System Protection Engineer
About The Position
This is a journey-level protection engineer job that requires executing routine protection duties with minimal assistance. This position requires a moderate level of training, direction and review of work from more senior engineers and peers. This job is responsible for providing technical protection engineering for routine projects and maintenance/operation support including, but not limited to, issuing protection requirements, relay and automatics settings, processing clearances, and investigating relay operations. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited curriculum in the US or the equivalent from outside the US
- 3 years of experience in system protection
Nice To Haves
- Current and active California PE license desired
- Ability to calculate relay settings for all station automatics schemes, transmission line relaying, transformer bank protection, bus protection, generator protection, and breaker failure schemes
- Thorough computer application and fault analysis program knowledge
- Knowledge of symmetrical component theory and ability to perform fault calculations.
- Basic understanding of logic gate theory and control circuitry
- Knowledge of electric system protection equipment, instrumentation and test procedures
- Ability to analyze relay operations and determine fault locations
- Interprets applicable codes, industry standards and regulations and educates others
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance to peers and lower-level engineers
- Perform protection job duties for transmission voltages 230 kV and below
- Handle special and complex projects, such as localized special protection scheme and MPAC
- Perform protection job duties for distribution voltages
- Handle special and complex projects, such as localized special protection scheme, fast distribution bus pickup scheme, tie cable, Switchgear IPAC, etc.
- Participate in development of design standards, new tools and new relay schemes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
