Lead Engineer - Protection & Control
About The Position
As part of AVANGRID's engineering team, the Lead Engineer - Protection & Control designs and configures automation, data collection, protection, and control equipment subsystems. The role supports the company's electric delivery infrastructure and helps ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and cost-effectively. The position is based in the office five days a week in Rochester, New York, and reports to the Supervisor - Protection & Control. The role also supports capital construction programs, NERC compliance for substation assets, customer and distributed energy resource interconnections, and representation of AVANGRID on regional and national committees. Employees may be assigned system emergency duties and certain NERC Reliability Standards compliance responsibilities, as applicable to their work area.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of engineering experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or technology.
- Registered Professional Engineer or eligibility for certification.
- Experience with ASPEN OneLiner, SEL and GE Relay Programming, IEC61850 Standard, and protection coordination analysis.
- Familiarity with FERC, NERC, NPCC, and state regulations.
- Strong knowledge of power system analysis, protection fundamentals, and compliance standards.
Responsibilities
- Perform relay settings design and relay coordination analysis for electric transmission and substation protection systems in support of capital construction programs.
- Lead engineering contractors and consultants performing protection system settings for capital projects.
- Analyze disturbance event operations and prepare fault analysis reports for management that identify corrective actions and lessons learned.
- Lead NERC compliance programs applicable to substation assets and act as a subject matter expert during audits.
- Review large customer and distributed energy resource interconnections to substations, transmission circuits, and distribution circuits.
- Represent AVANGRID on regional and national committees.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and growth opportunities.
- Performance-based bonuses.
- 12% 401(k) match.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Professional development and clear career-advancement pathways.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
