Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

38d•Onsite

About The Position

The Philosophy and Standards group is a support function for the Protection and Control (P&C) Department. The Philosophy and Standards group is responsible for researching industry best practices to create P&C standards. This group also develops new engineering processes and tools. System scope includes transmission, substation, and distribution. Service companies include Central Maine Power, New York State Electric & Gas, Rochester Gas & Electric, and United Illuminating.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equal
Greater than 5 years' experience in electrical substations, transmission systems, distribution systems operations up to 345kV, or protection and control design and construction.
Familiarity with Brownfield electromechanical relay substation
Knowledge of various industry standards such as OSHA, IEEE, IEC, NFPA, NETA, and NERC.
Advanced theoretical understanding of electrical power systems which includes knowledge of fault calculations (short-circuit), symmetrical components, protective coordination, and the use of fault analysis software to perform system modeling, short-circuit studies and arc flash hazard analysis studies (AFHA).
Advanced computer skills utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, facility control, management, and reporting systems. Must be able to use computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools.
Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations.
Must work well under pressure from job demands, multi-tasking ability essential.
Ability to collaborate across departments.
Work independently although supervision might be required.

Nice To Haves

FE Certification and/or Professional Engineer Certification (PE)
Strong understanding of communication and SCADA protocols
Experience with AutoCAD
Experience with relay/logic testing and field commissioning
Experience with relay test sets (specifically the Manta MTS-5100 Test Set)
Experience with RTU's
Familiar with NERC Reliability Standards, like the PRC's
Experience with software such as ASPEN One-liner and SEL AcSELerator Quickset
IEC 61850 (GOOSE Data Models, Sampled Values, MMS)
Networking
Real Time Simulators
Virtualized Protection Relays

Responsibilities

Assisting in the development of P&C engineering standards, relay setting templates, record keeping processes, and engineering tools.
Participate in the evaluation of new vendors and technologies.
Conducting engineering analysis, researching white papers and manuals, organizing and facilitating meeting, presenting to technical and non-technical audiences, and documenting assignments.
Collaborate with other P&C engineers, other departments, contractors, and vendors.
Propose solutions to open-ended challenges but requires the engineer to work mostly autonomously.
Lead engineering projects.
Engineering a pilot IEC 61850 process bus substation, evaluating Virtualized Protection Relays (VPR) and Centralized Substation Protection (CSP), evaluating new relay vendors, updating engineering standards, and writing conference papers