Senior Engineer or Lead Engineer

Responsibilities

and duties include, but are not limited to:

Manage CDOAS Midwest protection and control lab

Development of protection & control standard settings, logic, and control templates

Development of related application guidance documents for standards application

SME input into training and work method related documentation and training artifacts

Hands on testing within relay lab, field lab, factory and field acceptance testing of new and existing concepts, working with switchgear, relays, and control components including voltage and current secondary injection test sets

Integration of various sensing, control, communications, and protection capabilities into technical standard solution systems

Close working cooperation with peer team lead for CD System Protection Team and team members within CD OAS, peers in the Equipment and Construction Standards team, and stakeholders within CD Asset Management

Mentorship and peer leadership with fellow engineers

Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity

Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities

Deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decision that may affect the work of the team

Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity

Conducts engineering and related studies

Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces; increasingly competent to design, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems

Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures; proficient in technical and analytical competencies

Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities

Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills including development of training guides and protection standards

Maintains accurate records and files

Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally

Basic/Required Qualifications

Note: This posting is for one position. Dependent on relevant experience, the level to which a candidate is aligned is outlined below.

Senior Engineer

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or state registration as a Professional Engineer. A Master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree.

Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience

Lead Engineer

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or state registration as a Professional Engineer. A Master's degree in engineering will be considered in lieu of the B. S. engineering degree.

Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience

Registration as a Professional Engineer

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Registration as a Professional Engineer

Bachelors degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Manage CDOAS Midwest protection and control lab

Development of protection & control standard settings, logic, control templates and associated engineering documents of record

Development of related application guidance documents for standards application

SME input into training and work method related documentation and training artifacts

Hands on testing within relay lab, field lab, factory and field acceptance testing of new and existing concepts, working with switchgear, relays, and control components

Integration of various sensing, control, communications, and protection capabilities into technical standard solution systems

Close working cooperation with peer team lead for CD System Protection Team and team members within CD OAS, peers in the Equipment and Construction Standards team, and stakeholders within CD Asset Management

Mentorship and peer leadership with fellow engineers

Provides engineering/technical expertise and guidance in the identification, analysis and resolution of problems of increasing scope and complexity

Contributes to team decision-making in the accomplishment of business goals and objectives through effective planning, organizing, estimating, scheduling and monitoring of work activities

Deals with changing priorities and differing situations and makes decision that may affect the work of the team

Prepares thorough and accurate technical reports, correspondence, documentation, calculations and sketches related to well-defined problems and analysis of increasing scope and complexity

Conducts engineering and related studies

Completes routine engineering projects with minimal oversight with increasing ability to independently manage project schedules and interfaces; increasingly competent to design, operate and maintain systems with moderate impact on existing systems

Possesses and applies the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures; proficient in technical and analytical competencies

Develops positive working relationships to effectively coordinate work activities

Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills

Maintains accurate records and files

Supports the company’s goals and represents the company positively and professionally

Knowledge and ability to design, create standards, and evaluate system protection and control for medium voltage systems (4kV-36kV class)

Programming and testing advanced protection and automation systems with peer to peer communications

Experience performing system protection and coordination studies

Familiarity/experience with advanced protocols, IEC 61850 GOOSE, DNP3.0, including programming and testing advanced protection and automation systems with peer to peer communications

Familiarity with communication control concepts, such as SCADA

Experience integrating and testing protection and control systems

Familiarity/experience with SEL protection automation controls/relays (SEL-651R, SEL-487, SEL-451, SEL 751) and associated configuration software

Familiarity/experience with OMICRON test equipment and associated Test Universe software

Familiarity with SEL Quickset software suites

Experience developing/programming relay and control design templates, including development of system protection relay settings and logic

Experience creating standards, standard settings templates, and application guides

Experience performing factory acceptance and field acceptance testing of systems

Familiarity with related industry standards, such as ANSI (Associated Electric Systems Interface), IEEEE 519 Harmonics; IEC 61850 Communication networks and systems for power utility automation

Transmission Protection and Control Experience

Distribution Protection Automation Control Experience

Distribution field engineering experience

Experience with Integration of power plant, distributed resources, or major industrial/commercial/government customer load facilities

Increasingly proficient in principles of project management.

Experience in the utility industry - industry standards development

Demonstrated advancing application of engineering theories and principles

Increasingly proficient in practices of researching engineering and design issues, evaluating alternatives, preparing and presenting recommendations

Good written and oral communication skills

Working Conditions

Office, Lab, Field

Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.

Specific Requirements

Valid driver's license

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Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

Yes

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No

Posting Expiration Date

Monday, May 20, 2024

All job postings expire at 12:01 AM on the posting expiration date.

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