Electrical Protection and Control Systems Engineer

1 day ago

Menlo Park, California, United States SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Full time
Job Title: Facilities Engineer 3

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking a highly skilled Facilities Engineer 3 to join our team. As a key member of our Facilities and Operations Division, you will be responsible for designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining electrical control systems for power distribution.

Job Summary:

The successful candidate will serve as the technical expert in the performance of facilities engineering responsibilities involving electrical protection and control. This includes planning, design, construction, modification, operation, maintenance, and utility servicing of campus facilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical power control and protection engineering, with expertise in high voltage substation design and protection.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Perform system studies and provide protection requirements for design, review, and approvals of one-line, schematics, and logic diagrams.
  • Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to support operation and maintenance and substation automation and infrastructure projects.
  • Gather and evaluate data of electrical systems; model systems on ETAP software for different electrical studies such as short circuits, coordination, arc flash, etc.
  • Design relay and breaker settings and perform other required assignments to meet compliance.
  • Issue settings for substation relays and different types of breakers via ETAP, and support test technicians in testing and commissioning of those protective devices.
  • Analyze fault and nuisance trips using historical data such as digital relay & and meter records or other related data.
  • Review and analyze daily relay operations to determine correct operation or misoperation in responding to an electrical system disturbance or anomalies.
  • Make appropriate recommendations/resolutions for mitigation to Operations, and report to stakeholders.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant engineering discipline.
  • Minimum ten years of directly related experience in the field of high voltage substation design and, particularly protection relaying and equipment control.
  • Proficient in using ETAP, SKM or other related software.
  • Knowledge of electrical SCADA protocols, such as DNP3, Modbus, and IEC 61850.
  • Familiarity with electrical power systems and substation automation.
  • Ability to analyze complex electrical protection problems and provide effective solutions for the resolution.
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Preferred Requirements:
  • Experience with Electrical Systems Network and Firewall Requirements and associated designs.
  • Development of advanced substation automation and associated logic schemes.
  • Substation HMI development.
  • Substation P&C setting and design experience.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace.

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information.

All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States.

SLAC is an E-Verify employer.

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