Protection and Control Engineer

Position Duration: 12 Months Contract Work Location White Plains Office, White Plains, NY (HYBRID) Project Overview The Protection and Control Engineer will perform system disturbance analysis, develop design solutions for NYPA's protection and control and associated communication systems, and recommend protective relaying system modifications and/or additions. This role will assure adherence to applicable North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards to maintain and operate NYPA assets. This role will support the current qualified resource gap in protection and control engineering. Job Functions & Responsibilities Perform system disturbance analysis and recommend protective relaying system modification and/or additions, if required.Perform engineering design for protection and control and associated communication systemsPerform short circuit studies and other calculations as required to establish relay settingsPerform NERC / NPCC compliance related tasksProvide site support during project commissioning or disturbance investigation. Skills Proficient in the engineering and design of Protection and Control systems specific to the electric utility industry.Working knowledge of protective relaying systems and their various components.Familiarity with developing relay settings and understanding of calculationsFamiliarity with programming microprocessor-based protective relaysCompetent in the use of Microsoft Office applications. Education & Certifications Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical degree, from an accredited college or university. #ProtectionAndControl #ProtectionEngineer #ControlEngineer #PowerSystems #ProtectiveRelaying #RelayEngineering #RelaySettings #RelayCoordination #SubstationEngineering #SubstationProtection #ElectricalEngineering #PowerEngineering #UtilityEngineering #ElectricUtility #PowerGrid #PowerTransmission #TransmissionEngineering #NERC #NPCC #NERCCompliance #PowerSystemsEngineering #ElectricalPower #GridEngineering #Commissioning #EngineeringJobs #UtilityJobs #NewYorkJobs #WhitePlainsNY #NYJobs #HybridJobs #ContractJobs #Hiring #NowHiring