Engineer Assc- Engineer Sr

American Electric Power•Roanoke, VA

2d•$74,551 - $128,688•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible to the assigned supervisor for performing engineering work activities and projects requiring the application of engineering knowledge in the safe, effective, efficient, and economic accomplishment of assigned objectives. The role applies engineering knowledge in design, project management, and maintenance of utility systems; contributes to training and documentation initiatives; analyzes business processes and recommends enhancements; and works independently with minimal guidance as well as collaboratively. The employee follows AEP policies, practices, standards, rules, regulations, and procedures, and may provide training and guidance to coworkers. The position plans and oversees engineering projects from conception through completion, ensuring timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements are met, and coordinates with peers, contractors, and regulatory authorities. Within P&C Engineering, the role performs and reviews protection and control engineering for electric substation projects from 4 kV through 765 kV. Work includes preparing scopes, settings, designs, setting calculations and files, conducting area protection studies and short-circuit fault studies, supporting NERC standards and documentation, reviewing transmission planning proposals, and coordinating protection issues with transmission customers and interconnected companies. The engineer supports installation, commissioning, checkout, and troubleshooting; provides technical support across related groups; peer-reviews and approves work; oversees outsourced work; investigates protection and control problems; contributes to system-wide protection standards; and participates in scheduling, resource planning, and cost control. The posting covers multiple grade levels, from Engineer Associate (Grade 6) through Engineer Senior (Grade 8), with higher grades requiring additional education, experience, and credentials. The position is listed as on-site. Compensation range: $74,551 to $128,688.

Requirements

For Engineer Associate (Grade 6): bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program; this is an entry-level position for new graduates.
For Engineer (Grade 7): bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program and typically two or more years of related engineering experience; alternatively, a master's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program may qualify for entry at this level.
For Engineer Senior (Grade 8): bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program and typically four or more years of related engineering experience, or a master's degree or Ph.D. in engineering from an ABET-accredited program and typically two years of related engineering experience.
A bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology may satisfy the degree requirement if the individual obtains a certified Professional Engineering (PE) license.

Nice To Haves

Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering examination in preparation for future PE licensure is encouraged and preferred for Engineer Associate.
Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state or Puerto Rico is encouraged and preferred for Engineer Senior.

Responsibilities

Perform entry-level engineering work and projects using engineering knowledge to meet assigned objectives safely, effectively, efficiently, and economically.
Apply engineering knowledge in utility-system design, project management, and maintenance.
Contribute to training programs, documentation development, and other knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Analyze business processes and recommend enhancements.
Work independently with minimal guidance and collaboratively in an inclusive team environment.
Follow AEP policies, practices, standards, rules, regulations, and procedures.
Provide training and guidance to coworkers as needed.
Plan and oversee engineering projects from conception to completion, meeting timelines, budgets, and regulatory requirements.
Coordinate with peers, external contractors, and regulatory authorities.
Perform and review relay protection and control activities for 4 kV through 765 kV electrical substation projects.
Prepare and review protection and control scopes, engineering settings, and designs for substation projects.
Prepare and review relay setting calculation sheets, setting files, and other relay-setting deliverables.
Perform area protection studies and recommend settings for existing and new transmission line and station protection schemes.
Model transmission-system impedances and perform short-circuit fault studies.
Perform activities related to NERC protection and control standards and prepare and review required documents such as PRC-023 and FAC-008.
Review transmission-system planning proposals and provide protection and control comments and recommendations.
Coordinate with transmission customers and interconnected companies on protection issues.
Provide engineering support for project installation, commissioning, checkout, and troubleshooting.
Provide general protection and control technical support, including technical interfaces with telecommunications, operations, transmission region operations, station engineering, transmission planning, and project management.
Peer-review and approve protection and control work completed by other team members.
Manage, oversee, and peer-review protection and control work performed by outsourced companies.
Identify, clarify, and resolve protection and control problems and initiate solutions by analyzing interruption reports and fault-recorder records.
Contribute to system-wide protection standards for transmission and distribution station protection, metering, and control applications.
Participate in project scheduling, resource planning, and cost control for assigned projects.