ERS Sr. Power Systems Engineer - Remote

About the role

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities. Our Core Principles: Safety | Integrity | Respect | Teamwork | Inclusion. Our Strategic Priorities include High-Performance Culture, Customer Focus, Operational Excellence, and Innovation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an expert level of technical expertise in electric power system protection and automation.
• Work closely with design, vendor, utility, regulatory agency, operators, owners, contractors, and protection engineers to create system programming which translates the owner’s requirements into concrete technical designs.
• Develop settings for all layers of control including protective relaying, communication processors, Human Machine Interface (HMI).
• Serve as a technical resource for ERS Field Engineers during installation, commissioning and operation of the electric power system protection and automation systems.
• Write complete, detailed reports using a computer and accurately process job billing.
• Perform sales support functions.
• Provide technical support to ERS sales engineers and customers.
• Maintain strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Graduate Engineer BSEE or BSME and eight years’ experience in design, testing and commissioning of protection and automation systems.
• Five years’ experience as Power Systems Engineer.
• Registered Engineer in Training and the ability to obtain PE licensure within 1 year.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the National Electrical Code and various industry standards, such as NERC, IEEE, OSHA and NFPA.
• Special skills in a majority of the following: Generation and co-generation start-up, pilot wire and distance relaying, computer power system transient surveys, vector, phasor analogy, complex control systems, medium and high voltage substation start-up.
• Strong background and experience in all types of switchgear and equipment through the 500 kV class.
• Strong communication, supervisory, and organizational skills.
• Complete projects consistently on budget.
• Good judgment, dependable, supervises large-scale projects with technical expertise and good business management skills.
• Strong computer skills including editing, formatting and using templates in Microsoft Office Suite, use of Manufacturer specific software and documentation of design within AutoCad.
• Willing to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays and night work. Must be available for out-of-town and international travel of up to several weeks.

Benefits

Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk, hear, and smell. Frequently required to sit, climb and balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, basic color differentiation and the ability to adjust focus.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job description.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job description.

Skills

Specialized expertise, including power system studies, software and hardware engineering, interface protocols, and general problem-solving skills.

Standards

Must be available for out-of-town and international travel of up to several weeks.

Standing Alone

Will stand up and be counted; doesn't shirk from personal responsibility; can be counted on when times are tough; looks forward to taking charge of a problem or issue; is comfortable working alone on a tough assignment.

Company Information

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

About Vertiv

We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.

About the Team

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