Senior Electrical Engineer - Design Studies
About the role
ECI is seeking highly motivated Electrical Engineers with significant experience in performing EHV technical design studies. The ideal candidate should have deep knowledge and experience in most of the following studies at the EHV level:
- Shunt Reactive Compensation and Voltage Control
- Coupled Line Resonance Studies
- (Stuck pole on breakers drives NGR size on switched/fixed line connected shunt reactors to prevent resonance)
- Single Pole Automatic Reclosing
- (NGR sizing, reclose dead time determination, check stability margins, etc)
- Series Capacitor Analysis
- (Develop cap size, MOV sizing, etc.)
- Line Switching Overvoltage Studies
- (With/without breaker PIRs and point on wave controllers, etc)
- Line Insulation Coordination Studies
- (Includes assessing line clearances and make recommendations for PIRs, sub/line arresters, changes to clearances)
- Breaker TRV/RRRV Studies
- Line or Sub MAD calculations
- Coupling to Adjacent Circuits in ROW
- Voltage/Current Unbalance/Transposition Studies
- Transformer Energization TOV studies in HV/EHV systems
- EHV Capacitor Switching (analysis and TLI/PIR sizing)
- Techoeconomic Conductor Selection Studies
- EHV Power Cable Studies (EMT studies of riser design including grounding, cross-bonding, SVL sizing/placement, protection of cables)
Responsibilities
The engineer will join a team of experienced engineers and perform detailed EMT analysis for the study work as well as provide guidance to younger staff who this individual will train.
Requirements
- Minimum Requirements: MSEE (PhD is desirable)
- 15+ years performing most of the studies listed above
- Expert user of PSCAD
- (Knowledge of ATP and EMTP-RV a plus)
- Expert user of positive sequence/phasor domain tools
- A professional engineers license is preferred but not required
Qualifications
- Extensive experience with PSCAD
- Knowledge of common loadflow tools, MathCad, Excel
Skills
- Ability to utilize any software to perform analysis
- Write detailed reports
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k), profit sharing and employee stock ownership plan
- Paid vacation, personal days and holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Continued professional education reimbursement
Pay
Salary commensurate with experience and education.
Schedule
Depending on experience, applicants may be qualified for a hybrid or remote work arrangement.
Benefits
- Relocation to Madison, WI or Chesapeake, VA to work with the team is preferred
- Our team helps customers with project conceptual development, support during design, equipment selection and assistance with operating issues after COD
- We assist with apparatus ratings and specifications development for transformers, circuit breakers, switches, cables, series capacitors, dynamic var devices, etc
Electrical Consultants, Inc. (ECI)
ECI employs over 850 engineers, designers, project managers, surveyors, ROW agents, environmental planners, construction professionals and support staff in 37 offices across the U.S. The firm has more than 40 years of experience in the planning, engineering, and construction of a wide range of power delivery projects including substations, transmission lines, distribution systems, communication systems and industrial facilities. An Equal Opportunity Employer