General Engineer - BGE Protection & Control Engineering

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company • Milford Mill, MD

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About The Position

The General Engineer leads and supports engineering efforts across BGE/Exelon utility infrastructure for electric Protection & Control Engineering. The role calls for a broad understanding of utility operations and includes developing engineering solutions, managing technical deliverables, and ensuring compliance with internal and regulatory standards. Work may include electric system performance evaluations and outage analysis; initiatives to improve safety, reliability, and operational efficiency; engineering project budgeting and cost estimation; coordination with departments and external stakeholders; and field inspections and technical issue resolution. Extended hours may be required to provide coverage during storms or other energy-delivery emergencies.

The position performs moderately complex engineering assignments using independent judgment under the guidance of experienced engineers, leads small engineering projects or tasks, and provides technical consultation to engineering and operating groups. It also contributes to technical system and process improvements, project planning and implementation, and may assign and review work. The role may influence project decisions with a moderate company impact, including leading employees or contractors in commissioning electrical systems and equipment before they are placed on the system. It applies technical knowledge to promote workplace safety and enhance customer satisfaction.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or a Professional Engineer license issued by the state in which the employee practices.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex electrical systems.
• Knowledge of problem-solving approaches and engineering theory, and ability to apply them.
• Knowledge of engineering designs, principles, and practices.
• Knowledge of complex field test equipment.
• Four to seven years of professional engineering experience, subject to the stated experience-reduction provisions.
• Broad knowledge and experience with regulations, guides, standards, codes, methods, practices, and advanced engineering principles necessary for very complex or unique assignments.
• At least two related career experiences, or Engineer in Training status, or completion of at least 50% of an advanced technical degree, MBA, or Project Management Certification program, as specified in the posting.
• A master's degree in Engineering reduces the on-the-job training experience requirement by one year. A PE license also reduces the requirement by one year; the reductions are mutually inclusive and the maximum reduction is one year.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree or graduate-level work in Engineering, Business Administration, or Project Management Certification.
• Engineer-in-Training certification and/or Professional Engineer license.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with all management levels.
• Strong written and oral communication, presentation, report-generation, and technical-writing skills.
• Working knowledge of analysis software such as CYMDIST, PSS/E, Python, PLS-CAD, Pole Foreman, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Strong knowledge of substation Protection and Control design engineering, including developing and reviewing one-lines, AC/DC schematics, wiring diagrams, bills of material, as-built drawings, and relay settings.
• Extensive experience with transmission and distribution protection schemes and relays, including SEL, GE, and Basler intelligent electronic devices and electromechanical relays, and relay software such as ASPEN One Liner, Aspen Relay Database, and CYMDIST.
• Ability to design protection schemes for transformers, transmission lines, buses, capacitor banks, and other substation equipment.
• Proficiency in engineering studies and applications, including relay coordination, load flow, and short-circuit analysis.
• Experience with relay protection and developing settings for transmission and distribution systems from 4 kV through 500 kV; a strong background in either controls or protection is acceptable.
• Knowledge of SCADA and control settings, communication protocols, AC/DC control systems, utility Protection and Control practices, PRC requirements, and NERC-compliant designs; a strong background in either controls or protection is acceptable.
• Experience performing Quality Assurance reviews of Protection and Control engineering design packages and supporting the development and implementation of engineering standards.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary project execution, including engineering resources, material orders, outages, construction testing support, commissioning, and field-issue resolution.
• Experience reviewing engineering design and construction-testing contract proposals and coordinating with project managers, engineers, contractors, and customers.
• Ability to evaluate complex technical issues, develop solutions, influence project decisions, and provide technical leadership to employees and contractors.
• Strong commitment to safety, reliability, customer service, technical leadership, and participation in industry forums and technical organizations.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze technical data, interpret results, draw conclusions, and present recommendations to management.
• Lead small engineering projects or tasks and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure technical requirements and standards are met.
• Analyze and interpret power-flow results, perform engineering tests, and resolve ambiguous findings.
• Provide technical support and consultation to engineering and operating groups for the design, installation, and maintenance of systems and equipment.
• Review and validate studies, blueprints, and designs against accepted engineering principles and practices.
• Participate in evaluating and improving technical systems and processes, and contribute to project planning and implementation.
• Assign and review work as needed.
• Lead or support system performance evaluations, outage analysis, safety, reliability, and operational-efficiency initiatives, budgeting and cost estimation, stakeholder coordination, field inspections, and technical issue resolution as applicable.
• May lead employees or contractors in commissioning electrical systems and equipment to be placed on the system.
• May work extended hours during storms or other energy-delivery emergencies.

Benefits

• Annual bonus for eligible positions: 15%.
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave, and bonding/primary caregiver or parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support.
• Wellbeing programs, including tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and fitness reimbursement.
• Referral bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level