Sr. Substation Protection Engineer
Siemens · Wendell, NC · 3 mo ago
HybridFull-time
Summary of Duties
- Design, implement, and maintain protective relay systems and associated equipment for power systems.
- Prepare and execute (FAT) Factory Acceptance Test procedures & testing environments for customer projects.
- Prepare and execute (SAT) Site Acceptance Test procedures and commissioning scripts for customer projects.
- Prepare Test Set (Omicron, Doble, etc...) routines for various protection applications.
- Configure and test relays for protection and controls schemes of substations systems.
- Collaborate with a team of professionals to develop protection schemes that meet industry standards and customer requirements.
- Be a technical leader in projects or lead other team members in project activities.
- Be one of our primary customer interfaces, including trouble shooting and commissioning support.
- Provide technical support throughout the project lifecycle, including design, implementation, and commissioning phases.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or a related field.
- Four (4) years of experience in the job offered or as a Protection Engineer, Power System Engineer, Testing and Commissioning Engineer, or an acceptable alternate occupation.
- Four (4) years of experience with the following skills:
- Experience as a Project Technical Lead;
- Experience with DC and AC schematics, three-and one-line diagrams for Medium or High Voltage substation systems;
- Advanced knowledge of Siemens, GE, SEL, ABB, or others relay/automation products and associated software;
- Experience with Medium Voltage Protection, including the following: Overcurrent / Over-Undervoltage, Transformer Differential, Motor Protection, High and Low Impedance Busbar Differential, Generation Protection, and MV transfer schemes and reverse interlocking schemes;
- Communication protocols such as IEC61850 (MMS/GOOSE/SMV), DNP, Modbus, IEC103, IEC101, IEC104, Profinet, or Profibus;
- Control and Protection commissioning experience;
- Factory and Site testing experience in automation and control systems.