Senior Power Systems Controls Engineer

$80,250 - $117,700/Yr

Eaton - Littleton, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Littleton, CO

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

Eaton's Electrical Engineering & Services division is currently seeking a Senior Power System Controls Engineer to join our team! This is a remote role with 25% travel throughout the West region. The expected annual salary range for this role is $80,250 - $117,700 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Responsibilities

• Create, modify, test, and deploy software for Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) and Human Machine Interfaces (HMI's) for Power Transfer applications like (Main-Tie-Main, Main-Gen, Main-Tie-Main-Gen, Paralleling Switchgears etc.)
• Follow customers specifications and internal specifications for project implementation.
• Select components and create bill of materials.
• Provide sketches, mark-ups, and direction to Electrical Designers to develop project drawings.
• Prepare customer submittals, Sequence of Operation (SOO), and test procedures.
• Assist with factory testing and field start-ups as required.
• Troubleshoot systems that are not functioning properly.
• Write and deploy complex power and control schemes including load shedding/ peak shaving schemes utilizing multiple distributed energy resources, Microgrid operations, breaker control schemes, SCADA system development.
• Ensure projects have proper controls, metering and monitoring. Controls include Power meters, automation equipment (PLC/HMI), protective relays, load sharing, synchronization, etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution with a minimum 3 years of power systems controls experience OR a high school diploma or higher with a minimum of 7 years of power systems controls experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid and unrestricted driver's license.
• No relocation offered is being offered. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Chandler, AZ, Las Vegas, NV, Littleton, CO or Salt Lake City, UT will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service members are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Nice-to-haves

• PE License.
• Knowledge of SCADA systems and associated protocols (Modbus, DNP3, IEC-61850)

Benefits

• Health and Welfare benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work