Electrical Engineer, Protection and Controls R&D

Job Description

Engineer protection and controls for campus power systems, including relay schemes from generation through distribution, settings and coordination studies, and the protection and controls architecture. Support commissioning by loading settings, testing functions, and investigating relay misoperations.

Requirements: Candidates should have hands-on experience developing relay settings and coordination for medium- and high-voltage systems, including SEL or equivalent platforms. Field commissioning experience, relay event-record investigation, and disciplined configuration management of settings files are expected; generator protection, IEC 61850, NERC PRC, and arc-flash mitigation are bonuses.

Key Skills: Protection Engineering, Relay Settings, Protection Coordination, Medium-Voltage Systems, High-Voltage Systems, SEL Relay Platforms, Field Commissioning, Relay Event Record Analysis, Settings File Configuration Management, Generator Protection, IEC 61850, Communications-Assisted Protection Schemes, NERC PRC, Arc-Flash Mitigation, SCADA Integration, Power System Architecture