Senior Engineer - Protection & Control

Iberdrola•Rochester, NY

1d•$96,400 - $120,500•Onsite

About The Position

As part of AVANGRID's engineering team, the Senior Engineer - Protection & Control is responsible for designing and configuring automation, data collection, protection, and control equipment subsystems. The role supports work on electric delivery infrastructure, helping ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and cost-effectively. This position is based in the office five days a week in Rochester, New York.

Requirements

Minimum 5 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 develop and deliver fault analysis reports to management, highlighting 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.