testing laboratory.
Develop and support relay test plans for planned projects.
Support development of Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) configurations.
Participate in substation visits.
Provide technical support and protection system expertise in response to operational/commissioning requests from field personnel.
Manage documentation via Documentum (WebTop and IPS-TRAMS) for transmission system protection and other records according to company and departmental policies.
Assist with storm/emergency restoration efforts as necessary.
Support protection standard development and implementation as required.
Investigate impact of relay firmware and software changes to Entergy system applications.
Develop and update templates as appropriate.
Update group databases such as power line carrier frequency database and transmission line rating database.
Access new technologies.
Lead better application development geared toward fault studies and relay settings.
Lead and participate in Entergy continuous improvement projects.
Lead and develop less experienced personnel.
Develop departmental guidelines/tools and provide training as needed.
Research and implement smartgrid in Entergy system.