Engineer II - Protection

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Create and review protection recommendations, perform short circuit studies and relay coordination studies, investigate proper relay operation during faults, provide relay settings, investigate protection conditions, etc. for projects of moderate complexity.
• Ensure that all recommendations meet all applicable federal, state and local engineering codes, including (NESC, NEC, ANSI, and IEEE) as well as DLC Standards.
• Review with engineering management before issuing recommendations.
• Provide studies, engineering, design and technical support to help implement work performed in a cost-effective manner by DLC Operations and outside consulting personnel.
• Assist other engineers in more complex engineering projects where required.
• Proactively prepare recommendations and implement changes that will upgrade facilities, improve reliability of DLC System and/or DLC Standards/materials.
• Support industry changes and changes in equipment performance, legislation, codes, regulations, standards, and safety practices relevant to the company’s system condition assets and ensure the assets are up to date.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation for presentation to engineering management.
• Effectively interact with and communicate engineering concepts to fellow engineers, technicians, and non-engineering personnel.
• Provide technical support related to various NERC compliance standards including but limited to standards PRC-002, 004, 006, 023, and 027.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited college/university required.
• Master’s degree from a school with an ABET accredited Bachelor’s degree in Engineering will be considered if Bachelor’s degree is not from an ABET accredited school.
• Two (2+) or more years of related experience required.

Skills/Abilities

• Experience with protection simulation software such as CAPE and ASPEN.
• Experience with protection-related vendor software such as SEL AcSELerator, S&C Intellilink, ENOSERV PowerBase, etc.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and comfort with working in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage various priorities.
• Prompt executor.