Substation Protection Engineer

5 days ago

Duluth, Minnesota, United States Ampirical Solutions Full time

Job Summary

The Substation Protection Engineer - Relay Settings is responsible for system protection settings associated with protective relay systems for the transmission and distribution systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Apply knowledge of protection schemes and philosophies commonly applied to Transmission and Distribution (T&D) substations.
  • Conduct power system calculations, including short circuit calculation, current transformer performance, and ratio selection, over-current element coordination, zone-distance element selection, and coordination, and relay loadability calculations.
  • Utilize Aspen, ETAP, or equivalent as a primary tool to run various cases, interpret results, and develop the best possible bus, transformer, generator, and line protection settings.
  • Read and interpret electrical single lines, three lines, schematics, functional diagrams, etc.
  • Provide technical guidance for various relay settings schemes for basic and advanced system topologies to ensure the quality of deliverables while meeting individual client preferences.
  • Assist project manager to develop scope of work and conceptual design for the projects.
  • Attend meetings and conferences, as necessary, to keep informed of technical development in the power industry as it pertains to T&D Protection.
  • Perform quality control and peer checking on settings calculation, documentation, and fault analysis studies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
  • Two years, minimum, of direct relay settings experience.
  • Hands-on experience in testing equipment using Doble, OMICRON, or Megger.
  • Familiarity with DNP and SEL communication protocols.
  • Experience in configuring SEL microprocessor relays is required. Experience with other microprocessor relay vendors, and electromechanical relays, is preferred.
  • Capable of managing small projects, or tasks on a larger scale project, and ability to mentor lesser experienced engineers and technicians.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate both internally and externally.
  • Sufficient PC skills and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
  • Experience with ETAP, AcSELerator, and ASPEN is preferred.

About Ampirical Solutions

Ampirical Solutions is committed to improving and strengthening the power grid since the company's inception. We take pride in being on the leading edge of innovation and technology, allowing our industry to flow forward in a positive direction. We show gratitude for our customers and uplift our team members who make it all happen. We embrace challenging - yet rewarding - work, and we invest in our people every step along the way. Working at Ampirical Solutions is a career, not just a job.

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