Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Description Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer - Protection Applications Location: St. Louis, MO Senior Electrical Engineer The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead electrical design project teams to create world class designs for new projects, alterations and redevelopments on a variety of projects including power, process, corporate, healthcare, pipeline, airports, institutional, industrial, manufacturing, government and military facilities. The Senior Electrical Engineer will lead the project team throughout the design and construction process, adapting electrical plans according to budget constraints, design factors or client needs. Senior Electrical Engineer Qualifications: Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a directly related field plus seven (7) years of experience in electrical systems studies in the electric utility or industrial power distribution industry Will accept a Master's degree plus six (6) years of related experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree plus seven (7) years of related experience Ability to obtain a Professional Engineer licensure. Preferred Experience/Skills: Previous experience in development of protective relay settings in Transmission, or Distribution industry Prior experience in commonly utilized system modelling software programs (ASPEN, CAPE, CYME, ETAP, SKM, etc.) Knowledge of protection schemes and philosophies commonly applied at Transmission, and Distribution substations. Developing native relay setting files using SEL's AcSELerator and GE's Enervista software programs Ability to read and interpret electrical single lines, three lines, schematics, functional diagrams, etc. Designing calculations, including short circuit calculation, current transformer performance and ratio selection, over-current element coordination, zone-distance element selection and coordination, and relay loadability calculation Ability to perform Grounding, Arc Flash, and other Power system studies is a plus Providing engineering support with construction and commissioning activities for substations Senior Electrical Engineer Description: Executes complex assignments requiring the use of advanced electrical engineering techniques, resulting in the development of new or improved processes, equipment, and/or technological methods. Coordinate departmental or divisional project studies, reports, or project design assignments. Responsible for performing power system studies and system protection settings coordination on various projects (Up to 500-kV voltage level). Develop design basis documentation for protective settings and generate native relay configuration files. Conduct design reviews, and support quality control. Assist project manager to develop scope of work and conceptual design for the projects. Train, guide, and mentor less experienced team members. Support business development and marketing initiatives. The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it's from an official Planet domain (@theplanetgroup.com or @launchcg.com) - and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs. The Planet Group and our companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.